A Pelican and a Coastal Landscape Border

How Mr. and I ended up with a new pelican mailbox was entirely unintentional. We stopped by a palapas business that sold metal, pink flamingos to get one for a friend of ours, and thirty minutes later we drove

Master Bedroom Makeover: Dresser and Chest of Drawers

I’ve made a little more progress on our master bedroom furniture. We finished the dresser last week and the chest of drawers on Sunday. Each piece has gotten a little easier and has gone a little quicker, but I think that will come to a screeching halt when

Beachy Cedar Chest

I have had my cedar chest since I was 16 years old, and in a little under two months, it will be 37 years old! It’s the only piece of furniture that I have hung onto for so long; and I have moved it with me 10 times across

Master Bedroom Makeover: Bed Frame

Our master bedroom is starting to look so cute! Our daughter said it looked “very beachy cottage” and I have to agree.

I love how the bed frame ties in with the bedside tables that I finished last week. The room is becoming

Master Bedroom Makeover: Bedside Tables

I’ve been wanting to paint our bedroom furniture for a while now but just never had taken the time to do it. But since we are doing the master bedroom as our first room makeover, I am diving head first into painting

Master Bedroom Makeover: Closet Bifold Doors

Hey guys! I’m back after a two month break! We took a couple of short trips…one to Oklahoma and another to San Antonio. And we finally had that garage sale that we so desperately needed to have! Thank goodness for those

Dead Dress Bear aka My Wedding Dress

Where does time go? I just realized I hadn’t posted anything for over a month! I told myself that I was going to put the house updates on hold until I was able to sort thru all our boxes that were still packed, empty out

New House…New To-Do List

At our last house, we had a seriously long to-do list of all the projects we wanted to do. Some we were able to accomplish, some not (we moved and ran out of time). I’m planning on being in this house long enough to

Staircase Makeover: Treads & Risers

The first major reno/update on our “Waterfront Dream” is underway! Since the stairs are the very first thing you see when you walk in the front main entrance door, I decided that was the best place to start. (life on the canal ~ the side of the house that faces the canal is the front…the street side is the back. I still call it the other way around) 

New Blog: Saltwater and Sawdust

The new blog is up and running! Be sure and join us over at Saltwater and Sawdust.