WebMD has some tips to show you how to avoid eating unhealthily when on your long road trips. Road trips to summer vacation destinations can be a fun, economical alternative to flying. But as hours on the open road add up and fast food wrappers stack up, tempers can flare, setting a stressful tone for what should be pleasurable days ahead. “Long car rides can have several negative effects on … [Read more...]
How To Paint: A House
It may seem like a huge undertaking, and in a way it is, but doing it yourself can save you a bundle of money. Bob Vila has 8 expert tips on how to paint your house. Nevertheless, the rewards are great. With the price tag at $3,000 to $4,000 for painting a house, your savings could be enough to fund a nice little vacation. How much you’ll pocket will depend on how much equipment you’ll have to … [Read more...]
How To Paint: Curtains
Have you ever noticed how expensive curtains are? Of course you have! Did you know that you can paint on fabric with latex paints? All you have to do is thin them out a little with textile medium and you can add any color or pattern to your fabrics! True story. Bob Vila shows us how to paint our curtains: 1. Wash and hem your curtain panel to fit your window (we used inexpensive Ritva curtains … [Read more...]
DIY Ombre Wall Art
Ombre is EVERYWHERE! Hair, nails, clothes... but this is the first piece that has actually appealed to me. Mr. Sthole is a carpenter and is a stain master, so I may just have found a project for him. Here are the steps to complete this awesome ombre wood art project. For this project, I used the following materials: 3/4 in. 2 ft. x 4 ft. birch panel (cut in half for me at a Home Depot … [Read more...]
How To Paint: A Staircase
We continue on our How To Paint series with instructions on how to paint your stair case. Tools needed: – Paint and primer – Tape measure – Pencil – Lots of painter’s tape – An angle – A DVD movie case. (Why a DVD movie case? Well, I used the movie case, because the width of the spine is about how wide I wanted my outside gray stripe. How convenient!) 1. Prime and Tape. I decided to go with a … [Read more...]
Pet Beds To Envy
I have a dog, but Mr. Sthole and I are a little more old fashioned when it comes to taking care of our animals. We give her any left overs we'd rather not throw away, but won't eat ourselves. She stays outside when it's cool and in her kennel when it's not. She's not allowed up on the furniture unless she's invited and she's never allowed in the beds. I do realize however that some people take … [Read more...]
30 Kids Desks: Back To School
It's back to school time and whether your child has already started school or is still gearing up, this slide show will give you 30 pictures of great study areas and kids desks. That's a lot of pictures! Surely you'll see something in here to inspire you and help you get your creative juices flowing to put together the perfect study space for your little scholar this … [Read more...]
How To Paint: Wood Floors
Mr. Sthole would kill me if I ever suggested this. As a carpenter he doesn't like it when I paint any type of wood. But my husband doesn't live in your house so go for it and make it an extra fun color for me! Bob Vila explains why and how to paint wood floors: The first time I heard about someone painting a wood floor I was skeptical. Would it last? Could you scrub it? And why would you do it … [Read more...]
Keep Guacamole Green
I love a good Guacamole. I would have it every day if I could. I don't often have this problem, but when I want to save some until the next day, I open up my fridge, pull out my left overs and the top layer of the guacamole is brown. If it wasn't so delicious I would throw it out because frankly it looks super gross. TheKitchn has a quick tip that helps keep guacamole green and fresh for up to … [Read more...]
The Bus Cabin
Have you ever dreamed of owning a school bus and traveling the country? Well no, me either, but if I were to, this is how I would do it! Check out this bus cabin. An old school bus that has been redone into a cabin. A week before Hank Butitta's final semester as a graduate architecture student at the University of Minnesota, he had no idea what his thesis project would be. One thing he did … [Read more...]
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