While there's so much to say about why and how we completed our outdoor bar project in just a couple days and with minimal cost, I'll have to break it into several posts—so this will be the first overview on why and how we made our backyard bar! If you're new and haven't taken the tour of our backyard yet, you might want to do that to get a little backstory! It's okay, I'll wait!…
When we sold our big house to downsize to a smaller house at the beach, our folding guest bed was one of the first items that had to go! While we were sad to have to part with it, we knew we were making a better Life-Trade overall, so it had to happen. Actually, we sold dozens and dozens of pieces of furniture for thousands of extra buckaroos, and here are some of the things…
Looking for the best outdoor sink ideas? Whether it's just a simple garden sink, outdoor sink station, or a full outdoor kitchen sink you need, we're sharing our 3 smart sink-choosing tips & how you can avoid mistakes we made! Years before we had one, I thought having an outdoor sink was an unnecessary waste. Something fancy people who didn't know any better added to their outdoor spaces just because they'd seen it on some…
When it was time to choose outdoor countertops for our outdoor kitchen countertops as well as our outdoor bar countertops, we soon realized concrete was by far our best bet--and it probably will be yours too! Why? For the 7 reasons let's discuss below! Grab our FREE Interior Design Mini Guide! We'll also answer questions like: What's the best material for outdoor countertops? What countertop can be used outside? What's a cheap outdoor countertop option?…
The house we've been living in the past month (in an unnamed European location😆) has a small laundry room with a ceiling drying rack that pulls down, a.k.a a laundry pulley system for drying clothes, a clothes airer...choose your preferred name!🤗 This setup is supposed to make use of your overhead space for hang drying clothes...but does it deliver in real life? I'll go over my 10 pros & cons down below, but real quick,…
Do you want to maximize every inch of your vanity storage? Yes, please! Want to fit everything into your vanity? We did, and we're showing you exactly how we did it with 18 full-color pages of tips, ideas, designs, & more! What to do vs what to avoid! Interior photos of our vanity storage drawers & shelves (for both him and her)! Want to see how we did the rest of our drawer interiors? Download today! See…
From messy & small to spacious & organized! Our closet was small and narrow, yet we turned it into a Closet Paradise! How? We walk you through each step of the way in a series of posts about our bedroom closets!👇 (You an also see the awesome design we did in our 2 other bedrooms!) PS: For a limited time, you can grab our closet plans HERE!👈 CLOSET REMODEL POSTS #1. Finding Extra Closet Space (Our…
Unless you've remodeled a kitchen yourself before, you probably aren't yet aware of ALL the things you'll need to consider before you start. So let's get down to it!😊 Here are 101 things you do NOT want to forget about: Final planned kitchen size and dimensions Layout and flow (including pass-throughs) Lighting Color scheme Flooring Wall finishes Ceiling finishes Windows Doors Trim and molding Countertops Backsplash Cabinetry style Cabinet hardware Drawer pulls Cabinet organizers Pantry…
By the time we left Madeira after nearly three weeks, there wasn't much we left "undone" on this surprisingly large island—and Madeira was only meant to be a quick stopover for us! Why? Well, Matt and I originally planned for our family to be living in the Azores to start off our winter, then I wanted to move on to experience living in the Canary Islands for awhile (off the coast of Africa). My reasoning…
We've created our Laundry Cabinet Plans so that they're customizable not only to your height, but also to your specific space dimensions and more! To give you some examples, we're showing you two variations from people who downloaded our Laundry Cabinet Plans and customized them to work for what they needed, not just from paint color but also to the configuration as well... ...so we wanted to show you to give you ideas of what's…
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