Twenty nineteen is the year of major renovation in Casa de Dorobek. We did a huge remodel to our 1946 kitchen, earlier this year, repainted our entire house inside and out and then decided to rip up our backyard and make it beautiful! I teamed up with Home Depot and Pavestone for … [Read more...]
Evolution of the Backyard Patio
We moved into our current house in 2013 and the backyard patio was a cement slab surrounded by 2 giant rows of bushes. Over time, we've done lots of small DIY improvements to our yard. Six years later, we feel like we fully understand how we use the space and our ready to give it … [Read more...]
I had no idea how much I would love my new garage door openers
Why has no one ever told me how wonderful it is to have magical lights that appear when I simply walk into my garage? Some folks might call those motion sensor lights, but I prefer magical! My garage pulls double duty as a laundry room and as a typical garage filled with all the … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Redoing a Bedroom on a Budget
Our kiddos share a room so that we can use our 3rd bedroom as a dedicated guest room. It's important to us that family and friends have a cozy place to sleep in our home. (Read: Nana needs a dedicated bedroom to ensure she will come back again and again and help me with the … [Read more...]
Our Master Bedroom
The master bedroom was low on the totem pole of rooms to fix up when we moved in more than 3 years ago. The living room always seems to win, we had chipping paint in our bathrooms, and then I got pregnant so the nursery was a must. But, we spend a heck of a lot of time in our … [Read more...]
DIY Two Person Desk
Our DIY 2 person desk was definitely a work in progress. In fact, Andy kept telling me he didn't need a desk! He would just work at the dining room table that sits directly behind the desk. He doesn't work from home full time, but he does do emails in the evenings … [Read more...]
Small Bathroom Remodel
I hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day! We celebrated love day with a first birthday for our sweet friends son! So, 2 years ago yesterday on February 14, 2014, I posted this post about bathroom demolition tips and how to remove a toilet and lots of over uber exciting … [Read more...]
How to Organize a Pantry
Note: This is a sponsored post for ClosetMaid. Every thought, opinion, and experience is 100% my own. If you follow along on Instagram, you might remember lots of posts back in late July involving video cameras and closet makeovers in Casa de Dorobek. Today, I'm sharing behind … [Read more...]
DIY black and white nursery
Maxwell is oh, 5 months old, and I'm finally getting around to sharing all of the deets about my favorite room in the house, the nursery! If you're hopping over from Bliss at Home, Hi! Thanks for stoping by... her black, white, and gold living room blows me away! I'm … [Read more...]
Yard tip: trade plants with neighbors
I can't believe I'm about to give anyone a yard tip, ha! Our yard is nothing to write home about! But, here goes: Trade plants with your neighbors! We have a fun (sometimes obnoxious) list serve thing that our neighborhood uses to send out (mostly) useful information. We just … [Read more...]
Pots and stumps {Front porch makeover}
We spend a lot of time on this front porch. It's one of Max's favorite spots. It's a tie between anywhere in his nursery, the hammock, and this rocking chair. Since I spend a generous amount of time out here, I decided it was time to spruce it up a bit. Plus I needed a table for … [Read more...]
How to hang a bike from the ceiling
Where do you store bikes? Back in our Austin condo, we had to store them in our laundry room. That wasn't fun. And in Florida, we had to cram them in a tiny hall closet on the 16th floor of our apartment building. Needless to say, the garage thing is so nice. And the fact that … [Read more...]
