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...]
Why I Love My LiftMaster Garage Doors
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 … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Nursery gallery wall
Note: Sorry I've been MIA, but Baby Max is in charge around here! He's pretty dang cute! If you want to see ridiculous amounts of proud mama pictures, check out my insta feed. And I'm going to attempt to write up our natural birth story post and pictures galore soon. Just trying … [Read more...]
Bathroom remodel: How to tile {Part 5}
Note: The Home Depot partnered with bloggers such as me for their Building Better Baths program. As part of this program, I received compensation for my time. They did not tell me what to purchase or what to say about any product mentioned in these posts. The Home Depot believes … [Read more...]
Bathroom remodel: Embracing change {Part 4}
Note: The Home Depot partnered with bloggers such as me for their Building Better Baths program. As part of this program, I received compensation for my time. They did not tell me what to purchase or what to say about any product mentioned in these posts. The Home Depot believes … [Read more...]
