Your Not-So-Serious Guide to DIY Home Improvement, Home Repair, Woodworking, Food, and Decorating | Atlanta, GA | Sarah Fogle
This "mini garden deck" made from scrap deck boards has already made a huge difference in keeping my feet dry around the new vegetable garden. Hey everyone! As you saw from yesterday's deck update, I've been spending a lot of time outside. Between ... View the Post
I'm building a floating deck in my back yard! Catch the whole thing, start to finish, right here. Hey guys! It's time for the next post in this long-awaited (at least, for me!) update. I've finally gotten enough coffee in my system and quieted the ... View the Post
Today's post is all about my garden's different hydrangea varieties and how they look as they bloom. Plus, I've added a few more answers to FAQs I get about my flowers! Happy Sunday, friends! If you've been eyeballing my Instagram feed this spring, ... View the Post
My vegetable seedlings popped up quickly this spring, which meant I needed a garden bed — FAST! Check out how I made this cheap & easy L-shaped raised garden bed out of cedar fence pickets. In just a few hours, I had a vegetable garden ready for ... View the Post
With the onset of things like Instagram, it's kinda rare that you see really short updates on blogs anymore. But something happened recently that was funny enough to warrant its own archive in my blog's history. To give you some background, I've ... View the Post
These personalized wood-burned roasting sticks are great around the fire pit for toasting marshmallows. As you guys saw in my last post, I've been coming up with a small series of projects on behalf of Bernzomatic, which has been ridiculously fun. ... View the Post
It's time to kick off summer with this DIY charred wood s'mores tray — perfect for outdoor entertaining! In this tutorial, I also talk about one of the latest woodworking trends taking over Instagram: shou sugi ban. Sponsored project in collab with ... View the Post
Hi guys! While I'm busy outside this weekend working on the new deck, I want to introduce you to my newest contributor! If you aren't yet familiar with these types of projects, then basically, I decided about a year ago to bring on a few new bloggers ... View the Post
Remember last month, when my friend Corey shared some of her projects and we did a blog swap? This month, I'm continuing that monthly feature (aiming for the last Friday each month), and happy to be swapping with my pal Beth! If you want to check out ... View the Post
I'm building a floating deck in my back yard! This is the very first post of this series, but you will be able to catch the whole thing, start to finish, right here. Hey there! This post (or post series, rather) has been a long time coming. I've ... View the Post
I've learned the hard way what not to do when it comes to container gardening. Today, I'm sharing a few simple tips on picking the right shade-loving plants for thriving covered porch planters. Happy Saturday! While I'm praying that the weather ... View the Post
Using scrap plywood, I created this DIY air plant wall art in no time at all. Originally, I was thinking of combining my recap of the WorkbenchCon and this DIY idea, but it got WAY too long! So, I'm splitting them up today into two back-to-back ... View the Post
In February, I created a booth for Rust-Oleum at the first-ever Workbench Con. And in true UDH fashion, it became a crazy story all its own. For more than eight years (April 1st was my blogiversary, actually), I have spent time regularly updating ... View the Post
The womens-only STIHL Summit in the summer of 2017 may have been one of the coolest trips I've ever been invited to do. Chainsaws, power carving, and throwing axes with a bunch of badass women — that honestly seems like way too much awesome stuff ... View the Post
My friend Charlotte and I are in a DIY battle to renovate our guest bedrooms. Catch the entire series here. Hey folks! I'm sure you guys expected me to post this last Wednesday (sorry about that), but these last two weeks have been nuts! My ... View the Post
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