Cozy, colorful living room with a red sofa, green walls, orange fireplace, wood furniture, and plants—reflecting creative interior design ideas and home renovation inspiration.

FOR WOMEN BUILDING HOMES ON THEIR OWN TERMS

Little Green Home

Build a home you love — that loves you back.
Renovation, design, gardening, and removing what doesn’t work.

More than half of U.S. homeowners are single women.

Many of us are told we should be intimidated by home maintenance and renovation. I don't buy that.

In this blog I'll break it all down—so you can stop second-guessing and start making confident decisions.

Exposed wall framing with new studs, electrical wiring, and plumbing visible during a kitchen renovation.

RTTPYO #14: Making a Slipcover for My Just-Reupholstered Sofa

My newly reupholstered sofa was getting filthy, courtesy of two indoor cats. When I couldn’t find a fitted, washable slipcover I liked, I decided to make one myself.

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2 hours ago6 min read

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors—Building a Privacy Fence

Replacing my old fence with a taller cedar fence gave me more than privacy. It gave me back control of my yard—and made it a place I could actually use.

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2 days ago6 min read

Reno Diary #14: I Map Out the Handyman’s Task List

A whole-house renovation is crammed with dependencies. I built a master timeline to keep every tradesperson on schedule—then pulled out the handyman’s tasks, deadlines, and dependencies into a plan of his own.

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Sep 173 min read

FOR WOMEN BUILDING HOMES ON THEIR OWN TERMS

Build a home you love — that loves you back. Renovation, design, gardening, and removing what doesn’t work.

RTTPYO #14: Making a Slipcover for My Just-Reupholstered Sofa

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors—Building a Privacy Fence

Reno Diary #14: I Map Out the Handyman’s Task List

Build a home you love — that loves you back.
Renovation, design, gardening, and removing what doesn’t work.