Latest Blog Posts for The Ugly Duckling House

• Laundry Room Sneak Peek!
  on Dec 16, 2016 in Laundry Room
  Hey folks! I’ve got good news and bad news. Good news: I actually finished a room. In less than a week. Without a lot of swearing and tool-throwing, too. If you have been reading this blog for longer than five minutes, you know how rare those t...
• My First Visit to a Lumber Yard
  on Dec 5, 2016 in Shopping
  It’s currently raining in Atlanta. And it has been… all weekend. And according to the forecast, it will be for the next few days. I’m not really complaining since last month was pretty much without a single drop of the wet stuff, bu...
• Hydrangeas Changing Color
  on Sep 4, 2016 in Playing In the Dirt Again
  Football, fall, and pine straw: the things I can rely on when September rolls around. Also, my pretty blue hydrangeas bud one last time and bloom their last hues for the year. I’m really glad that the ones in the back yard are growing so well.
• Staining Tips for Adirondack Chairs and New Planters
  on Aug 26, 2016 in Decor Exterior
  If you’ve been following along on the backyard updates, you know that there are two big things going on: I’ve brought in dirt and rented a backhoe to help me fix a number of lingering issues going on back there: fill in a sinkhole, grad...
• Staining Tips for Adirondack Chairs and New Planters
  on Aug 26, 2016 in Decor Exterior
  If you’ve been following along on the backyard updates, you know that there are two big things going on: I’ve brought in dirt and rented a backhoe to help me fix a number of lingering issues going on back there: fill in a sinkhole, grad...
• Filling In a Sinkhole and Leveling My Yard: Part 2 (of 3)
  on Aug 25, 2016 in Playing In the Dirt Again
  You know, it’s funny — this month has easily been one of the most productive I’ve had in about a year. But despite all of this change happening so quickly around the UDH, finding the energy again at night to relive all of the details...
• Installing a Kitchen Bar + Weekend Work
  on Aug 19, 2016 in Kitchen
  I have more of the leveling, grading, and sinkhole saga coming to you soon, but I also promised another sneak peek this week, so I wanted to go ahead and show you something I’m installing in the kitchen: It’s a wall-mounted breakfast bar!
• Filling In a Sinkhole and Leveling My Yard – Part 1 (of 3)
  on Aug 17, 2016 in Playing In the Dirt Again Power Tools
  You guys. I am so excited to share this update with you today. As I sit here typing this post, my eyelids are just as heavy as they were when I went to sleep. And it has everything to do with the giant pile of dirt I shared with you in the last post...
• I Should Not Be This Excited About Dirt.
  on Aug 11, 2016 in Playing In the Dirt Again
  There is a comically large pile of dirt in my yard, and I’m reacting the way I usually do about any major DIY project: Cameron Diaz underpants dance. I NEED TO CALM DOWN RIGHT NOW. I mean, it’s just a pile of fill dirt. A giant pile, but...
• Teaching & Learning In a Whole New Way – Haven 2016
  on Aug 10, 2016 in Blog News
  For those that only like DIY and don’t like the personal stuff, skip ahead to tomorrow’s post or peruse the project gallery… there are some BIG things happening at the UDH this weekend that you won’t want to miss! It’s W...

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