The concept of “homesteading” has renewed momentum during the pandemic.  The combination of spending more time at home and wanting to feel self-sufficient has resulted in a fury of gardening and baking.  Tried to buy yeast or bread flour in the last five months?  You’ve probably had to get creative.  Need garden supplies?  I had to search several stores before […]

The concept of “homesteading” has renewed momentum during the pandemic.  The combination of spending more time at home and wanting to feel self-sufficient has resulted in a fury of gardening and baking.  Tried to buy yeast or bread flour in the last five months?  You’ve probably had to get creative.  Need garden supplies?  I had to search several stores before […]

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 […]

We can’t talk about the Parade Home without talking about the views. The VIEWS! This house sits atop a mountainside and the views from every window and deck are truly spectacular. You can literally see every part of the Salt Lake Valley. It’s unreal. Today I’m sharing the Parade Outdoor Spaces which include the roof […]

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 […]

We’re entering one of my favorite months for decorating: July.  Something about this middle-of-summer month makes me want to run around barefoot in the sunshine and give my home and yard that carefree, fresh, summertime feel.  Here are my picks for July decor. I’ve rounded up a few of my favorite summertime images from around […]

If I was to pinpoint one thing that took our deck from just ok to wow, it would be the pergola.  It is hands down the most beautiful thing in the backyard and adds such a richness to the deck. When we were mapping out the design and construction plans, we weren’t sure we wanted […]

Yesterday I spent an entire afternoon scraping 20 year-old gunk of out the cracks of my deck with a shim, getting the rest of it ready for it’s new coat of paint.  Yeah, it sucked.  But I know it will be worth it when the space is finished and pretty and functional. I’ve been busy […]