Browse: Outdoors
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Prepping The Outdoors For Fall
The fall season is upon us! Here’s what I did outside to prep our backyard for fall…
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My Mulch Glue & Polymeric Sand Review (One Year Later)
It’s been a year since I added polymeric sand to our backyard and mulch glue to our pea gravel. How is everything holding up?
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How to Prep Your Backyard For Winter
Winter is coming. Here are 7 tasks to prep your home for the chilly season ahead…
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Our Chicago Backyard – One Year Later
Our backyard has been finished for a year. How do we like it now? And is there anything we would do differently? Sharing all of my thoughts…
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Backyard Progress – Crossing Off Our List
Two weeks ago, I shared the master list of tasks to do in our backyard. Here’s what we’ve crossed off so far…
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Our New White Vinyl Fence
Our fence got a HUGE upgrade. We said “bye” to our wood, chain link, and aluminum fences (yes, three different materials!), and “hello” to low-maintenance white vinyl…
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How To Hide a Propane Tank from a Patio’s Fire Pit
When I decided on this fire pit, I was under the impression that the propane tank that fueled it would hide underneath it, but sadly I was mistaken…
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How to Clean and Stain a Deck
Our small patio needed some TLC. So I finally got around to cleaning and staining our deck. Here’s how…
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B’s Outdoor To-Do List Progress Report No. 1
We’ve been making a lot of progress on our outdoor to-do list. Here’s what we’ve been up to over the past few weeks…
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Deciding On A Front Door Color
We have A LOT of work to do because the outside of our house is u-g-l-y. The beige and brown combo is not working and there’s one project that will hopefully start to off-set all the brown and kick this makeover off right…
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The Real Reasons Behind Bridget’s Patio Updates…
It’s officially the end of my summer because I’m heading back to work TODAY! Usually, I think to myself right about now, “where has the summer gone?!” but this summer has been so different. It did not flyย by like past summers and instead, itย felt like this summer passed at a nice and slow pace. IKeep…
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An Update on Casey’s Outdoor City Patio Space
On Friday, we gave a rating for all of our past outdoor DIY projects and patio purchases. Today I’m back to discuss how my patio has been holding up all summer. Let me first start off by saying that I absolutely love it back here. Yes our city patio is small, but we absolutely adoreKeep…