Bringing ‘em up right

Saturday at Ikea, I found this. And I had to get it. I mean, ya gotta start ‘em young, right? Here’s to hoping his/her first word is “hammer.”

We’ve been mentioned!

We Can Make That was mentioned on a list of 50 must-visit DIY blogs. We are sooo honored, especially to be on a list with blogs like Young House Love, The Lettered Cottage, Bungalow 23, and many other well-known and highly respectable blogs. Thanks to homeownersinsurnace.org for the mention, it made our day! http://www.homeownersinsurance.org/50-do-it-yourself-blogs-diy-must-reads-for-home-improvement-projects/

House-iversary

  We closed on our very first house one year ago tomorrow. I can’t believe it’s been one whole year already. We have learned so incredibly much in that year. Before this house I had never painted a room, torn down a wall, tiled a floor, chopped down a tree, and a gazillion other things that we’ve [...]

Homeland Security

  We did a few non-decor related updates in our house recently. A couple weeks ago, our truck was broken into in the middle of the night. Thankfully, we didn’t have anything expensive in the truck, but it made us realize how vulnerable we are in our house during the night (and all the time). [...]

In the beginning…

Chris has always been notorious for wanting to make everything himself. In his opinion: “Why buy something when you can make it cheaper and better yourself ?”   It’s only natural that when we got married, I slowly came into the same mindset, and, when we bought our first house….well, the projects became endless. So [...]