• Woodworking

    DIY Outdoor Cat Shelter

    About 2 years ago, a feral female cat started showing up at our house. Being animal lovers, we couldn’t help ourselves so we started feeding her regularly. Of course, because she had a consistent food source here, she stuck around. About 6 months into her being a frequent visitor, we realized she looked pregnant and sure enough, shortly after that, she showed up with three precious kittens. We ended up trapping the babies and the now momma cat, waited until they were weaned, and got them all fixed. We kept the three kittens as our pets, but set the momma cat free after she had recovered from her surgery because…

  • DIY

    DIY Wood Accent Wall

    Our upstairs guest bedroom has hands down been my least favorite room in our house since we moved in 4 years ago. It was a light blue color that just felt cold, the floors were in rough shape, and I never really liked the décor. It kind of felt like a catch all room with mismatched furnishings that didn’t feel welcoming. I wasn’t embarrassed for guests to stay there, but I wasn’t proud of it either. Over the last year or so, I finally decided that I wanted to redo it, but I wasn’t sure exactly how. I started scouring the internet and found photos of dark green wood accent…

  • Landscaping

    DIY Fire Pit Area

    We bought our house almost 4 years ago and let’s just say, the backyard needed some love. There were some overgrown flower beds and a pretty sad excuse for a fire pit that the previous owners had left behind.                  We moved into our house in the fall and by early spring, we had already replaced the sad, dilapidated looking brick circle “fire pit” for a much nicer kit that we found at Lowe’s.  I wish I could say that once we upgraded the fire pit ring and the stones that we used it all the time. But, we didn’t. Hah. It sat…