Hands Down the Best Pierogi Recipe for Everyone in the Family

Easter is a time for joy, celebration, family gatherings and of course, pierogis! If you live in Buffalo, you absolutely know what a pierogi is. If you’re not a Buffalonian (or Polish) let me introduce you. It’s a polish staple…no, a polish delicacy. They are half-moon shaped dough dumplings stuffed to the brim with (usually)…

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What makes a good workspace? Step inside our dream office plans.

What makes an office inspiring to work in, full of focus and a dream to spend time in? In this post I’m going to breakdown the though the considerations I made when designing our office that might help you, too! Start fresh Ducks and golf gear and beer. Oh my! The wallpaper in our office…

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Buffalo Homeshow Weekend One Success + Coupon for Weekend Two

Weekend one of the Buffalo Homeshow was a blast with so much to see and do! Find out more and get a coupon for the next weekend of the Homeshow.

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Our New Haus: Inviting the “Beauty and the Beast” Dining Room into 2023

Jackie from haus2home invites you to see a preview of the plans for the dining room.

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Special things are happening! Come along with us for the exciting ride.

We have a big announcement to make here at haus2home.

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The Perfect Big Girl Room Reveal, Complete with Disney Princess Décor

It seems like yesterday I was planning our nature neutral nursery not knowing if we were having a boy or a girl. Spoiler alert if you’re new here…it was a girl! Now that baby number two is here and has taken over the nursery, it’s time to shake things up. I didn’t tell her when…

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Painting a Fence in Under Two Hours with the Help of the Wagner FLEXiO 890

Luckily, because of my friends over at Wagner Tools, spending hours upon hours to paint my fence was not the case! They saved the day when they sent me the Wagner FLEXiO 890 Paint Sprayer.

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Support Habitat for Humanity at the Buffalo ReStore DIY Contest

Guys.  I’m not going to lie, I’m REALLY excited.  In just a few weeks the Buffalo Restore DIY Contest and Auction will take place and ALL the proceeds go towards the Habitat for Humanity of Buffalo. Here’s how it works… Fellow DIYers (like yours truly!) have been picking up furniture and supplies this summer, working hard…

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Attend the HGTV Magazine 3rd Annual Blogger Block Party Event!

FTC Disclosure: Thank you to HGTV magazine for sponsoring this post! I received product for my time in developing this post. All opinions are my own. Are you a fellow lifestyle blogger, DIYer, designer or style rockstar who would love to participate in an event where you can learn from the pros, network with fellow…

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Creating Original American Flag Art

The fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays and its almost here! So before the fireworks and the cookouts commence, I’m taking a moment and remember how lucky I am to be an American! In honor of celebrating our nations birth, I decided to make some original American flag art and share the tutorial with…

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PVC and A Bedsheet: Transforming your Backyard to Outdoor Movie Central

Thank you to Uncle Bob’s Self Storage for sponsoring this blog post! The opinions I shared and materials I used are my own. How does watching a movie under the stars sound to you? Mosey on over to the Uncle Bob’s Self Storage blog to learn how to make your own outdoor movie screen using…

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Easter Tablescape

As many of you know, I’m pretty much OBSESSED with decorating my dining room table in different ways with each season/holiday. I find it to be a fun way of making the home feel festive without spending too much time while doing so. Here’s a look at what I came up with for my Easter…

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Save money, the landfill and your face: DIY reusable makeup remover pads

I’m always looking for additional ways to be green.  I decided in 2016 I would work on specifically reducing the amount of disposable care/home products I use.  For example things like cotton balls, paper towels, and MAKEUP REMOVER PADS!  Why am I yelling MAKEUP REMOVER PADS you ask?  Because today I’m going to show you…

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Ombre Ornaments: Using Krylon Paint

FTC disclosure: Krylon paint provided the materials for this post. The opinions I shared about using the discussed materials are my own. For this project, Krylon asked me to prepare Ornaments for their display at the Craft and Hobby Association booth at the national show taking place this past week! The goal was to take clear…

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Shopping Local to Create Upcycled Home Decor

FTC disclosure: Valu Home Centers sponsored this blog post. The opinions I shared about shopping at these locations below and using the discussed materials are my own. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Shopping local to create upcycled home decor is a win-win-win situation; the local shops get your business, you get…

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    Christmas Decor

I must share with you my secret.  I, Jackie Hausler, am a Christmas elf.  That’s right.  You’re hearing it here first, folks. Growing up, my mom decked the halls like no other mother.  She instilled in me the importance of going all out when it comes to Christmas decor and, I, of course have to…

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Custom Dining Room Table in the Making: Assembly and staining

We’re back to update you with another post about our dining room table that we’re making with the help of Tom’s grandpa.  If you didn’t get a chance to check out the first post, here it is! Grandpa did a ton of work on the table, and so we headed out on a beautiful fall…

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Friendsgiving Decor

Some of our best of friends are coming into town to Buffalo from Florida and Rochester and we decided to host a Friendsgiving feast in their honor!  In addition to us being SUPER excited to spend time with them, this also means two things: 1- I get to go onto Pinterest and find yummy recipes…

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Custom Dining Room Table in the Making: Prepping and Staining

Ever since we moved into our home in 2011, we have wanted the Benchwright Pottery Barn dining room table.  I will let you take a moment to bask in its beauty! As much as we loved and longed for it, it just simply wasn’t in the budget. So, I went on Pinterest to search for…

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DIY wood wall decor

How I made my own DIY wood wall decor for $7.

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