We’re still up to our necks in boxes over here at our rental home after moving this weekend. Everyone is tired of eating out and we can’t find anything. Moving (sigh), amiright?? We are next level exhausted from dramatically moving up our timeline getting Stagg Reno ready for the new owners. Their cross-country moving truck […]

We’re still up to our necks in boxes over here at our rental home after moving this weekend. Everyone is tired of eating out and we can’t find anything. Moving (sigh), amiright?? We are next level exhausted from dramatically moving up our timeline getting Stagg Reno ready for the new owners. Their cross-country moving truck […]

It’s been one of our most popular projects to date at the Stagg Reno: our enclosed garden structure we’ve lovingly dubbed the Garden Church for both its grand height and its peaceful presence at our home. We’ve received a whole lotta requests for information about who made it (we did), how, and why it’s enclosed […]

How was that last post for a cliff hanger, eh (remember yesterday’s jaw-dropping post)?  Welcome to part 2 of our backyard debacles and the behind the scenes of our big shoot.  I don’t want to give too much away because the cringe-worthy details are just too good, so let’s jump right into it. Remember, this […]

The yard was to be conquered this year!  No more unusable landscaping!  Little did we know, there would be a lot of backyard debacles.  Here’s how it unfolded. When we put in our two additions on the back of the home, the original backyard took a beating.  Not that it was in pristine condition to […]

When we laid out what was possible financially and in what timeline with the #staggreno, we knew we would be leaving the backyard out for awhile.  The yard was overgrown and in bad shape to begin with, but after having to rip up the sprinkler system and dig down to add our two additions off […]

My apologies for this post going up a couple days later than planned.  Is anyone else feeling like they’re drowning this holiday season?  Between the house, the toddler, the pregnancy, and holiday commitments, I’m feeling like I can’t keep up.  And I could use a nap… until March. On to the breakdown of the backyard […]

It’s here!  Today is the day!  I can finally spill the beans about one of the biggest projects in our renovation thus far– our back deck makeover. I mentioned a while back that the Home Depot asked me to be a part of their Patio Style Challenge.  They provide a patio set, and I makeover […]