Welcome to Hacking the Home, a blog where you’ll find all kinds of house-related hacks, from Dog Kennels to Modern Mailboxes to Alexa integrations and more. I’m helping you find easy ways to upgrade your home, garden, and life!
-
Designing for the Future
Your enjoyment and benefit needs to be considered when you’re establishing what to invest in, and/or how to design the house.
-
Treat yo Self
Don't forget to treat yourself from time to time - take a break from your housework to do something that you enjoy, just because!
-
What a Difference Trim Makes
Trim is an under-rated, but highly important part of the decor of a room.
-
Accent Walls that Wow
Check out 5 of my favorite new Accent Wall trends -- and I'll give you a sneak peak at what I wound up doing in my new office!
-
Curb Appeal Quickies
Curb Appeal is a pretty important part of selling your home. Fortunately, you can narrow down the project list and get dramatic impact with minimal cost.
My Story
At 30 years old, I bought myself a house.
I – like many – was tired of wasting my hard-earned money on rent every year. I live in Austin, much cheaper than my previous years in the Northeast, and I was still spending more than $25k every year just to have a roof over my head. Why couldn’t I spend that money on a house, building equity for myself. Then if I wanted to move (aka sell my house), I would get some of it back, or more!
So, I pursued that idea, and found a great little ‘starter house’ for myself. A 3-2, with a solid foundation, ‘great bones’ and technically was move-in ready, though a bit outdated.
In this blog, you’ll hear about some of my projects, big and small, so that you may hopefully learn from my mistakes. I hope to give you some easy ways to complete seemingly difficult tasks, and still achieve impressive results. Enjoy!
