Building Life Together One DIY at a Time
No, Really. I'm posting this. Like, a year late. #SorryNotSorry Once Upon a time I shared that we were going to upgrade our desk space. Lets look at where we were then: Not a terrible space at all really. But... not as functional as it could be. And most certainly not very pretty. Here were… Continue reading Journey to a new Desk
So, we're slim on posts for 2014. And we're nearly out of days in 2014. OOPS. Point being, it's likely not too hard to scan back to our post about 2014 Resolutions. You'll note #3 on the list of goals for our home for this year... Create a balance between workspace and dressing space. I’m… Continue reading Visual Closet Sollution
Using chalk paint to cover an old metal printer stand and make it a popping color and fun piece for any office
About a month ago Pittsburgh hosted the annual home show. Ordinarily, as we aren't technically home-owners (renters unite!) we usually skip it, but we managed to get our hands on some free tickets and figured, why not? We slip in late morning, and one of the first things we encounter is a lady with a… Continue reading Home Show-Offs ~ Inexpensive Art
So we shared last week about how I spiffed up the hall closet to make it my own. Well, I forgot to share the right side of the closet, where yes, we still keep our pantry goods. Down there on the bottom we have a handy stool to make it easier to quickly get to… Continue reading Adding Pantry to the Closet
So I left you the other day with my closet half-done with a fun chevron carpet on the floor and not much else. Not bad, but a fun floor covering does not a closet make. So I needed handy means of storing both random assortments of things as well as clothes and shoes. Of course… Continue reading Creating an Organized, Cute Closet
So we already covered how I found a sweet old dresser on Craigslist and adopted it. I gave her a little TLC, paint, and glue to bring her back to her glory. Then I started to show you how I moved into this little corner by unveiling a hipster little fix I created to store… Continue reading Dresser Details
So, now that I have a dresser to stow my clothes, I get to actually fill it with my things! But what about ontop? For things like jewelry and accessories? Previously, I used command hooks straight on my mirror. Which looked like crap. Then I found a pair of tea cup hooks. They're great! Shiny… Continue reading DIY Tree Branch Jewelry Hanger
So, moving. Long distances. The biggest decision you have to make - do I bring it all? With every move you'd be wise to downsize somewhat, but what about the big stuff? Like furniture? My goal when moving from DC to Pittsburgh was to do it all in the back of my compact SUV and… Continue reading Dressers, the Anti-Nomadic Furniture
So today I was reading through one of my favorite blogs, Sew Woodsy, about their hysterical search for ticks, and the crash of their headboard. (Seriously, stop over and give it a read. Too funny!) I sent them a link to our own headboard project to illustrate how we hung our headboard as ours is… Continue reading A Little Bedroom Evolution
So, like I mentioned, this week I am off and away in the UK (then Paris!) to visit a dear friend who's expecting her first little girl in July! (If your comments don't appear, that's because nobody's home to approve them. They'll show up when I return!)So what better way to celebrate such a trip… Continue reading London Calling
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!
For the longest time I have been on the hunt for one thing. A tray. I know, I know, I have a ZILLION trays, what do I need another one for? I get it, I get it, there are a LOT of trays featured here. But there's a special one I've been on the hunt… Continue reading Styled Containment of Dresser Clutter
Yesterday we slapped some drawer liners in the old RASTafari nightstand and re-organized to make early-morning blind searches much easier. Now that the insides are spruced, it's high time to dress up the top a bit, and make it look a little more grown up. The artwork that has been on display since we unveiled… Continue reading Some RASTafari Re-styling
If you've been following along, you'll know we lovingly refer to our nightstand as RASTafari as it was built from an ikea hack using the RAST. Once we finished the outside, we just sorta tossed some things into it and left it alone. I had always planned to line the drawers with some pretty paper… Continue reading Some RASTafari Re-Organizing
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