We are making progress on the exterior of this house located at the Jersey shore.  The house was stuck in the 1970’s with its beige and brown color scheme. We specced a gray/blue/white color scheme for the facade to give it a more beachy vibe. […]

We enjoyed our time earlier this week teaching a workshop on how to make flower pins out of old sweaters at “Leisure Week”.  Leisure Week is a family-oriented Christian retreat held annually at the Tuscarora Conference Center in Mount Bethel, PA.  It was nice to […]

Debra and I always grow these wheat grass centerpieces around Easter time. We think they’re adorable with the little bunny peeps nestled inside. But, they’re also great for a simple, more modern looking centerpiece for your home or for weddings.  They couldn’t be more cost-effective […]

If you missed my other posts about my Ikea kitchen, you can read them here: Ikea Kitchen Part I Ikea Kitchen Part II Subway Tile Backsplash In those posts I shared how we had to trim the budget on building our new house because  the […]

Here’s one of my favorite recipes for using up over ripe bananas, courtesy of my Grandma Hazel. Ingredients: 2 cups sifted all-purpose flower 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 1  and 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup sour milk […]

We were back working on this little three bedroom ranch at the Jersey shore that we first blogged about here.  I wanted to create a gallery wall in the living room to add some  interest to what is largely a very plain square room with […]

We love to read other blogs for inspiration. One blog that we’ve enjoyed recently is Sutton Place Designs.  Since Debra and I both sew, we’ve paid particular attention to Ann’s beautiful sewing projects.  Her lavender sachets caught our attention. Due to our frequent thrifting excursions, […]

I was all set to work on our weekly blog post last week but ended up coming down with Walking Pneumonia.  I’m not sure how I managed to stay healthy all winter but come down with Pneumonia right as the weather gets beautiful but that’s […]

When we were planning our new kitchen, one element  I thought I was sure about was classic white subway tile for the backsplash.  But when my husband and I scanned the tile options at Lowe’s, we were intrigued by these concrete beveled edge subway tiles: […]

In a previous post I shared how we used Ikea cabinets in our new home  in order to keep costs down.  When I was planning this kitchen and looking at pictures on Pinterest and in magazines, those that were outfitted in head to toe Ikea often […]