Category: Woodworking

DIY cutlery divider from scrap wood

I’d tried to organize our cutlery drawer with white plastic dividers of different sizes, but it wasn’t anything special. Everything still slid around and it was hard to reach the items at the back. (Have I lost you yet? Is it just the people… Continue Reading “DIY cutlery divider from scrap wood”

DIY floating makeup table, revamped chair

When we were planning our daughter’s bedroom makeover, most of the discussions centred around the huge loft bed we were building. But our daughter was even more excited about adding something else: a ‘real’ makeup table. Did I mention she’s four years old!? She’s… Continue Reading “DIY floating makeup table, revamped chair”

DIY loft bed, playhouse and reading nook

DIY loft bed, play area + reading nook {Heather's Handmade Life}

When we built our daughter’s canopy bed, we never thought we’d be trading it for a loft bed. We loved her cheerful rainbow bedroom, but it was utterly chaotic, cramped and cluttered. It also had barely changed since I was pregnant with her, so she… Continue Reading “DIY loft bed, playhouse and reading nook”

DIY Lego countertops

We built our son a Lego table a few years back. It was simple enough, with a single shelf to hold a plastic storage bin with all of his pieces. But do you know what happens when a child continues to want nothing but… Continue Reading “DIY Lego countertops”

Whimsical DIY shelves from end tables

We’ve been working on a sky-high loft bed as part of our four-year-old daughter’s bedroom makeover, and that meant there were two pieces of furniture she definitely didn’t need anymore: her two nightstands. I mean, unless we wanted to hang them from the ceiling?… Continue Reading “Whimsical DIY shelves from end tables”