In our second post related to our outdoor living, we will go over the Globe String Lights that we selected. Adding these along with the Outdoor Speakers (a post from last week) really has upped the game with our crew hanging outside in the evening. As I discussed last time, we spend time outside during …
Mood-setting with 25 ct. String Lights above our deck Read More »
One of the best features of our house, (especially when the weather is not 90+ degrees or we are having a full blown thunderstorm), is our Deck. While there are miles and miles it seems to maintain, we do enjoy being outside on the deck on cool evenings. In our next post, I will talk …
A Symphony with Large 6.5″ Outdoor Speakers on our deck Read More »
Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would be the owner of a Hill Cart, aka Funicular and aka Trolley… A word/phrase that never crossed my mind. In fact, when we bought this house, our Hill Cart was not even on the list of things on the property. It came as …
Are UV lights COVID-19 Killers? It appears it could be so… several articles validated that UV light has the ability…
When you are finished with one step in a project that has many, it is really nice to see the final product. Finishing up our Deck Railing and staining it with Thompson’s Waterseal turned out great
What do you do when you go to use your water in the morning and nothing comes out? No water is not such a fun thing, neither is replacing a well pump…
How can you save a HUGE amount of money on your outside deck? Many contractors will tell you to tear it down, a very expensive repair. What if you actually just repaired it? Targeted repairs and sanding a railing is a good place to start and save.
If you had an ugly or even an attractive fireplace, you might have wanted to update the look to be more modern. that was our intention to…
Pagoda lights have been around for many years. We actually had some in our first house – but they did not work and looked horrible. I ripped them out and replaced with modern deck lighting. On our new house it had Pagoda lights installed on all 3 staircases – you can see an early picture …
When it is almost summer, there is a great fruit that is ready in late April and early May in North Carolina. A friends place down in Pfafftown…