Theresa’s blog

Step-up in Style in Your Bathroom

Mark & I had the pleasure to visit the headquarters for American Standard in New Jersey. Not only is the showroom of new products gorgeous,…

FixitUpFinds: We adopted a pig for kids with cancer

Well, we didn’t actually adopt a real live pig. But, I did bring home a little orange piggy bank from a recent trip to downtown…

FixitUpFind: The Great Hurricane Blowout

First, here’s some bad but seasonally expected news: Hurricane season in the Atlantic began June 1st and doesn’t end until November 30th. Now here’s the…

Ribbit! Yes, that is a lot of Frog Tape

Sometimes I get inspired. And then my husband Mark has to take a breath and make a decision between trying to talk me out of…

Looking for DIY site work tips? Turning not-so-level-earth into a flat, even surface that drains water and is solid-enough to support your project can be…

FixitUp Find: Painting Stripes Just Got Easier

It took me a while to get my head around this one, but it looks like this tool—to help paint stripes and linear patterns on…

FixitUpFinds: The Versatile Side Winder Slide

Planning and building a backyard wood playset can be a really fun way to spend time with your family and a guarantee that the playset…

FixitUpFinds: Smart countertops?

Yes, your countertops could be getting smarter. Our friends at Charles & Hudson tipped us off that Intel is developing the technology to make it…

FixitUpFinds: Yarn made from recycled plastic? Yes.

I’m a crafty girl at heart. So, when my girlfriend Jess told me about yarn made from recycled plastic, like the plastic found in soda…

FixitUpFinds: GOOP. Why am I just learning about it?

I just stumbled across GOOP this past week, and I wish I would have known about it before. And it’s not the dictionary ‘goop’ of…

FixitUpFinds: Women Build

Does working on your house make you nervous? Are you intimidated by power tools? Do you want to know how your house is put together?…