This post shares my DIY rolling plant caddy project using wood boards and casters! Making a rolling plant stand is a good way to keep large plants mobile. DIY Rolling Plant Caddy Got any large plants? Then you know they are a HUGE pain to move around. I typically keep my large plants in one …
Plants & gardening
This guide shares tips for prickly pear cactus care. Learn how to help this classic cactus thrive! How to care for prickly pear cactus Prickly pear cactus—otherwise known as Opuntia, Indian fig, Bunny Ears, and more—is a beautiful, hardy, and fast-growing genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. The plant has classic large, …
Here are my top tips about how to take care of a snake plant, otherwise known as the tough-as-nails Sansevieria trifasciata! Wondering how to take care of a snake plant? Hey all, today we’re talking all about how to take care of a snake plant. Snake plants are famous for their willingness to withstand neglect, …
This post shares how to remove paint from clay pots, specifically how to remove old peeling paint from a large terracotta clay pot and repaint the pot. Removing Paint From Terracotta Pots and Repainting Them Hey all! It’s time for May’s issue of the At Home DIY challenge, and this month’s theme is making something …
Epipremnum aureum care is as easy as it gets. Learn what your plant needs to thrive in your home! Epipremnum aureum & how to care for pothos One of my earliest plant articles I write many years ago was one about how to propagate pothos plants from cuttings. It did so well that I thought, wow—maybe …
This post shares how I dreamed up a DIY modern planter project using plywood and hairpin legs. It’s a simple but chic large planter that will look great in any room. DIY Modern Planter: Plywood With Hairpin Legs Hey guys! Today I’m finally sharing a project I made using the other half of the PureBond …
Wondering how to propagate prickly pear cactus pads? My detailed article outlines everything you need to know! How to propagate prickly pear cactus Prickly pear cactus, or Opuntia, is a gorgeous, classic cactus that can grow in a variety of climates and conditions. (See an article about prickly pear cactus care!) I live right on …
Terracotta pots are cheap but make excellent planters. They are so easy to customize using paint and are a great way to make a statement on your front porch. Plus, painting them is so easy. All you need are a few supplies and the right paint. So let’s jump in. Here’s what I used: How …
I love making planters and plant stands! Here are 27 of my DIY indoor planters and plant stands to help you decorate your home with plants. 27 DIY planters & plant stands to help you decorate with plants! Hey guys! If you’re new to my blog and this is the first article you are seeing, …
Hi there! I’ve been sharing sporadically these days. But rest assured, we are keeping as busy as ever with projects around the house. I wanted to pop in today to share an update on my tiny backyard (which you may remember me making over for the Spring 2018 One Room Challenge) and our garden. We …
This post shares tips about how to seal clay pots for painting. If you’re wondering if waterproofing clay pots is an effective way to preserve a paint job, it is! I’ll walk you through using Thompson’s Water Seal on terracotta pots. How to seal clay pots for painting & using Thompson’s Water Seal on terracotta! …
Hiya! It’s the last week of the One Room Challenge—reveal week! I must admit, I am quite proud of what our tiny backyard has become. And I am going to put an extra feather in my cap since we did all of this with a 5-month-old baby who wasn’t much help. So let’s jump right …
Hey ladies and gents! Our tiny backyard is coming along nicely, and I’m starting to fall in love with it. For last week’s update, we built some raised garden beds. So this is one of those weeks where I don’t feel like there is much visible progress. We finally discovered the location of not one…but …
This post shares all about how to build a raised garden bed with wood. Small raised garden beds help us maximize our small backyard. How to Build a Raised Garden Bed With Wood Hey all, it’s week 3 of the One Room Challenge, and I’m sharing more progress on our tiny backyard. Here’s week 2 if you …
I’m not sure if this is a faux pas or not, but I’m doing my backyard for the spring One Room Challenge 🙂 I really wanted to participate as a guest participant again because I love the extra motivation and camaraderie, but I really just don’t have a space that needs works in the house …
Learn how to propagate pothos cuttings! Are you looking to get your feet wet with plant propagation? Pothos plants are your gateway plant. Once you start propagating them, you won’t be able to stop. I always say that if you buy one pothos plant, you never have to buy another one—as long as you have …
This post shares my easy DIY railing planter box and is sponsored by Kreg Tool and the Build Something website. If you’re wondering how to build a planter box for a deck, this project is for you! DIY Railing Planter Box Hey guys! I’m working with the Kreg Tool company to create another project for Build …
This article shares how to cover drainage holes in pots, including three different methods to do it! This content contains affiliate links. How to cover drainage holes in pots I recently bought a few cute pots that had drainage holes in the bottom of them but didn’t come with saucers. You could buy little plastic …
This post will teach you how to make DIY hanging planter out of an Ikea Blanda Blank stainless steel bowl How to make a stainless steel bowl hanging planter! Hey guys! It’s about that time again–time for month two of the 10-Minute DIY series! February is all about planters…my favorite! So this is an easy …
This article shares tips about how to plant in pots without drainage holes. How to plant in pots without drainage holes Today’s tutorial is all about how to plant in pots without drainage holes! This should be a short and easy one—but, you know, it’s about plants. I have a lot of thoughts on this …
This post shares my succulent centerpiece DIY that I made for my Ikea DIY seminar! For more of my DIY planters to help you decorate with plants, check out this post! Succulent Centerpiece DIY: My Ikea DIY Seminar If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know that I got to do something very …
This post shares my top tips for taking care of succulents indoors. 6 tips for taking care of succulents indoors! Hey, plant killers! Yes, I’m talking to you. I used to be one of you. But now I am feeding a hefty plant addiction in my house. And guess what? All it took to keep …
Wondering how to keep squirrels off your balcony garden? Here’s how I do it using a DIY spray approach! Here’s how I keep squirrels off my little garden… I absolutely love my apartment balcony garden. This is the first time we’ve have a balcony sunny enough to grow anything on, and I’ve definitely taken full …
I’ve got some seriously awesome herb production going on in my balcony garden. So much that I’ve started to harvest and preserve many of them so that we’ll be able to enjoy them all winter. I used to think that drying your herbs was the only way to preserve them, but that’s not the case. …
Learn how to build a vertical balcony garden, the perfect project for small-space gardening! I created this project as a way to grow more herbs and veggies on my small apartment balcony. Learn how to build a vertical garden for your balcony! Let’s talk about balcony gardens. No yard? No problem! You can make it …
Learn how to make a hanging indoor garden with my tutorial! Learn how to make a hanging indoor garden This project started out as a hanging herb garden, not a hanging cactus/succulent garden. I’ve wanted to have a garden for a long time now. Unfortunately, apartment living and no convenient community gardens leaves me with …