Now that Dan has discovered how to distress wood by burning it to a torch (aka. became a pyro), it would be fitting that he continue the tradition into the next project. Just can’t get enough. Back when we had the garage door installed, Dan took a saw-zaw and cut a hole in the wall… Continue reading DIY Sliding Barn Door
One project that I had been bugging Dan all through winter about was having my very own vegetable garden. I grew up “helping” my Dad in the backyard with ours, so it only made sense that I have a garden at my own house. (And by helping, I mean that I constantly complained about watering, but… Continue reading The garden that keeps on giving
What’s a bar without cool lighting? I know I know, we’re back to this again. “I thought you guys were done with the bar!” No no no. We’re just getting started. Back in the winter, Dan stumbled across a Wooden Beam Pendant Light on Etsy. With our eight foot bar, we’d want a six foot… Continue reading Wooden Beam Vintage Bar Light
At the end of winter/early Spring, we had a couple of pine trees taken down in the backyard. And while you know we’re always up for DIY, there was no way I was letting Dan climb a tree and swing around like a little monkey. So we had someone else help us out. Side story:… Continue reading DIY Tree Trunk Benches
Another day. Another Craigslist find. This time, it was a vintage bicycle that I initially bought for Dan, before becoming educated on the difference between a man and woman’s bike (I know, I have a lot to learn). Nevertheless, I got the bike for him mostly because I secretly liked it anyway, so it all… Continue reading A new face for an old bike
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