Category Archives: Backyard

Backyard Mural – Ghost Sign Reveal

My backyard ghost sign mural is finally done. (there will be a how-to tomorrow, so check back if you want to know how we did it)

So here is some background. We had a boring beige cinderblock wall at the back of our yard. It was boring to look at, and well BEIGE. I...

Backyard, DIY, Home Improvement

September 6, 2012

Kristen

backyard, chalk paint, ghost sign, mural

Backyard Mural Progress

I was going to have an awesome post for you today about our front entryway, but instead I stayed up way too late last night working on the backyard mural. I begged and borrowed to get use of a projector, and late last night I traced my design onto the back wall. Hopefully today I can...

Backyard

August 29, 2012

Kristen

backyard, ghost sign, mural

Backyard Mural Inspiration

Our house used to be a store. How cool is that?! We've been wanting to pay homage to that somehow when decorating the house. We have been on the hunt for an old grocery store sign for the kitchen (the storefront was originally built as a grocery store) and we want something barbershopy to reflect...

Backyard

August 23, 2012

Kristen

backyard, chalk paint, ghost sign, mural

DIY Outdoor Drapes

At about 3pm, the sun reaches our back deck in full force. If you happen to be sitting out there at that time, it goes from being a dappled shady retreat to a scorching desert. After getting sick of doing the deck chair shuffle until the sun entirely pushes us inside, we decided to buy...

Backyard, Cool Projects, DIY, Home Improvement

July 30, 2012

Kristen

backyard, curtains, diy, drapes, drop cloth, outdoor

BBQ Area Facelift

We got a natural gas line and BBQ last spring. I knew we would use it a lot, but it is now the most used appliance in our home. I even cooked Easter turkey on the BBQ! The BBQ sits beside our A/C unit on a raised platform off our main floor deck. The raised platform...

Backyard, DIY, Home Improvement

July 25, 2012

Kristen

backyard, bbq, facelift, ikea, platta

Building a Fence!

Before we got Odin we knew we needed a fence. There was a slightly dilapidated chain link fence between our house and our neighbors to the north (we have a 30' brick wall to the South and a garage on the West end of our yard). We have an amazing...

Backyard, Cool Projects, DIY, Home Improvement, Woodworking

July 10, 2012

Kristen

backyard, build, diy, fence, Home Improvement, lumber

Category Archives: Backyard

Backyard Mural – Ghost Sign Reveal

Backyard Mural Progress

Backyard Mural Inspiration

DIY Outdoor Drapes

BBQ Area Facelift

Building a Fence!

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