This is a rough draft from Lumber Yard Boy.  The posts will be moved and obviously not in front of the garage door. Deb and I have decided, for several reasons, not to build our house quite yet.  If you missed the reasons WHY, I shared them in a post a few weeks ago.  BUT… […]

  NOTE:  We approve everything we do here at the rental with our landlords.  We aren’t using our own money as we do have a barter system with them for these projects.  It’s a question I get multiple times whenever I post about them.   I’ve told you several times that we will be here […]

Do you remember when I shared my absolutely GORGEOUS set of mixing bowls from Sertodo?  Sertodo makes handmade, high quality investment pieces.  You know as well as I do that a lot of work goes into any type of handmade pieces and the price usually reflects that.  The people who make those handmade copper pieces are […]

This post was written in collaboration with Walmart.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.   I’ve mentioned a million times over on Instagram that our goal this year is to get more organized and eat healthier.  It’s a new year.. which means a new beginning.   With that being said, when you are in a […]

I have mentioned a few times over on Instagram that I have a HUGE week with a few deadlines, etc.  And, then we leave on Friday for New Orleans.  What do you do when you have deadlines and feel overwhelmed?  You take a trip to the antique mall to get your mind off of all […]

I have been asked by several people, “Why are you putting so much money into a rental?”  I think I may write a post on “How to Decorate a Rental for Free” soon.  ???? Because, you guys… We have not put ONE DIME in this rental.  We hung our own antique cabinets for extra storage […]

What is the saying?  You can’t polish a turd…. ???? or is it, you can polish a turd, but it’s still a turd?  ???? This rental IS what it IS….. a big old turd. ????  But, we are making the best of it while we are here.   I have found a few different ways to […]

This blog post is written in collaboration with Walmart.  I have been compensated by Walmart for this post but, as always, all opinions are my own.   I’ve heard it all over on Instagram.  “Why are you painting and decorating the rental house if it isn’t yours?”   “Why don’t you leave everything packed up in boxes so you […]