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Hello! I'm Suzannah, a serious DIYer and mom of two little ones. Follow along with my DIY fixer upper house renovations, sewing and crafty projects, real food recipes, and de-stressing goals.
I believe you can love your home just the way it is, AND have the power to design and make big changes to make it better.
I'm also the author of DIY Wardrobe Makeovers!

8.02.2026

DIY wedding flower success and source

Leading up to the wedding, when anyone asked me what I was most excited for, I said the flowers! I knew they would be fabulous because I had done a consultation call with a floral design designer from Flower Moxie, and she completely understood my vision and helped me figure out which flowers I needed and how many. I was a little nervous about the DIY process, but I knew I would have my future mother-in-law helping, plus all the guides that Flower Moxie gave us.

Non-iPhone photos by Marissa Casillas Photography.

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7.30.2026

First trimester in your later 30s

It is surreal and so happy to be sharing about my third pregnancy at 38, six and eight years later after my first two and after divorce and losses of other kinds. I’ve always wanted three kids, but a couple years ago I was pretty sure it was never going to happen, and I accepted how lucky I am to have two wonderful kids already. But then I met Micah, and we both wanted the same things… Get married, have another baby, accept all the changes that come with such a big lifestyle shift at this point in life.

But all that to say, I knew going into it that pregnancy is not a walk in the park, but also, things change as you get older. This pregnancy has a few differences from the last two, and I seriously enjoyed reading back to those posts when I was seven weeks in and feeling awful… So here’s this post for documenting this incredible and very weird time. 

The kids are so sweet and excited


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7.24.2026

Why I made my wedding dress (and how I did it in 3 days)

I just got married again, a much smaller wedding but my first wedding when I was 23. I thought I would keep things simple and choose a store-bought dress, but… It didn’t work out. Of course not!

Let me tell you the story, and how my mom and I did it in three days.

Non-iPhone photos by Marissa Casillas Photography.

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7.21.2026

Backyard transformation over the past few years, nice enough for our wedding!

Because this house was such a fixer-upper and needed so many big projects to essentials like bathrooms and the roof, it took me a while to get to the yard. I’m also not a gardener, or at least I haven’t been so far in my life, so aside from grass versus pavers, I wasn’t sure what to do in our backyard for a long time.

But over the past couple years, I’ve made some very impactful changes that have made this backyard a wonderful place, so much so that we just got married here!

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6.25.2026

Unique bridal shower: DIY floral arranging class at home!

I am getting married in less than a month and getting into all the fun stuff! I hosted my bachelorette brunch/bridal shower (not really a shower since I threw it for myself, and said no gifts :P) with a floral-inspired lunch and then the most absolutely lovely activity for everyone… DIY floral arranging with kits that came with everything we need!

There is a new company called Petal Icon, a division of Flower Moxie (they do DIY wedding flowers, which I’ll be sharing all about soon!) that offers complete DIY fresh flower kits with everything you need for office parties, girls’ nights, bridal showers, and more. So fun, so easy, and so beautiful!

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5.31.2026

Fairytale little girl's room is finally complete!

I made a lot of changes to Lucy's bedroom last year, shortly after we replaced the crib with a bed. But it was still not quite as nice as I was hoping, and this spring I put a couple very important finishing touches and changes in there and now it's totally done and lovely.

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5.04.2026

Full 'after' tour of our Tudor revival fixer-upper house and all sources

My home was recently featured in a full tour on Homeworthy, and I've spent the past year finishing the last little projects in preparation... I'm so proud and happy to call it DONE and share it all on here! (At least inside. I’ll save the exterior for another post when everything is in bloom this summer.)

If you want to see where it all started, you can check out the full before tour HERE.

I bought this house in 2018, when Otto was a newborn, and I had more vision than time, more determination than budget, and no idea how many changes would happen in my life and how many times I would redo certain rooms.

Some spaces came mostly together quickly, others evolved over and over as I figured out my style, what works for our family, and what actually feels right in a 1937 Tudor revival home. 

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4.20.2026

Easy DIY built-in cabinets in the basement

We recently added a wall of built-in cabinets to the basement playroom/TV room... something I was always intimidated by before, but they turned out great and it wasn't that expensive! Sharing the details.

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3.26.2026

Affordable breakfast area furniture, and what window treatments to use for a sliding glass door

I've been helping my friend with design updates for her early 2000's lovely but pretty basic home, and this area needed improvements in form AND function (anyone remember those full-length slatted blinds on sliding glass doors??). 


Breakfast Area Refresh and Sliding Glass Door Window Covering


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