DIY

Hit the brakes! How to replace your brakes and rotors yourself

March 13, 2012
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In our persistent pursuit to save money and cut unnecessary expenses wherever possible, few areas have net us both extreme success and failure quite like car maintenance. While Neil’s skills in the garage have enabled us to do roughly 98% of our own maintenance (saving hundreds of dollars in labor + equipment), his auto racing [...]

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2012: The Year of ?

December 31, 2011
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Yay! It’s that time again, New Year’s resolutions! I’ll be honest, I totally forgot what we even resolved to do last year, so it has obviously not been at the forefront of our priorities. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t move any mountains. Let’s first tackle our list from last year: {New Bikes this spring!} [...]

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DIY Any-Season Yarn Wreath

October 12, 2011
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I’ve been bemoaning the lack of wreath on our front door for months. I know, white people problems, but the door just felt lonely and I couldn’t find a wreath anywhere that I liked. That is until I stumbled upon this one via Jessica of OneYearinCali. Beautiful, simple and totally DIY? Yes! All you really [...]

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Mini Projects: Cereal Edition

July 12, 2011
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We’re quickly learning that when you undertake a massive project like an older home, it is necessary to interject some fun and easy projects between the larger ones so as not to lose your sanity and/or marriage. After reeling from news last week that we will most likely have to rewire our entire house over [...]

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A Buffet of the Non-Restaurant Persuasion

June 27, 2011
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If you were on Twitter on Friday afternoon, you might have noticed that I was in full SQUEE over a buffet I had found on Craigslist. It was gorgeous, with beautiful original hardware and accents that match the general time period our house was built. I had to have this piece for our dining room [...]

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Weekend Recap: An Impromptu House Party

June 6, 2011
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Is it just me, or did this weekend go by way too quickly? We got a ton done around the house, and still managed to have some fun in between. I’ll start with the work we got done. We plowed through the remaining boxes (with the exception of our decor stuff) and got them out [...]

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Pasta Stamps and Homemade Pasta

March 10, 2011

We just picked up a set of ravioli stamps and are thinking of trying our hand at homemade pasta this weekend. Have any ideas or tips for us?

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