Category: DIY
Build your own slide-out pantry
You never hear anyone say “Oh, I have so much cabinet space, and I really don’t know what to do with these empty drawers.” That’s because canned goods multiply when we’re not looking, and packages of spaghetti are procreating faster than we can go… Continue Reading “Build your own slide-out pantry”
Disappearing farmhouse benches
Every fall and spring, there’s a special week when you can score free furniture. Sure, it’s from the curb, but sometimes you can get great pieces from people who don’t want to bother trying to sell it. I’ve mentioned before how we went years… Continue Reading “Disappearing farmhouse benches”
Confessions of a Pinterest Mom
My children are the ones showing up in outfits I lovingly sewed for them. They eat pancakes shaped like dragons and sandwiches cut into smiley faces. They play outside in playhouses we built and painted, and take baths with glow-sticks and homemade body paint.… Continue Reading “Confessions of a Pinterest Mom”
DIY family command centre
Life changes, and sometimes that means your decor needs to change with it. We used to have a family “art gallery”on the main wall in our kitchen and we’d hang up the kids’ paintings and drawings — occasionally a worksheet from preschool. But we… Continue Reading “DIY family command centre”
Building a huge L-shaped desk
When you’re buried in surface clutter, sometimes one desk is better than two. My office used to have a small kidney-shaped desk ($60 from the office supply store) and an art desk in the corner for crafting and sewing. It seemed like the perfect… Continue Reading “Building a huge L-shaped desk”
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