Spruce up your outdoor space with this easy-to-build modern yet rustic cedar bench! See the step by step tutorial and…
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Archives for April 2016
How to Install a Self-Adjusting Gate Latch
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored project/product by National Hardware, but my opinions are, as always, 100% my own. My backyard…
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This is Why I Can’t Have Nice Things.
My Granny (????) would have fondly called her “a little shit”: My sweet and sometimes completely maddening pup, Charlie, has…
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How to Add New Deck Stain to an Existing Deck
This weekend, I had to break the news to my poor house: after our six long years together, I have been…
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All the Coffee, Please.
For the last few weeks, this has probably been my most-used tool in the house: Long story shortest: this time…
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How to Edge a Mailbox Garden Bed + Adding Creeping Phlox
To save time and money each spring, I decided to upgrade my mailbox with a creeping phlox garden bed: a…
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Reader Remarks: Where Should I Put This Outdoor Eyesore?
Jeez, how is it Wednesday already?! Is anyone else experiencing a springtime blur like I am? The weekend disappeared before…
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Six Years of Blogging
That’s not really a title I ever knew would be on this site, but I’m pretty damn happy that it…
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