Design Build Love
Design Build Love chronicles the homeowning adventures of Ashley, a lifestyle consultant and law student, and Eric, an attorney. As newlywed professionals moonlighting as designers/home-improvement-DIYers, they love sharing their adventures in DIY and hope to inspire others to take on a DIY lifestyle! On any given day, the blog covers DIY projects for both inside and outside of the home. Aside from DIY, the couple enjoys music, food, family, friends, and some good ol’ physical activity, including road cycling, running, hiking, fishing, swimming, and more! Oh yeah... and they were lucky enough to get on DIY Network’s House Crashers! These DIYers are busy, frugal, and dream big! Come join for some budget-friendly DIY and a healthy dose of newlywed craziness!
Junk Drawer No More (Day 21: 30 Days to and Organized Home)
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- Published on Saturday, 22 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
A while back, I did a quick Junk Drawer cleanup using nothing but things I had around the house. Using just space tupperware containers and a few clippings of rug gripper, I successfully transformed our junk drawer into a functional, usable space. Well, recently, my mom was tossing out a few things that I...
Cheap Simple Paint Storage Solutions (Day 20: 30 Days to an Organized Home)
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- Published on Friday, 21 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
If you do-it-yourself when it comes to home projects, or if you are an avid crafter, then it’s reasonable to assume that you have a number of half-full paint cans lying around in the garage. I know we do. We actually have about sixteen in total! NUTS! But, with a never-ending project list, and constant touch-ups, we’d...
Mason Jar Versatility (Day 19: 30 Days to an Organized Home)
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- Published on Thursday, 20 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
It’s not often that you find a product with such versatility that you’re never running out of ways to use it in your home. The mason jar is one of those items in our home. A few years ago, we bought two boxes of standard-sized Kerr mason jars at Wal-Mart. We bought them simply because we love to make homemade salsa and...
Double Your Closet Size with Door Storage (Day 18: 30 Days to an Organized Home)
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
Having a small closet can be really frustrating. In our home, we’ve been blessed with good-sized closets for the most part, but we’re still always looking for ways to maximize storage any what we can. One of the best ways to maximize storage in a closet is to add storage to the inside of the door! It’s a simple concept,...
Tupperware Storage Solutions (Day 17: 30 Days to an Organized Home
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
Tupperware is probably the biggest bane of my organization existence. It can be messy, disorderly, and a real clustered mess. The worst part is that most tupperware comes in such a random assortment of shapes and sizes that it can be difficult to contain. In fact, most people don’t even have matching tupperware… it’s li...
4 Ways to Better Manage Your Money On-The-Go (Day 16: 30 Days to an Organized Home)
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- Published on Monday, 17 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
Whether or not we want to accept it, money is important. You don’t have to have a lot of it, but knowing what you have and properly managing that money can really take away a great deal of stress! When life gets busy, it’s really easy to lose track of our money. We suddenly don’t know how much we have, what we can spend...
6 Apps Guaranteed to Improve Your Social Media Blogging (Day 15: 30 Days to an Organized Home)
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- Published on Sunday, 16 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
In case you haven’t noticed, social media is part of every aspect of your life, even if you choose not to participate in any social media outlets. Almost every TV show now has a Twitter hashtag running in some corner of the screen throughout the show. Movies that are coming to the theater now have Twitter handles or Face...
8 Apps to Get Your Organized Efficient On-the-Go (Day 14: 30 Days to an Organized Home)
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- Published on Saturday, 15 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
Many of us live and die by our phones these days. These versatile little mini-computers have become essential in our day-to-day activities. if you’re like me, mobile calendaring is a life-saver- it tracks everything for me. Also, I’m a total nut about money, and always like to know exactly what we have, where it’s going...
8 Apps to Make You Organized Efficient On-the-Go (Day 14: 30 Days to an Organized Home)
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- Published on Saturday, 15 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
Many of us live and die by our phones these days. These versatile little mini-computers have become essential in our day-to-day activities. if you’re like me, mobile calendaring is a life-saver- it tracks everything for me. Also, I’m a total nut about money, and always like to know exactly what we have, where it’s going...
Organizing Paper: Scan, Shred, Store (Day 13: 30 Days to an Organized Home)
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- Published on Friday, 14 September 2012
Authors: Design Build Love
I’m a super minimalist at heart. I hate clutter, I hate extra, and I hate storing. I know that not everyone is like me, and I have to even dial myself back sometimes. But, at the end of the day, no matter if you’re like me, or if you are a certified hoarder, there are a few tried and true principles for proper paper...
