Category: Decor

Current obsession: our DIY kitchen stools

I’m starting to figure out that for each season of parenthood, there is a piece of furniture you will toss and later regret. When our son was a baby, we scrapped our glass (potentially deadly) coffee table. When he turned one, we realized we… Continue Reading “Current obsession: our DIY kitchen stools”

The messy kitchen sink solution

One of my “must-haves” when we bought our house was a window over the kitchen sink. I’d spent years staring straight into cabinet doors in our apartment and our condo, and I wanted a VIEW! I wanted to see something while I was stuck… Continue Reading “The messy kitchen sink solution”

Windsor chair makeover

Believe it or not, this was a project three years in the making — and the results aren’t even that impressive! A family friend gifted us their old dining room table, chairs and hutch when we moved into our house four years ago. It… Continue Reading “Windsor chair makeover”

DIY wall art from baby shoes

DIY wall art from baby shoes {Heather's Handmade Life}

When our son was a baby, he pretty much had one pairs of shoes at any given time. They were all bland combinations of navy blue, light blue, and grey — and when he outgrew a pair, we bought a larger pair that looked… Continue Reading “DIY wall art from baby shoes”

DIY upholstered headboard

If there’s one thing you should know about upholstery foam, it’s this — it’s crazy expensive. Like, honestly, it’s so much more expensive than you think. I’d been wanting to make an upholstered headboard for years now, but every bed in our house had… Continue Reading “DIY upholstered headboard”