Hi, I'm Casey

When I became a homeowner for the first time, I had no idea what I was doing. My dad wasn't handy. My husband wasn't handy. Like so many homeowners, I was figuring things out as I went.

Thankfully, I've always believed that everything is figureoutable. If someone else can learn how to do something, why can't I?

Before launching The DIY Playbook, I spent a decade working in television news. I produced a DIY show called Weekend Workbench, where I learned from skilled tradespeople as they walked viewers through home improvement projects and repairs. I watched experts break complicated tasks into simple steps—and I realized that most homeownership skills aren't magic. Someone simply has to teach them.

When I started sharing projects online, I noticed a gap in the home improvement world. Women wanted to learn. But too often, the information felt intimidating, overly technical, or delivered in a way that made people feel bad for not already knowing the answer.

I wanted to create something different.

No gatekeeping. No judgment. No mansplaining.

Just practical information, explained in a way that feels approachable, encouraging, and realistic.

For the past 14 years, I've shared tutorials, renovation tips, and home maintenance tips with a community of more than 1 million homeowners. Along the way, one question kept coming up:

"Can you just tell me what I need to do and when?"

That question eventually became Your Home Playbook—the book I wish someone had handed me when I got my first set of house keys.

These days, I live in a 100-year-old Chicago home with my husband and our two kids, where I'm still learning right alongside my readers, one project at a time.

But here's something important to know: I'm not a contractor, electrician, or plumber.

I'm self-taught.