Hanging A Pegboard In A Basement Workshop
So I finally finished decking out the other half of my Instagram-arted basement pegboard. Yup, I added a little makeshift shelf that I prim…
Second House Ideas and Projects
Here's how we updated and transformed our second house with DIY projects and a lot of sweat equity! Check out all of the before and after pictures and project tutorials so you can whip up your own room makeovers.
A Big Girl Bedroom With A Daybed & A Secondhand Dresser
A dove and a moose walk into a bar. Just kidding, not a bar. That’s not kid-room appropriate. How about a dove and a moose walk onto a play…
Two Fun Ways To Use Instagram Photos
What’s better than one fast and easy project with family photos? How about thirty. Just kidding. How about two. Cool? Let’s do this. First …
Cutting Down A Table To Make A Kids Table
The walls of the kid’s big girl room are dry and the few items of furniture that we have (mainly just a daybed, an old side table, and two …
The Slow Journey From Junk Room To Playroom
About a month ago we were walking around the park and the kid pointed to a dogwood tree and said “wow, that’s a big big tree in a big big w…
Adding Storage With An Ikea Expedit Bookshelf
We’re trying to redo the sunroom on a budget using as much that we already have as we can (since we have other projects like the kid’s big …
Whole House Color Palette
Q: Hi guys! I was snooping around your blog to try and find a floor plan of your new home with the colors you used for each room (like you …
How To Make Wood Frames For Large Art Or Posters
This is it. My most favoritest art ever. Yes I know that’s a big statement. A big statement with a non-word, at that. But it’s all deserved…
How To Clean And Restore Old Wood Furniture
Alternate punny post title: Some Midcentury Microdermabrasion. Ok, so yesterday John explained how we hunted down an old thrift store table…
Thrift Store Find: A Dresser We’ll Make Into A Media Cabinet
We’ve been on the hunt for a new media console for our living room since, well, as long as we’ve lived here almost. That “hunt” is mostly d…
Lighting Line With Shades Of Light
Let’s talk about some Shady Business. You know the $herdog in me wanted to make that title a Slim Shady reference, right? Anyway, we’ve act…
Holiday Hosting Tips
You’re cordially invited to our first ever Christmas dinner! There were 15 people here in total (and 4 of them were under the age of four) …