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Gutter Guard Installation

September 13, 2019 by Ashley Mayes 1 Comment

Gutter Guard Installation for DIYers, including gutter guard cost, how to install and our gutter guard review. Basically, anything you’d want to know about whether or not you should install gutter guards at your house.

At our first house, we had two baby trees; and that was it. The house was new when we bought it and both trees had just been planted. They both needed rope to keep them from blowing over on a windy day, so you can say that leaf control wasn’t an issue. We owned a rake but I can’t remember ever using it. How’s that for a newbie?

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Patio Umbrella Makeover Featuring How to Paint an Umbrella

March 13, 2019 by Ashley Mayes 38 Comments

Don’t throw your old, faded patio umbrella away! Learn how to paint a faded patio umbrella while reading about my patio umbrella makeover.

Sometimes, we are so quick to toss the old and just buy new. I think that can be the better option but isn’t always. For outdoor patio furniture, cushions, umbrellas, etc., they fade over time. Tossing all the patio equipment every year because of sun exposure just isn’t feasible over here. Learning how to make our fabrics more sun resistant and reviving the old pieces are in the budget though.

So, if you have a faded patio umbrella, let me tell you, you are in luck today. I’m walking you through the process of how to paint that umbrella and even sharing how long you can expect it to last.

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Summer Patio Reveal

July 19, 2016 by Ashley Mayes 40 Comments

Are we to the actual middle of Summer yet? It seems like it here in Missouri. Actually, it seems like it’s close to being over. School starts in early August, so that only leaves us a few more weeks of soaking everything in. We’ve been filling our days with swimming, swimming and more swimming. Well, add in science classes and summer reading and you really have a good view of what our summer days look like. Not much gets done around here lately, but lots of memories are being made. The important things are being done. =)

A few months ago, I started a patio makeover series. Do you remember that? I totally fell off the bandwagon, but the gist of it was that I wanted to give our patio a spruce-up on a very tight budget. Like I said, I fell of the bandwagon.

When Ursula from Homemade By Carmona asked me if I’d like to take part in a Garden Party, I jumped at the chance. What’s a “Garden Party” you might ask? Well, it’s basically a load of garden, patio, outdoor inspiration coming to you from a group of awesome blog friends. So, naturally, when you fall off the bandwagon in revealing a patio spruce-up… you totally say yes, when someone else asks you to reveal one. LOL!

It was the little kick in the rear that I needed to just get everything freshened up.

So, without further adeiu… welcome to the Modern and Bright Summer Patio Reveal.

I added a few new plants (like this asparagus fern) early this summer. I love the texture that they add to the space and really can’t wait for the fall when I can bring them indoors to add more life to our indoor areas.

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How To Make a Tightrope for Your Kids

June 22, 2016 by Ashley Mayes 14 Comments

I don’t know about you guys but we are four weeks in on Summer break and Greyson is already bored. The first week of break, we chilled at home and did a few playdates. The second week, he went to Florida and did the whole Disney thing. The third week, he did superhero gymnastics camp from 9-12, Monday-Friday. The fourth week (this week) we’ve been to two swimming pools (on two different days), the lake with my family, the library (twice), regular errands (grocery shopping, etc. ), and have another lake day planned with friends on Friday. All of that is to say… we’ve been going places and he tells me he’s bored. Are you serious? Yep, he’s totally serious. So, to combat boredom, I looked for new toys. Then, I thought… I’ll make a new toy and make it an outside one. That’s where this tutorial – How to Make a Tightrope for Your Kids comes in.

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DIY Planter Pot Table Combo for the Patio

May 16, 2016 by Ashley Mayes 40 Comments

Are you the type of person that’s glad it’s Monday or not? I’m not really sure where I fall. I definitely like structure, so if the weekends lasted longer they might bother me. But, I could take a three day weekend every week with my boys at home. I could definitely handle that. Random thoughts for Monday, right? How was your weekend? Do anything special? We spent most of the weekend moving my mom (she just bought a new house) and moving some our furniture back in from the sunroom. It was definitely a full weekend.

Today though, I want to share a tutorial that I did for eHow. I made a DIY Planter Pot Table Combo for the Patio.

Didn’t it turn out adorable? Seriously, I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out. It looks pretty straightforward and I think you’ll find the tutorial to be straightforward but man oh man, the math gave me headaches.

Ok, let’s be real for a second. It gave me headaches to wait on Luke to figure the math out. Yep, math that includes fractions (or angles) and I don’t mix. Give me a budget and a spreadsheet and I’m your girl. Well, unless I’m the one following the budget. But, that’s semantics.

There are a few steps to make this, but once you get the hang of the first box then you see how the rest comes together.

We needed a little table next to this chair and this one fits the bill.

Get the full how-to over at eHow!

ps. If you want a wood planter that is a bit simpler, I really love this DIY wood planter.

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Gutter Guard Installation

Patio Umbrella Makeover Featuring How to Paint an Umbrella

Summer Patio Reveal

How To Make a Tightrope for Your Kids

DIY Planter Pot Table Combo for the Patio

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