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 didn't actually mean to keep this whole week of posts so holiday-decor-centric... I do have new non-festive projects in the works, I'm just getting a little held up by …
Last year, I gave a mini overview of all of the ornaments I had accumulated over the year (you can read that post here). Keeping in tradition, I'm happy to …
Yes, I came back for a second quickie post this afternoon, just to notate that I crossed another little thing off my November To-Do list. Wham, bam, that list owns me …
Learning how to make my own custom mats for framed photos, prints, and Anthropologie catalogs has been on my to-do list for a long time. I've tried many-a-different DIY technique using scrap …
Yes, everything on my Pinterest "visual happiness" board makes me happy (see the whole she-bang here). I'm actually giddy just looking at this screen shot (shucks, mittens? Rainbow dresser? Those …
Alternate post titles: Black Walnut is Bitchin'. or Buh-bye Shoe Rack End Table. There's not actually going to be a lot of interpretative dancing, unless you bribe me with cold, hard …
Naked pillows, no more. They're dressed to impress. At least I think so. I had some leftover scraps from my gray felt ottoman project, and in that waste-not-slash-I'm-sorta-cheap mentality, I put …
Not-so-fun factoid: I'm using a shoe rack as an end table. Yes, it's weird, but resourceful. Not sophisticated, though, I'm aware. Give me a minute to explain myself. It's one of …
Enamored by the eco-simplicity of these cardboard pendant lampshades, I snapped a photo when I was in Anthropologie earlier this year. Covertly. From under wing. The pendants they had for sale …
Boo. Last week we carved pumpkins, baked seeds, and bought candy. That's the extent of my Halloween prep, unless you count accidentally making murder candles. I'm excited for winter, snow, maybe some …
For no real reason, I spent an hour reorganizing the books on my living room IKEA EXPEDIT bookshelf. Book chaos was transformed from this (photo taken last June): To this: Notice anything? …
I had a fun idea for home decor. But it didn't go so well. Want to see anyways? Here are the facts, Jack: I collect candles from garage sales. Even if they've …
This artwork has hung in the basement since Pete moved it in from his apartment in April. It's a decent quality canvas, although I'll use the term canvas loosely because …
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 …
The votes rolled in, were tallied, and... I still went with my gut. When I started looking online for fabrics to cover the ottomans, I fell in love with this pretty, watercolor-esque …
The ottoman framework I showed you yesterday was seriously kicking butt. I had already been testing the set of three out for a day or two while writing and editing …
I. Spy. Decor. I set out with a new project in mind last week, one inspired purely by a collection of ottomans I loved at Anthropologie. In person, I very sneakily …
Even with all of the projects that I finish in any given month, there are still a lot of things that I've been meaning to get started on. I've added …
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!
