I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle.
You can find me writing for Home Living Handbook, HGTV.com, and a handful of other websites. Follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
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I've been scheming a bedroom update for awhile, a concept to expand upon the shiplap wall and add a more defined headboard accent. (UPDATE: You can jump to the finished, …
You haven't seen the guest room in awhile. As in, I haven't wanted you to see the guest room in awhile. It's a dumping ground for all things bathroom-renovation-related, from power …
It's more than kind of a shame that my necklaces have been stored in a tangled knot since the summer when I removed the hooks that they were organized on …
Regardless of whether we were just obligated to make some New Year's Resolution pow-wow, I'm still trying to make small goals for myself each month (like I did in October …
Last week I began experimenting with the interior of my closet. I planned a DIY ikat pattern that wouldn't require the use of a stencil, and would be totally f-r-e-e …
Ever attempt painting an ikat pattern? Call a girl crazy for undertaking an ornate painting project on the rarely seen inside of her closet, but it seemed like a fun place to …
Long overdue since I lowered my box spring straight to the ground in July, I finally cleaned up the look of my bed by creating a custom wrap for it. …
It's a guest room miracle. With a little inspiration, I completely overhauled an old bedroom dresser that I've moved from apartment-to-apartment-to-apartment-to-apartment-to-house (no exaggeration). See how I took this totally f-r-e-e piece of …
I finished up a short list of small projects this month - ones that wouldn't actually prompt an independent post, but definitely make me want to pat myself on the back. After …
Not terribly long after I launched Merrypad, I posted about my then-current paint palette. That graphic looked something like this: But in the last year, likely because I was challenging myself with …
I set out with a mission to finish the bedroom curtain project pronto because taping the curtains in place wasn't working. I couldn't have the blue painters tape releasing, dropping …
Back when I had begun to envision how my room would look with its new full-blown wooden headboard, I had also considered anchoring the bed beneath the window with simple …
The IKEA duvet cover I bought a few years ago is admittedly not high quality. It's cute though; white, with a pleated detailing across the top that takes it just …
Editor Update: IKEA has recalled its KULLEN and MALM chests and dressers, among other products. Since writing this tutorial, I returned the set shown here for nearly $300 – and …
Yeeeehah, I'm bubbling stained shipboard wall happies. (If you're just arriving, see how I installed that pine shiplap paneling, and how I stained it. Also – I think you'll like how …
"Make it work, staining-newbie." Obviously, no. Not really. But there was a time during this whole staining-the-shiplap project that I needed the encouragement and perspective of a Tim Gunn. Or Emily …
The shiplap whipped me into ship-shape and shipped the bedroom off to have a whole new look and feel. Shippy! Not really in a boat-y or cruise ship sense... my bedroom …
If you missed yesterday's post on headboard inspiration and planning, know that I've leaned away from having a formal headboard in our master bedroom, instead pushing towards overhauling the whole …
We've officially lived with the floored queen bed for one full month. And still love it. Somehow, even though it's a bigger bed, moving it 3 feet to the left …
I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle. Follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I love notes.
You can find me writing for Home Living Handbook, HGTV.com, and a handful of other websites.
Thanks for visiting!
