Building Life Together One DIY at a Time
I don't know about where you live, but this past weekend Pittsburgh was a true delight with temperatures creeping on 70 degrees! Though we had our Saturday filled with adventures at Ikea's BYOF event (more on that later this week!), Sunday was spent enjoying the warmer weather in the city, complete with a picnic dinner… Continue reading Welcoming Spring
We've mentioned it before when talking about our new wall mounted cutting board, or when we added the new spice rack. We just don't have a lot of space in our kitchen. Having space on the counter for a nice paper towel holder just isn't an option. (Which is a shame since my Dad made… Continue reading Scrap-wood Paper Towel holder
Monday we unveiled our updated bedroom with a new pop color, Kermit Green. And you may have noticed the new artwork above the bed. Let's take a closer look. Oops! Forgot I wrapped it! As it had sentimental meaning, I actually made it specifically for Bill for Valentine's day. Let's let him open it first.… Continue reading Showing the Love ~ Inexpensive Art
Earlier this month we shared some simple updates we did with our little RASTafari hack including some simple organizing as well as a re-styling. If you read carefully, there was a teaser about coming updates to our Pittsburgh bedroom. Well it's FINALLY time to share them with you! Fortunately, Kermit approves of the changes. You… Continue reading It All Started with a Lamp ~ Or, the Bedroom Revamp!
Who doesn't love a good deal, amirite? Well, when I found this convex mirror in the back of the DC area West Elm, I HAD to buy it - at only $9! It had been in a display so it was 'used' and marked down $20! So I've been trying to figure out where to… Continue reading Bubble Wall
This one is ultra simple. And if you're a catalog hoarder, should be free for you too. Yes, that is the Christmas 2012 Crate&Barrel catalog. In the drinkware section there's this handy guide to different types of beers. Grab your favorite empty frame... ...Get to taping.... ...and there you have it! Now go hang it… Continue reading The Beer Diagram ~ Inexpensive Art
We've mentioned before how small our kitchen is and how verrry little space we have to work with. We even showed you the whole of our counter space just last week when revealing our new gilded spice rack. Right there. Next to the sink. That little itty bitty space is the entirety of our counter… Continue reading Kitchen Wings
Just a few months ago, we shared with you a handy little project where we put some baskets into our kitchen cabinet doors to store our spices and recapture space. It was a pretty good idea. The trouble was, we went the dollar store route to try and keep the overall cost low - a… Continue reading Spice Rack Re-boot – Got Gold?
We haven't talked that much about our Bathroom. I recently showed you a peek of mine in DC when revealing my closet clean-up skills last week. But the only glimpse you've gotten of the water closet in Pittsburgh was when I showed you our first B&B artwork. Surprisingly, the room has 3 other walls you… Continue reading A Little Bathroom Beautification for Book Project Bonanza Vol. 2!
One of the goals we've set around here is to dress up our walls more. So lets get started! Yup, that's the December 2012 issue of Real Simple magazine. And those are some simple frames leftover from my college-posters-look-classy-in-cheap-frames days. They aren't fancy frames, but their simplicity means they're easier to clean with a quick… Continue reading Inexpensive Art ~ Yummy Kitchen Frames
As promised, here is your view of the other side of our living room, all decked out for Christmas. There's a slight seaside vibe with the use of a few starfish and seashells tucked in with the frames. And the cute little trees distributed throughout are all ReStore finds. Of course we had to use… Continue reading Seaside Christmas in Pittsburgh ~ Part Deux
Yup, I've jumped on yet another DIY bandwagon - the COVER EVERYTHING IN SWEATERS! wagon. Only, I'm drawing the line. Soft fuzzy cozy sweater pillows? Sure! ....but why does my flower vase need to be cozy? It doesn't. But I found this super comfy sweater for under $4 at Goodwill and thought it would be… Continue reading Our Pillows Got Cold, So I Made Them Sweaters
Ever home has them. Wall zits. Or, like normal people call them, outlets, vents, radiators, light switches. These necessary things in our homes that are not always well placed, or pretty. The apartment is also a victim of these wall crimes. See for yourself. In trying to create a little drop zone using the antique… Continue reading Dressing Up the Intercom
'I vowed to join the Dare to DIY challenge, and the DIY part wasn't really the challenge. The hardest part was resisting the urge to skip Thanksgiving and move right on to Christmas! So here's what I came up with for our little slice of this world to celebrate what we are thankful for. Yup,… Continue reading Easy Thanksgiving Decor
As first highlighted in this post about our choice of photo ledges, Bill and I decided to create some artwork that would be a nod to where we're each (PROUDLY) from, and of course where we first met. And since this is our Anniversary Week, I thought I'd keep the love flowing and show you… Continue reading Geographically Challenged ~ Inexpensive Art
B & B Build A Life 