Want to brighten your deck with solar lights? Learn how to install deck rail lighting. This easy, beginner-friendly DIY project can be completed in minutes. Install deck rail lighting in order to use your deck during the evening and to make it safer at night. After all, walking down deck stairs steps at night can …
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Make your deck glow in the evening with these 5 deck lighting ideas. Affordable solar lights highlight your deck for evening entertaining – on a budget! Last summer we replaced our decaying deck, installed a shade sail, and attached tiki torches to the railing. This summer, we’ve got two goals for our deck: (1) adding …
A green front door can act as a neutral or bold touch of color. These homes include brick and siding exteriors with a variety of green front door colors – from mossy to lime! Would you like to freshen up your exterior? Try a green front door. Green is a versatile color that can act …
Learn how to install a shade sail. A DIY Shade Sail installation is a budget-friendly way to add shade over your deck or patio. If a standard patio umbrella isn’t cutting it, upgrade to a shade sail (also called a sun shade). These affordable sails are a beginner-friendly DIY project that you can complete in …
Over 20 tiki décor ideas for decks, patios, bars, and more! Fans of tiki culture and Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room are sure to find Polynesian décor that will fit their home. “Welcome to our tropical hideaway, you lucky people you!” Both Jose (of Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room) and I are excited to welcome you to …
Learn how to decorate a porch on a budget. Whether it’s a large deck or a small stoop, these tips will help you transform your porch for less. Does your home have a large porch, deck, or patio? While space is a blessing, it can be difficult to spend top dollar to decorate a porch …
Add outdoor lighting with tiki torch stands around your deck (and prevent mosquitos, too)! Learn how to easily install a tiki torch deck mount in minutes. Though I love to spend time outdoors during summer evenings, the mosquitoes eat me alive. So, I’ve decided to fight back against the pesky bugs by wrapping our deck …
Are you looking for the best outdoor furniture covers? Look no further! Affordable and high-quality, these patio furniture covers are available in a variety of sizes for everything from sectionals to dining table sets. What’s worse than spending big bucks on patio furniture? Spending big bucks on furniture covers. Still, it’s smart to protect your …
Take a Christmas Home Tour of our Modern Cottage. This Cottage Christmas Tour is filled with simple Christmas Decorating Ideas that are perfectly suited to the modern home. Does anyone else love Christmas decor but dread the work it takes to pull it off? That’s totally me. When I polled readers back in October, nearly half …
This post has been sponsored by At Home, but the opinions expressed are 100% my own. Finally, we are enjoying cooler weather, here, in Kentucky. How about in your neck of the woods? Last week, I took advantage of the crisp fall temps and finished much of the outdoor decorating. Now, our home is full of rustic …
Are you dreaming of an outdoor room that feels like an extension of your home? Today, I’m excited to share tips on how to create a cozy outdoor space. It’s time to turn the hard edges of your patio or deck, into a welcoming, inviting, comfortable, outdoor room. Our deck is the main project that …
Want to make your patio more functional? Learn how to make a DIY outdoor bar (plus, 9 more outdoor bar ideas for a deck or patio!) Ever since we completed the patio makeover at our first home I’ve wanted a spot to serve food outdoors. It’s funny, because here we are 3 years down the road, …
Going into this holiday weekend, I’ve been thinking a lot about hospitality. Now that we are moving, time with precious friends becomes more important. We want to enjoy time visiting, talking and letting the kids play together; before we no longer live nearby. Often, we get wrapped up in having everything “ready” in order to entertain. …
What a treat I have for you today! I’m so excited to have partnered with 8 other lovely bloggers to bring you a bright collection of creative summer ideas. Use the lazy days of summer to exercise your creative energy and try one of these projects… or just get inspired. I’m sharing a farmhouse style …
It’s been about 6 months since I shared our renovation plans for 2016… and, well, things have changed. I’ve been quiet around here, only posting a couple of times in the last few weeks. Some of that is due to a more, relaxed summer schedule; but mostly it’s because we are selling our home. Yep, …