Category: Nifty Tricks
Garage Sale Tips & Tricks
Do you hold an annual garage sale at your house? I have a love-hate relationship with garage sales. I like the idea, because who doesn’t love purging old crap and making a little cash in the process? But, I always forget how much work they […]
Whole House Color Palette – The Easy Way
In the 15+ years I’ve owned my house, I’ve gone from one extreme to another with my paint colors. I was exhausted after scraping dated wallpaper off every room in the house when I moved in, so I painted the entire house a warm ivory color. […]
DIY Budget Kitchen Reno – The Big Reveal!
The stress and mess is coming to an end….the #NeverEndingReno is finally (mostly) finished. Four months years in the making, the first leg of this renovation started in 2012, and we picked it up again in the fall of 2015. But first – BRACE YOURSELVES….this is where […]
Banana Bread Waffles + the BEST Way to Cook Bacon
Am I the only one out there with odd gaping holes in their cooking abilities? I consider myself a pretty decent cook and there isn’t much that I won’t try to make at least once, but there are a few things that have always eluded […]
9 Tips for Keeping Your Sanity During a Kitchen Renovation
I’m no stranger to big crazy home renovations, but I have to say – my patience is wearing thin on this one. We began this leg of the #NeverEndingReno on Thanksgiving day, so we’re about 10 weeks in, and I admit – we’re both pretty cranky at […]
DIY Recipe Holder with Hinges
I love to cook, and while I sometimes use my iPad in the kitchen for recipes, I’m old enough that I still use a lot of paper recipes. I like to keep the recipes clipped up somewhere near eye level instead of floating around the […]
Kitchen Progress Report
Phase #3 of the #NeverEndingReno is chugging along, and like most of my bigger projects, it’s taking WAY longer than I’d like. It’s tough when the entire main floor of your house is total chaos, you know? The dining room is being used as a […]
DIY Spice Drawer
When I moved into my house, the kitchen featured an ancient built in convection oven with one working burner. Awesome, right? I’ve upgraded a couple of times since then, but since I pulled out the built in unit I’ve had a 3-inch gap between the […]