Time to go Camping! Y’all, it’s hot outside. I mean what-happened-to-Spring-how-did-we-end-up-in-the-middle-of-Summer hot. Around here, we escape to the mountains whenever the desert gets too hot and dry. One of the best things about New Mexico is the mountains are never far away, and they are always cool and refreshing. Where it All Started A few years ago, we bought our first camper, a sweet little vintage Apache pop-up camper. I really had no interest in camping before that. My husband is an outdoors-man who loves hiking, backpacking, and generally any sport that requires peeing in the woods. Me, not so much. I’ll take my “roughing it” with a side of comfort… Keep Reading
Lilac Palette
Lilac Love I have this thing with Lilacs. I love them, but they don’t love me back. It’s unrequited Lilac Love. It may not be anything personal since most all plants don’t love me back. That might be because they sense they’re not safe in my presence. I do have a black thumb, but I have the best of green thumb intentions. In our last house, we had a beautiful lilac bush near a window on the back of our living room. When we needed to add a concrete patio there, we decided to try to save the lilac by digging it up and moving it to a safe location…. Keep Reading
Yardistry 12×14 Gazebo Installation Tips
‘Tis the season to get outside! This is the time of year it starts feeling like summer, even though officially it’s still spring. Which means it’s time to get outside before it gets too hot to enjoy it! I can’t wait to share this post with you today as part of Remodelaholic’s Get Out! Outdoor DIY Challenge. We haven’t done much to our backyard since moving in two years ago, but this summer that’s all about to change. As much as I love interior decor, I also love to get outside and enjoy the amazing Albuquerque weather as often as possible. When you get about 300 days of sunshine a… Keep Reading
Pretty Pink Palette
Some days you just need to send yourself a bouquet of flowers. I love flowers of all kinds, even weeds. I especially love the flowers that I don’t have to take care of. (Never give me a living plant as a symbol of our friendship. I will let it die and it’ll be awkward for our relationship. However I’m happy to accept gifts of cut flowers since everyone knows they’ve got one root in the grave already, so I bear no responsibility.) Pretty Pink Palette Sometimes with art and design, we get all serious and esoteric about form, function, and the role of existential philosophy in post-humanistic expression. Yeah that… Keep Reading
Small Changes Add up to Big Change at the Flip House
I love a good “before” and “after,” don’t you? Well, my apologies because today is all about the “during.” When we started the makeover on our new flip house, “Hattie,” I was a little disappointed because she just wasn’t very ugly to begin with. I mean, I really love to get into a horrible rundown mess of a house and bring it back from the brink of city condemnation. Let’s rip out some walls. Let’s carry out the grossness with shovels. Let’s back up a dump truck into the driveway and fill it with terrible old cabinets and tiles and (gasp!) sludgy toilets! (I know, I’m a little bit of… Keep Reading
A New Flip House Named Hattie
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like you to meet Hattie, our latest flip house adventure. Yes, I know it’s probably weird to give people’s names to our houses, but we need a way to keep track of them and I get so attached to each one that it’s as if they have their own personality. I like to think of it as a term of endearment, rather than naming a natural disaster. Although to be honest, I’m sure both have an element of truth. If you’re just joining, you can check out our first flip here, and our second flip here. Back to Hattie. She’s a wonderful, stately lady, full of dignity… Keep Reading
30 Days of Creativity with #30create
Do you ever find yourself in a rut, where you feel like you’d love to get to work on something the moment inspiration strikes, but that moment never comes? Well that’s me, usually every winter. This year, as winter turns into spring, I’ve decided to take inspiration into my own hands, so to speak, and challenge myself to 30 days of creativity. They say that the best way to get the work done is just to do it. Butts in seats. Words on the page. Paint to the canvas. I truly believe that, but there are so many things that get in the way of creativity, namely LIFE. Prioritizing Creativity… Keep Reading
Eggshell Palette
I love Easter Eggs. I love the pretty colors, the happy messes, even the smell of vinegar from the dye. That’s probably an indication of how much I love Easter, because usually I hate the smell of vinegar. And I don’t normally get excited when my kids ask to make anything messy at the kitchen table. (True confession.) Easter is my favorite holiday. Really, I love all holidays, but Easter is the best. And not just because of deviled eggs. (Odd that we celebrate the day of heaven’s redemption with a snack named after the devil, but that’s a question for another day.) I love Easter for what it means…. Keep Reading
Barn Door Frequently Asked Questions
Fun FAQ’s – Double Barn Doors Because sometimes a DIY tutorial raises more questions than it answers, I thought I’d spend the month of February going back and doing a series of Frequently Asked Questions posts about some of my most popular DIY projects. Now that it’s halfway through March, I’m finally ready to finish the last post in the series! So, what I intended to call “February FAQ’s” has now been changed to “Fun FAQ’s” because FAQ’s are really year-round, and also, I can’t stick to a schedule to save my life. (If you haven’t already, check out the updates on my kitchen cabinet makeover, my concrete countertops, and my… Keep Reading
DIY Concrete Countertops Frequently Asked Questions
Fun FAQs: DIY Concrete Countertops I have loved these concrete countertops since I built them over a year ago. The gray concrete adds just the right amount of urban style to this guest bathroom, and you can’t beat the price! I was surprised at how easy it was to make such a big change. The process was a little time consuming, mostly while waiting for each coat of concrete to dry, but it wasn’t technically difficult. I wrote about how I created these countertops in three different blog posts: The Process The Reveal The Finishing Details Don’t worry, DIYing your countertops isn’t that hard! I just had several other projects… Keep Reading
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