DIY

The first time I saw a live edge table, it was instant love.  I had. to. have one.  They are hard to find, and when I did, I nearly fainted…

Something is missing from the living room… Months after spending 3 days re-uplolstering and restoring an antique settee, it just wasn’t love.  It made for a difficult decision, but sometimes,…

Since I had quite a few questions on my painted hardware project (which turned out great), I thought I’d try it again on something we are looking to replace anyway so…

I had this question recently and thought it was a great one.  One of my favorite pieces of furniture is an antique buffet/bar cabinet that we painted white.  At some…

Any other parents out there still adjusting to managing an entire family’s life schedule instead of just your own?  Yep, we’ve got that. It drives Jason crazy when ideas/plans/schedules reside…

Source List: Mini Kreg Jig or Regular Kreg Jig | 1″ x 2″ Lumber While fixing up some old furniture including the dresser for my little one’s room and an armoire…

I love antique furniture, craigslist finds, thrift store treasures… especially at a huge bargain. Often, the bargain comes at the price of a bit of time to transform a piece…

This is the kind of thing that makes me crazy.  It’s super difficult to keep organized and tidy because you have to take most of the drawer out to do…

Wow, it’s October already?  How time flies when you’re not a kid… Since it’s now definitely October, we’re busy planning festive activities like our annual visit to the pumpkin patch…

Way back at some point in our pre-parenthood lives (2008, maybe?), we bought a patio umbrella that lacked a little pizzaz.  Our patio table was one of our favorite relaxation…

Remember that backyard with the tiny little lawn that we used to have?  It was great for a tiny slide and a tiny dogs or two. However, we needed a…

We’ve been super-busy outside and I finally have some photos to show! One of the first items we tackled was this very large-and-in-charge Yellow Bell bush that had gotten a…

Now my study is really starting to look like a multi-purpose office/hobby room/mom-cave with the addition of some new “art”. The guitars are now safely up and out of the…

This is so simple that it’s almost irritating. I needed a solution to storing my boots properly that wasn’t leaning them up against the wall – because that doesn’t really…

We just had our annual family photos taken and when the photographer suggested that each of the 4 of us hold a letter spelling “love”, I couldn’t just buy simple…