How To Host An Elegant Backyard Bonfire Party

From lazy summer nights to cozy fall gatherings, backyard bonfire parties are one of my favorite ways to gather together with friends and family every year. I love the way people open up and chat around a campfire and the stories that are told. Also there are S’mores. Which honestly, may be the best part.Continue reading “How To Host An Elegant Backyard Bonfire Party”

How to Install a Wire Trellis to Train Climbing Roses Over a Front Porch

When I planted a David Austin climbing rose by our front porch, I fully assumed I’d kill it. But somehow, it survived. Not only that, it thrived. I had it tied to one of the porch columns and figured that was good enough. But then it started growing. A lot. Suddenly, the canes were wayContinue reading “How to Install a Wire Trellis to Train Climbing Roses Over a Front Porch”

How To Build A DIY Outdoor Storage Bench

When your hubby offers to upgrade you from the sad plastic bin you’ve been using to store your firewood kindling in, to a custom DIY outdoor storage bench for your front porch, you say yes. Then you go draw him a very complicated picture of exactly what you want it to look like… in detail…Continue reading “How To Build A DIY Outdoor Storage Bench”

My DIY “Brass” Freestanding Hose Butler

Is there anything better than taking an ordinary utilitarian item in your home and giving it a bit of an upgrade? No. No there is not. This whole journey started a few weeks back when I saw my friend Diana show off this beautiful brass utility hook she had picked up from Rejuvenation to hangContinue reading “My DIY “Brass” Freestanding Hose Butler”