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Easy Garden Bed Creation {Check out our new tiller}

June 2, 2025June 24, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

We needed to create some garden beds and digging them by hand was taking FOREVER… and nothing is okay when it takes forever to do something if you’ve got two toddlers. No no no. I was looking into renting a tiller, but the place offered 4 hour increments for approximately $65. And limited hours on … Read more

Cucumber Trellis from a Wood Ladder

February 5, 2019June 17, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

How to repurpose a ladder into a cucumber trellis. I love clever ideas for the garden, particularly if it involves upcycling!

Stone Barrier around a Home Foundation

July 22, 2019June 15, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

Creating a stone barrier around a home foundation. Instructions and ideas to add the rock and to direct water drainage away from your home. I ordered tons of stone… literally 3 tons… for our path out to the backyard and apparently I overestimated. We had a LOT left and it was all sitting on our … Read more

A Simple Makeover for a $10 Coffee Table

July 29, 2019June 8, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

I picked up an old coffee table for $10 recently and I wanted to redo it for our office area downstairs. I love the storage area inside the middle, as well as the open areas along the side.

Restored Wooden Chair: Saving the Life of an Old Wood Chair

July 15, 2019May 25, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

How to update an old wooden chair to be an attractive decoration for your front porch. I’ve had this old wood chair sitting on my front porch forever. I wouldn’t throw it away and it looked AWFUL. My mom kept saying: “Danielle! Paint it and put a flower pot inside it!” Literally. For maybe two … Read more