Combining my love of rustic sign making with  my love of coffee!

This spring we put a new deck onto the back of our house.

This time around we went with Trex decking. It is a man-made product that will last as long as we need it and looks gorgeous!


Only problem was that neither my husband or I were too keen on screwing our gazebointo the new decking. 
How do you attach a gazebo to the deck with no damage to the deck?  Want to read about cleaning your patio umbrella... I can tell you how I did mine!
We were looking for a solution that will hold down the gazebo we built without damaging the deck. 
That's when I thought about all the beautiful pots I saw earlier in the week at Tuesday Morning. 
I brought home 4 pots in grey that match the decking and stuck each leg of the gazebo into a pot. 
Next we filled the pot with bricks. The legs of the gazebo have a li…

If I'm not updating a bathroom every few years, something is very wrong.

I am really ready for summer and a private beach!

This idea came at the perfect time!

Did you know you can clean your patio umbrella?

I cleaned the basement recently and threw out a lot of junk until I ran across this aluminum teapot. 

This is a fun project using only the wood scraps  from my workshop!

Sometimes inspiration for a project comes from the strangest places!

I've been in search of a wall mantel for a long time. 

Target dollar spot steps up again!

I'm ready to step outdoors and get ready for Spring! 

This is one of the quickest, easiest and most cost effective  recycled projects yet. 

Today one of my biggest kitchen pet peeves is solved!