I’m Emily, and this is my house.

I’m a DIYer and home improvement novice working my way through practical projects in the interest of making my own little house the perfect space. With the help of my boyfriend Pete, I’m embracing the benefits of living a very merry DIY lifestyle.

Merrypad the blog is a diary of home improvement and life’s happenings.

It only seems natural that my career would be progressing as it has been; I grew up in rural Western NY with parents determined to make their little ranch farmhouse customized to their dreams, so I was exposed to home renovation at a young age. After obtaining my BBA in Marketing and advancing the size of my cubicle for 5 years, I’m pursuing a new path filled with home-appeal, reclaimed happiness, and am determined to tell a story about how one man’s burn pile is another man’s treasure. Join me.