How To Hang Ikea Cabinets
This post was shaping up to be a weird one (well, weirder than our baseline weird). We were simultaneously trying to hang Ikea cabinets in …
Decorating and DIY Project Journal
Older decorating tutorials, paint projects, furniture ideas, and house updates from the Objectales archive.
Things That Didn’t Work Like I Thought They Would
Cabinet hanging continues in the laundry room (details tomorrow!) so since yesterday’s post had a giveaway worked into it (we can’t believe…
Survey Says…?
***UPDATE: We’re sending out a giant thank you to the 30,000+ respondents to our survey! We’ve selected a random winner of the $500 West El…
Installing Porcelain Tile In The Laundry Room
A newly tiled floor in a new room of the house is almost enough to give me jazz hands (a York peppermint patty is enough to give the studio…
More Tile, Room Plans, & A New Door
Back to THE ROOM THAT DIDN’T EXIST A FEW WEEKS AGO. Pardon my type-screaming, but it doesn’t get much more exciting than that in my world. …
Fab Freebie: Get The ‘Facts
If you’ve ever strolled through Carytown in Richmond, you’ve hopefully hit up Modern Artifacts – a cool corner shop stocked with handmade g…
How To Pick The Best Curtain Color
As our laundry room adventures continue (priming, painting, and tile prep are in progress!) I thought it might be fun to share some virtual…
How To Tape, Mud, And Sand Drywall
Over the weekend we wrapped up our how to hang drywall adventures in the laundry room. It was a humbling experience, but we’re feeling noth…
How To Insulate Walls
Drywall mudding and taping in the laundry room is going (I think) well. We’re two coats in and past our first bout of sanding (we tried wet…
Fab Freebie: Mow Money, Mow Problems
Got mower problems? Well, this week you could up your outdoor tool game and win over $1,400 in outdoor equipment from Husqvarna. Someone’s …
Finishing The Office Makeover
Our office continues to creep towards the finish line (tortoise style) with the addition of an overhead light… … and new desk chairs. You m…
How To Hang Drywall By Yourself
Installing drywall doesn’t have to be intimidating and, in fact, you can do it all by yourself! I was able to do our entire laundry room (i…