About Us

Ryan and I are Pacific Northwesterners, who love DIY, remodeling and design projects. We wanted to share our design and style work and inspirations, and also share other things we love about our Little Kids, fooding and other things that bring us joy. Thank you for visiting!...

How you can make perfect edge lines when painting

Perfect edge lines are possible with a little extra work. If you don’t have a steady hand like a pro, blue or green tape has let you down, and you like straight edge lines, here are a few tricks we’ve learned along the way. Option 1: Paint the Tape Run your blue tape to set your edge line. Now paint a very thin coat of the paint the tape is covering. This will seal your blue tape and you won’t...

How to Pick a Gray

Gray has been my challenge supreme since we moved into our current house a few years ago.  Such a challenge, in fact, that we’ve actually repainted a couple or rooms more than once trying to get the shade right against the lighting in our house.  Let my and Ryan’s shoulder pain from rolling and blue tape parties be lessons to save you time.   Our current house is a south-facing house, with a slight tilt to the west.  We also have a lot of...

How to Choose a White

What seems to be such a simple thing – choosing white for the walls and trim of a room – proved to be one of the hardest parts of our recent remodel.  I will admit to having to repaint an entire bathroom when the white didn’t look right on the walls.  Here are some things I learned that might save you some sweat.  Swatches don’t cut it.  Getting a swatch is not enough – you really need to pick two or...

Online Schooling… and where to fit the Students

The spring was a bit of a disaster with homeschooling at our house, with the virus closing schools and everyone scrambling to adjust to the new semi-permanent norm.  We learned some lessons about space management for our 7-year-old homebound student, and we’re prepared for Fall!  Setting Up a Station We’ve learned that our son does best when he’s a little separated from us from learning, but close enough to let us help him navigate the online resources and instructions that...

Restoration Hardware Parsons Table Hack – DIY RH Console Table

For about $100 in wood and 4 hours of our time we were able to recreate the same look as a Restoration Hardware entryway / console that sold for $1,800 to $2,700 depending on wood and color choice. It’s a really simple and elegant design that resulted in a build project that doesn’t require a ton of finesse. Check out this hack – accoutrements courtesy of the wife! The resulting product | Entryway Table Stain | Similar Vase | Similar...