Tag Archives: DIY

CREATIVE STUDIO BACKDROP IDEAS
Fun & Unique Photography Backdrops on a Budget

As a mostly outdoors, natural-light photographer, I never had the need to purchase studio backdrops. Come to find out – they can be super expensive!  Since I still don’t shoot a lot of indoor photography, I didn’t want to invest an arm and a leg on really expensive backdrops that may or may not be […]

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April 21, 2014 - 4:50 pm

Tiffany B. - Great ideas! Love the fabric idea because that is so easy to change out and easy to store as well.

April 28, 2014 - 7:50 am

Amy - Best model ever!

Back to the Business of DYI’ing

As soon as I suggested “work night/work day”, I immediately regretted it. I’m not a fan of DYI’ing. I learned that pretty early in the first year of being a homeowner. I blame HGTV and DIY blogs likes Young House Love  for making the whole do-it-yourself thing look appealing. But I’ve come to realize that […]

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January 6, 2013 - 9:28 am

Life with Kaishon - I really admire you!
I believe in you : )
Go, Maddy, go!

January 6, 2013 - 1:45 pm

Tiera - You go girl! I’m definitely not patient enough or dedicated enough for DIY projects on this scale!

January 6, 2013 - 6:19 pm

Sarah - Good luck Maddy! I definitely know how frustrating that process can be. We are getting ready to move and are pulling our hair out too!

January 7, 2013 - 8:21 am

Amy - We are truly kindred spirits! My idea of a grand DIY project is buying a new pillow and throwing it on the sofa-voila! Whole new room!

But at least you have a helper . . . I’m sure the Parker pups will be oh-so helpful! :)

February 4, 2013 - 4:36 pm

Nadette - Bless you and everyone else who takes on the task of DYI’ing anything. I’ve always known that it’s sham, a ton of work and not a drop of fun (IMO). Best wishes on this project, can’t wait to see the big reveal, whenever it happens to be.

Sunny Days are Here Again

We put all our indoor projects on hold to focus on the sun porch this summer.  Ideally, we should have had this completed earlier in the season, but we are  purposely taking our DIY projects slowly.  I neglected to take a before picture, but just envision a sad little room with dingy carpet (concrete underneath) and […]

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September 7, 2012 - 10:55 pm

Life with Kaishon - It looks beautiful Maddy! I love it! Your house is a masterpiece : )

September 8, 2012 - 3:44 pm

Tiera - It looks so great!

September 9, 2012 - 11:14 pm

Pinkie Anggia - Good luck with your project dear <3
It's really beautiful :)

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September 10, 2012 - 7:45 am

Amy - Oh, it’s fabulous! I can just imagine dinner parties, friends and family, laughing and talking well into the night!

September 10, 2012 - 9:11 am

mindy - what a great room….perfect for entertaining. great job on the decorating, especially recycling the light, it really is pretty!

September 10, 2012 - 10:10 pm

DITA - WOW WOW AND TRIPLE WOW…..absolutely STUNNING…what a great job you two have done. So extremely proud of you both…you’re an awesome team.

Now, WHEN am I getting my invite??????

xoxoxo
Dita

September 14, 2012 - 10:31 am

sANDY - I love how you put it all together! It’s so cozy!

September 22, 2012 - 11:10 am

Keeley - Maddy, you have such good taste! I know we don’t have a before photo, but you’ve really chosen a home that has great potential. I’m hoping that our next home has the same potential… porches are rare these days (at least where I live). We’re going back and forth between getting a fixer upper for our next home or buying a house that’s already done (because prices are so great). We’ll see!

September 26, 2012 - 2:05 pm

The Guilty Hyena - Entertaining family and friends, food, drink and family game nights during the warmer months is good for the soul, and your sun porch is ideal for that. Hope you had a blast this summer! :)