Garden & Outdoor Living

Some of my favorite projects happen just outside our front door, from adding curb appeal with a few simple updates, to creating a cozy spot to sit on the porch, or making our backyard feel like an extension of our home. I love finding ways to make our outdoor spaces just as purposefully and thoughtfully designed as our indoor spaces.

Here you’ll find all my garden and outdoor living posts — from porch decorating ideas, yard projects, and little updates that make spending time outside even better.

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  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 itContinue reading “How To Build A DIY Outdoor Storage Bench”
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  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 pickedContinue reading “My DIY “Brass” Freestanding Hose Butler”