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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Once I began jamming on the shaggy bear rug, I felt pretty good about locking down on a color for the wooden filing cabinets that I brought home a few …
I spent another 9 hours laboring on the bear rug over the last 7 days (if not for holiday wrapping and cookie baking, it probably would have been more). This …
The empty frame in the new office gallery wasn't ignored for long. I had a little design in mind to try, and because it would be totally f-r-e-e with unused materials …
OK, truth: I made the mittens you're about to see for myself and no one but myself. They're not going in anyone's stocking. But they were were fun to make …
Rawr. The bear rug is progressing, but slowly. This is my official 1-week update. 12.5 hours invested. 4 yards of fabric used (I just had to buy more over the weekend). My …
I resurrected one of the last issues of ReadyMade (RIP) and flipped to this tutorial on using potting tiny pines for holiday decor. I liked their idea, although I didn't …
Goodbye fluorescent kitchen light, hello new IKEA pendant. For an inexpensive upgrade (it only cost $30), it makes a world of a difference and brings me one step closer to …
Quickly launching ourselves into the winter and holiday season, I've been working on a few modest home projects over the last few weeks that improve the space but don't necessary …
It hadn't occured to me when I brought home my mini-tree that I didn't have an official tree topper. As in, I've never had one. I do recall that a …
My big Black Friday goal was to find a set of matching 5x7' area rugs for the carpet-less office (with free shipping, if I could be so lucky). But I …
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 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 …
When I saw that Zanne had posted photos of marshmallows that she and her daughter made, I knew we had to try them ourselves. This time of the year, I'm thinking …
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 …
It's a great idea to have a portable paint palette on hand when you're shopping for new decor and accessories, but not a concept I had considered in depth. Beyond …
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. …
Those filing cabinets that I scored for $5 at a yard sale are improving. Spiffy. The big plan was to have them fully painted by this point; what you're seeing up …
Another chip off the November To-Do List, I made that dog a new bed. The last one looked like it had vomited itself up, and it was time for it to …
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!
