Well, it’s official. Jackson is done with kindergarten, and I’ve got a first grader. How? How did this happen? Just yesterday he was snuggled up in my lap, tiny like Grant, and sucking on his pacifier. And now he’s reading! And writing full sentences! And rolling his eyes at me like an actual teenager! My goodness, I’m in trouble. It…
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DIY Pull Out Drawers in the Kitchen Cabinets
We just wrapped up some simple DIY pull-out drawers in our kitchen cabinet – here’s the full tutorial and all the details on how we got it done! This post is sponsored by Rockler. Thanks for supporting the brands that support Love & Renovations! When we moved into this house one of our biggest initial complaints that we knew would…
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Three DIY Tray Ideas {Using the X-Carve!}
Learn how to make three cute and simple trays that can be used anywhere in your house. This project uses an Inventables X-Carve, but modification ideas are included in case you don’t have one! This post is sponsored by Inventables. Over the long weekend, I got a little antsy and decided I needed to just make something. Do you ever…
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Weekly Wrap Up
Our backyard has a tree! This is the first home we’ve ever lived in that doesn’t already have mature trees, and one of our big goals for this year was to plant at least one nice-sized tree in the backyard so that it can start growing ASAP. We purchased a 45-gallon Red Oak tree and had it planted by the…
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DIY Vertical Shiplap
We’ve officially started our Phase 1 makeover of the game room, and step one was installing some vertical shiplap on a couple of the walls – here’s a full tutorial on how we got it done! When we decided to take on a “phase one” makeover of our game room, Corey and I spent a lot of time debating what…
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