Category Archives: House Crashers

Why I LOVE my Concrete Floors!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Design Build Love

Concrete floors have been a long-standing tradition in industrial buildings and shopping centers, but they’re a somewhat new revolution in the common home. To many, the thought of concrete floors in their home is enough to make them cringe. For others, concrete floors would simply be too casual or unsophisticated. When people have never been to our home (or seen it online), and they find out that we have concrete floors in our home… the reaction is often a raised brow and a scattered attempt to find some kind of unoffensive comment or inquiry. Seriously, it’s funny to watch (sometimes I wish I had a quick-reaction camera to capture the moment to create a “wall of shock” somewhere in our home)! Most of the time, I just jump in and begin explaining how the concrete looks and functions to save them the embarrassment of the awkward, silent moment. It helps… kind’a. Long before our House Crashers episode was even a dream, I have been obsessed with the idea of finished concrete floors in our home and Eric quickly warmed up to the idea- gotta love the supportive hubby! Why was I so obsessed, and what is to love about polished concrete floors? 1- They’re eco-friendly; 2- They’re super affordable compared to many other flooring options; 3- They’re ridiculously durable- like you have to scratch more than and inch and a quarter off the surface of our floors before you get passed the stain, and they don’t stain at all because of the sealant (eco-friendly) that they put on the concrete; and 4- the cleanup is a dream- just sweep and steammop, no chemicals even allowed! Luckily for us, House Crashers took our dream and made it a reality in our very large living room! The end result was something of … Continue reading

Posted in Cool Things, Get Inspired, House Crashers, Living Room | 12 Comments

311 Days Later, The Front Door Returns!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Design Build Love

Seriously, it’s been that long! We were blessed with an amazing front door from DIY Network’s House Crashers, but as mentioned here, we decided to change it up a bit and stain the whole thing! Front door posts have been scattered throughout this blog (here, here, and here) ever since we took the door down back in March! And while I would like to give us a super hard time for taking so long to get this project done… IT WAS A LOT OF WORK! Yup, I finally got the door put up thanks to the hubby’s and my dad’s muscles! (no pictures thanks to me very dramatically knocking my diamond out of my wedding set during the process- but it’s all better now!) Anyways… the point is that it was up! The door was actually put up on Thanksgiving Day, but it still needed a bit of cleanup… see the stain and poly chillin’ like a villian on my glass windows… Ya, NOT acceptable! But, also, not avoidable (I had tried taping off the window during the refinishing process but it proved to be way more work than it was worth!). So, I took my handy-dandy assortment of razors/scrapers and went to town, carefully scraping off the gunk. After only two hours and a little bit of elbow grease, I was left with this! Absolutely perfectly clean windows to let all that amazing morning light back into our home! And, now… for the BIG reveal! Here’s the full porch view! (Please ignore the Christmas lights… post on that coming soon!) This seriously makes me smile ear to ear and look like a ridiculous dork! It’s like that moment in high school where you randomly get the giggles in class for no reason at all, and everyone looks at … Continue reading

Posted in Curb Appeal, DIY, Entryway, House Crashers | 10 Comments

GIVEAWAY: Sol Boards Custom Wood Cutting Boards

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Design Build Love

Up for grabs today, the winner receives a completely unique, LARGE (10.5″ x 16″) handmade wood cutting board by Sol Boards Custom Handmade Wood Products, brought to you by Doug and Tana Tolson! They are an amazing husband and wife team, and you might have seen them on DIY Network’s House Crashers, Bath Crashers, Turf Wars, The Ultimate Crash, and more! Yes, they’re that amazing!!! They are two of my favorite people in the whole world and you will LOVE their products!!! Without further ado… here is what you can win! Can’t get enough… You can see a video of how these amazing products are made here: Like I’ve said before, we own our very own Sol Board and we’ve bought several as gifts, and they always get rave reviews! People are usually afraid to cut on them and just want to display them for their beauty! And don’t forget… they also make long-board skateboards! Sol Boards product description: Sol Boards cutting boards are handcrafted with hardwoods from around the world. The colors you are experiencing are the natural woods; there are no stains involved. Sol Boards only uses food grade wood glue and a pure mineral oil finish. Care is as simple as hand-washing with warm water and soap, and re-seasoning your board with mineral oil (found for less than $2 at all major retailers). Giveaway details: Giveaway is for a one-of-a-kind, custom, hand-made Sol Boards cutting board measuring 10.5″ x 16″ Giveaway is open to the contiguous US only Giveaway is open from Monday, December 5th through midnight on Friday, December 9th, and the winner will be announced right here on Monday, December 12th! One winner will be selected using random.org. Please ensure I have your blog or email address so I have a way to contact you … Continue reading

Posted in Contests, Giveaways, Home Accessories, House Crashers, Kitchen | 65 Comments

Entryway Bliss

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Design Build Love

I have been missing my front door for way too long now and it’s making me reminisce about the good ol’ times we had… the morning light coming in… silhouettes of guests waiting on the other side of the door… chic-ness… Ya, I miss you beautiful mahogany door! Well, hopefully you will be back up soon since I’ve been working on you (sort-of, not as quickly as I’d like to)… So for now, I suffer with this ugly door, seen pre-House Crashers days since I refuse to take a picture of it now. BUT, when you do return… I’ve got plans! Since there’s no real room for a table of any kind, thanks to our sliding doors and tiny quarter wall (shown below), I think we just might have to spice things up with a colorful piece of art right above the light switches by the front door. Any ideas or recommendations??? Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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House Tour Linky Party – Dining Rooms – HOUSEography

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Design Build Love

Hey y’all! So I’m participating in HOUSEography’s house tour linky party again (happening every Monday)! Last week was a ton of fun and I found some great blogs and wonderful inspiration by participating! Join in all the fun if you can!!! This week, it’s all about the dining room! Here’s the picture I submitted (more pictures can be found in this post): If you didn’t catch my last post about Melissa at HOUSEography, here are the details… HOUSEography is a great blog written by Melissa, an adorable attorney by day and DIY diva by night!!! (Since I am in law school, I totally look up to her!) To check out other entries, you can go to HOUSEography. Melissa also has a full schedule posted for the House Party Linky Tour, here. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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House Tour Linky Party- HOUSEography

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Design Build Love

Hey all! I’m linking up today over at HOUSEography for their new series, House Tour Linky Party! I’m super excited to be joining in and hope you guys will join in too if you can! HOUSEography is a great blog written by Melissa, an adorable attorney by day and DIY diva by night!!! (Since I am in law school, I totally look up to her!) Today’s Linky Party is for the Living Room. I shared this pic of our living room. More pictures of our living room can be found in this post. To check out other entries, you can go to HOUSEography. Melissa also has a full schedule posted for the House Party Linky Tour, here. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend