How To Build A Privacy Trellis
BRB, just changing the name of this blog to “Solving Problems With Plants.” And I know we promised a huge pool post, but the pool is still …
Decorating and DIY Project Journal
Older decorating tutorials, paint projects, furniture ideas, and house updates from the Objectales archive.
Hiding Ugly Utility Boxes With A DIY Shelf
When we shared pictures of our front porch last fall, we said that our decorating strategy out here was basically “plants and more plants.”…
How To Strip A Deck For Stain
When we bought our house, the deck was in ROUGH shape. Before we could revive it with a fresh coat of stain, we had to strip off the old st…
10 Easy Shed Storage Ideas
We recently added several DIY organization solutions in our new shed – all of which we completed in just one weekend! So today we’re going …
Using Ikea Pax Wardrobes To Make A Closet
Long story short, instead of having 8 doors that lead outside in our bedroom (yes, we really had that many), we now have 6. And spoiler ale…
How To Make Built-In Cabinets
There’s no better kind of storage than built-in storage, especially when you can integrate it with the architecture of a space. So when we …
How To Make DIY Floating Shelves
We’ve done tons of DIY shelving projects in our homes, but these simple floating shelves in our bonus room are some of our favorites. We lo…
How To Make A Cozy Fire Pit Area
We’ve been enjoying this fire pit hangout spot for months now, but it hasn’t been on the blog… until today. This is basically a lesson in h…
How To Hang An Outdoor Daybed (On Video!)
Last week we shared how we built the DIY outdoor hanging daybed that we installed on our front porch. And as promised, I’m back to share ho…
How To Build A Hanging Daybed
Back in October we mentioned our plans to add a hanging daybed to the covered portion of our front porch and our entire family couldn’t be …
How To Install A Toilet
Maybe you have an old green toilet like we inherited with our home. Maybe you’re upgrading to a low flow throne. Maybe you’re going for a t…
A Loveseat For The Sitting Room
A bunch of you got a sneak peek at this change thanks to Instagram Stories right after the holidays, but here’s a quick update about the ne…