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How to Throw an Outdoor “Mask-querade” Halloween Party 21st September 2020
Holiday season this year will be a bit different, especially Halloween. We’re used to dressing up, trick-or-treating from house to house in the neighborhood with family and throwing large, fancy costume parties. Due to social distancing, we unfortunately have to cut back. Luckily, Nickell Morgan of Simply Handmade shared her idea of an intimate, socially... […]
Nickell Morgan
Haunted Mine Dragon Lair Scene 15th September 2020
Ghouls and goblins may dominate the Halloween scene, but a giant dragon is sure to also delight and fright. Scott Stoll of Stolloween is back with another unique project for The Home Depot’s Halloween Style Challenge. This time, he’s sharing how to create a haunted mine dragon lair. Enter if you dare! Haunted Mine Dragon Lair... […]
Scott Stoll
Furniture Refinishing with Varathane Premium Interior Wood Stain 28th July 2020
Everyone has an old piece of furniture in their home that they wish they could revive. Monica Chavez of House of Esperanza shows us how to take an antique piece of furniture and refinish it using Varathane Premium interior wood stain. Hi everyone! Monica Chavez here with a super simple furniture refinishing project. I have... […]
Monica Chavez
How To Build and Stain A Large Wall Shelf with Varathane Premium 28th July 2020
Everyone loves when a DIY project can add functionality and beauty to a home! Dena Breitmeyer of Fletcher Creek Cottage demonstrates how a simple staining project can be completed in one afternoon with a just a few materials from The Home Depot. I love it when a DIY project can add functionality and beauty to my... […]
Dena Breitmeyer
Dresser Transformation with Varathane Premium 28th July 2020
Repurposing furniture can be an easy and rewarding DIY project. Ashley Basnight of Handmade Haven shows how a quick coat of Varathane Premium wood stain can transform an old piece of furniture into a beautiful brand new masterpiece. Who doesn’t love bringing a furniture piece back to life? When I first started blogging, furniture repurposing was... […]
Ashley Basnight
How to Stain Soft Woods with Varathane Premium 28th July 2020
Whenever you want to revamp any old pieces throughout the home, a quick stain can immediately improve the look and feel of your vintage items. Alexi Parry of Seeking Alexi shows you how interior staining can be simple and effective for any DIY indoor project. When I first started staining projects, unbeknownst to me, I... […]
Alexi Parry
Patio Refresh with Olympic Stain 13th July 2020
When updating your patio, you want something that is functional but also beautiful. Corey Decker of Sawdust to Stitches did just that by updating her outdoor furniture with a fresh new coat of stain and sealant and by building an exterior planter wall to house some greenery. Keep reading to see how Corey refreshed her... […]
Corey Decker
Weatherproofing Exterior Swings with Olympic Stains and Sealants 10th July 2020
Refreshing old wood furniture can seem like an overwhelming task, especially if it’s spent months, even years, outside slowing corroding. Check out the video and blog post below to see how Tyson Moore refreshed and weatherproofed some of his exterior furniture pieces with the help of Olympic stains and sealants. Hello everyone! My name is... […]
Tyson Moore
Protecting Our Fence with Olympic Maximum Clear Waterproofing Sealant 9th July 2020
Stains on our wooden fences can take away from the curb appeal of our beautiful yards. Instead of painting them a different color, which we’ve all thought about, check out the video and blog below to see how Suzannah Stanley was able to refresh and waterproof her wooden fence. Why we wanted to stain or... […]
Suzannah Stanley
Stain Your Deck the Right Way with Olympic Stain 9th July 2020
There is no better place to spend the warmer months than on your back deck or patio. Timisha Porcher of Tool Box Divas transformed her neighbor’s deck into an oasis by using Olympic Stain to bring it back to its full potential. Read more for a step-by-step tutorial on staining your deck. With more people home,... […]
Timisha Porcher

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Befores, Afters, and Sources For Our Current House… So Far, At Least 17th September 2020
We had other plans for this week’s post, but then Hurricane Sally made her way ever-so-slowly through the gulf and gave us a few solid days of rain, rain, and more rain. Thankfully it was nothing more than that (no power lost, and no flooding for us), which has us feeling incredibly grateful – and […]
John Petersik
How Our Fireplace Makeover Plan Got Squashed (And How We Pivoted) 10th September 2020
If you’ve followed along for a while you’ve seen our bedroom fireplace get a few updates over on Instagram Stories, but today we’re telling the whole sordid tale of how our update ideas recently veered off-course (and how we ended up at Plan B when Plan A went bust). Last time you saw it on […]
John Petersik
How We Store Everything In Our Much Smaller Kitchen 3rd September 2020
Last week we shared how we painted our cabinets, and today we’re taking you through the whole shebang of how they’re organized. This kitchen has around one 25% of the cabinetry/storage of our last one – and even we were a little nervous about how we’d adapt to significantly less countertop & cabinetry – but […]
John Petersik
Our Freshly Painted Mauve Kitchen Cabinets (And A Trick For Using Hidden Hinges) 27th August 2020
I never thought I would use the word “mauve” and “fresh” in the same sentence, but here we are. As you saw in our last kitchen post, we decided to embrace the existing counters and go for a tone-on-tone look for Phase One – just because why the heck not?! When else do you get […]
John Petersik
A Before & After Look At Our (Only!) Bathroom 20th August 2020
By now we’ve shown you every room in our new house, with the exception of this one: our bathroom! And as you’ve probably heard us say, it’s our home’s only bathroom (which has really not been a big deal so far at all – for which we’re extremely grateful). The funny thing is that although […]
John Petersik
#181: How The Other House We Considered Came Back Around 17th August 2020
There were two houses in our neighborhood that we seriously considered, and today we’re sharing a truly random occurrence that involves the house we didn’t buy. We’re also sharing what we learned from our astrocartography readings. What did the stars say about our move to Florida? Were our readings dead-on or completely off? And what […]
John Petersik
Five Quick & Easy Updates To Our Kitchen 13th August 2020
Quick note: if you missed the update to last week’s post that went up a few days after it was originally published, you can catch up on that here. When we moved in one of the subcontractors said they’d been wondering why we didn’t tear out the old cabinets and mismatched appliances and pink laminate […]
John Petersik
How We Painted A Colorful Abstract Wall Mural (UPDATED!) 5th August 2020
Last week we showed you how most of our daughter’s room has come together so far, and today we’ve got all the details about one wall that you didn’t see – along with an update to this post as it originally appeared because there was a second phase of the mural inspired by our ten-year-old […]
John Petersik