This post is sponsored by Ply Gem. All opinions are entirely our own. 9 things you should know before choosing a vinyl fence and how to install one yourself for a safe, low maintenance yard. The vinyl fence is installed and Phase 2 of the backyard is officially finished!!! Gosh I could shout that from…
A quick and simple Thanksgiving table decor setup that’s easy to recreate in 10 minutes using stems cut from the backyard, produce, and basic dinnerware. I’m over here setting up Thanksgiving table decor while the rest of the world has moved on to Christmas apparently, but I couldn’t resist having one more cozy fall moment….
A messy backyard shed gets an inexpensive DIY transformation into an at home gym shed using secondhand workout equipment and small storage solutions. This post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart. The home gym shed is packed with workout equipment and ready for shredding! And by shredding, I mean puttering along on…
Adding traditional style to a moody navy dining room using scenic antique style landscape paintings on peel and stick mural wallpaper. I finally got up the nerve to put the antique painting peel and stick mural wallpaper in the dining room! Do you ever talk yourself out of a project but then keep coming back…
A compilation of easy listening acoustic and classical relaxing music to set the mood for an unplugged, cozy night at home by candlelight. It was totally random realization, but the other day as Robert and I were hanging out in the living room at the kids had gone to bed so we could finally enjoy…
Welcome to Bless’er House We’re Robert & Lauren, a DIY-loving duo just fighting the good fight in making our house a home, one renovation and thrifted decorating adventure at a time. We believe the journey of turning a house into a home is half the fun. We’re so glad you’re here, and we hope you feel inspired…
How to build a modular outdoor kitchen in a day with just two people and 1 simple tool without the need of a contractor. This post is sponsored by RTA Outdoor Living and Coyote Outdoor Living. Holy smokes! (Oops… is that a grilling pun?) We built an outdoor kitchen in a day! Before we styled…
A DIY pergola built in 2 days and styled as a Serena & Lily inspired cabana for less to provide extra shade by the pool. After the water damage fiasco, foundation repairs, and being without A/C the last couple of weeks, it feels SO good to have a DIY pergola cabana in our backyard to…
Over the weekend, while Robert and I were in the living room folding laundry, we heard Olivia yell from the front of the house, “Mom! Dad! There’s water coming out of the walls!” We ran to find the drywall in our stairway bubbling out with water pouring down the stairs. I immediately felt my stomach…
The best Father’s Day gifts for all budgets and for dads, stepdads, husbands, and grandfathers of all interests. Any holiday that involves Robert getting a gift around here is a fun one to me. Mainly because I definitely have the love language of gift giving, and he is an Enneagram 7, which basically means his…
How to build a backyard DIY bocce ball court / horseshoe pit in a weekend for fun-filled outdoor gatherings. Bring on the summer backyard cookouts and hangouts! And on into fall and winter and spring because we added a bocce ball court! It was not without a lot of hard work and sweat, I’ll tell…
How to revive an old outdoor dining table with a Serena and Lily inspired driftwood finish using just spray paint. This is definitely one of those “Why didn’t I do this sooner?!” kind of projects. You know the ones where you just walk by a piece of ugly furniture in your house everyday and dread…
How to plan a taco / Mexican themed baby shower with decorations, food, drinks, games, activities, prizes, and music. I had no plans of making this a blog post because I am far from any sort of professional party planner. But over the weekend, my friend Coribeth and I threw a fiesta baby shower for…
The best cookware, servingware, and kitchen decor from Walmart with a designer modern cottage style for less. Does it mean you’re officially an adult when you put a kitchen appliance on your birthday wish list? If so, count me in as a member of the grown-ups club. I got way too excited over this pretty…
To appreciate where you are, look back at how far you’ve come. I totally 100% believe that in this house, as a person, in marriage, as a parent, in life… It’s why every year in April since we moved into this house in 2017 that I share a before and progress home tour. (Because let’s…
We’ve been playing musical-utility-spaces lately, and it has gotten all of our storage areas topsy turvy. For the past couple of years, we’ve had a backyard workshop on our wish list. But then last month, when we started trying to make those dreams into real plans, we ran into all kinds of red tape with…
How to repel mosquitos and other bugs from your porch or patio using these 7 outdoor decorating solutions. The state bird has officially come out of hibernation around here… the mosquito! Arg! Of course they arrived juuuuust after we finished our back porch refresh. But it’s okay, this isn’t our first mosquito rodeo (boy, that’s…
A budget-friendly back porch refresh with decorating ideas to make it feel like a backyard oasis. The back porch got a face lift! This week, we decided that the old porch furniture we’d hauled with us all the way from the old house was finally ready to retire. There was no saving it with wood…
A round-up of our favorite DIY projects to completely transform yards and porches for curb appeal and outdoor entertaining. If I had a dollar for every outdoor project we did in the dead heat of summer where I said, “Holy cow! I wish we had done this in the spring.” Well, I’d have a lot…
YES for ALL the house goals for 2021!!! I might be over here pouring a third cup of coffee as I write this post because I am SO GEARED UP for tackling a bunch of our highly anticipated projects this year. But first… I want to know: What do you want to see here on…
