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
In preparation for my move to Pittsburgh, I was slowly creating ways to maximize storage in the apartment, so that when I got here I’d have places for my things too. One of the areas of the apartment that has (mostly) become mine is the hall closet. I’ll have pictures later as there are LOTS… Continue reading Ikea Inspired Coat Cubby
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
While on one of her near-daily trips to Target, Beth sent me this: Oh boy. Here goes. So this project seemed to require a thicker block of wood than anything I had laying around. A fortuitous trip to the ReStore allowed me to pick up a ~4 foot long piece of hardwood of some sort. … Continue reading A Little Woodworking JOY
B & B Build A Life 