How To Turn Side Tables Into Upholstered Benches
Here’s a tale I’ve been dying to tell for a while, but now that we actually got it done (this has been done in my head for over a year), we…
Furniture & Building Ideas and Projects
Check out a ton of furniture upgrades and tips for things like Ikea hacks and other simple projects to update your home on a budget. Find detailed instructions for building stuff and making your space more organized and upgraded.
How To Make A Kids Train Board
All aboard! (Can I get a choo choo?) As promised via our little Instagram/Facebook sneak peek yesterday, here’s the story of how we made a …
How To Build A Deck
The deck is officially done. Sound the celebratory cowbells! I actually finished it on Friday and we’ve spent the last few days crossing al…
How To Turn A Basket Into A Pendant Light
This is the story of making an old basket into a pendant light using just this $10 thrift store basket that we found along with two other s…
The Process Of Building A Deck
When we last left off in our deck saga, our hero (that’s me in this case) was avoiding battling the heat as he tediously valiantly drilled …
How To Add The Joists To Build A Deck
Alternate punny post title: Joist to the world. (I’ll pause while you golf clap) Good news! My dad made it back from my grandma’s house in …
Building Deck Posts, Notches, & Frogs
With my deck holes dug and officially blessed by the county inspection office it was now time to – well – fill them in. There must be some …
Failing The Inspection To Build A Deck
If at first you don’t succeed… dig more holes. At least, that’s what was on my agenda after failing our first deck footing inspection (this…
Building A Frame To Make A DIY Upholstered Headboard
We owe you a huge post about all things Haven/ATL, but we’re actually driving home today (after crashing a bunch of awesome houses, doing a…
Cutting The Posts Off Our Canopy Bed
Yup, we finally gave Ed a little haircut. For over a year and a half we tried to work with the posts on Ed the bed, but the realization tha…
How To Gather Materials To Build A Deck
Good news: we made progress on deck building. Huzzah! Bad news: we didn’t make as much as we’d hoped. Harumph. I’m kind of having flashback…
Getting A Permit To Build A Deck
Permission accomplished! Wait, before we get to the deck/permit stuff that this post is really about, we wanted to mention that we keep hea…