meet andi
Hi! I am Andi of The Simply Distressed. I am a 35 year old mom to three kiddos and two fur babies. Since having our oldest daughter, I have worked from home as an online high school math teacher. I have always had a love for distressed furniture, taking something old/new and transforming it to my liking. Ever since purchasing our first house and working from home, my love for distressing and home projects has grown. I am married to my best friend who is used to the constant change.
In addition to my love for DIY, spending time with my awesome family is top of the list. I also love to workout, have a major addiction to coffee and genuinely love what I do.
my style
do what makes you happy
"Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up."
~Brene Brown
I’ve been doing projects since I was a kid. We were always on a budget so we would come up with creative ways to freshen up older pieces.
Fast forward to being an adult…when my husband and I first got married, we were in a similar situation. We were on a strict budget and at the beginning of our careers. I was teaching and needed a stress reliever so I would come home after work and fix up pieces of furniture we already had. Instead of buying new things, I just made the things we already had better.
When we bought our first home, a fixer upper, my love for projects and DIY flourished. I was pregnant with our first. Once she was born, I began working from home. And I needed a creative outlet.
In 2017, The Simply Distressed was created as a blog centered around sharing all our home projects. Over the years, it has developed into sharing all the aspects of our life, from our DIY projects to our every day living.
