One thing I've noticed about myself through this renovation, is that I NEED to have places in my house that are extremely neat and organized... to give myself some sense of control in the midst of absolute chaos. Even if it's the girls' bedroom or little nooks here and there. Mandatory.So when I was chatting with my friends at National Hardware about the Marie Kondo craze and all things ... [ Read More ]
Stained Art on Wooden Box
I've been itching to do another stained art piece using my Shading with Stain Technique. If you haven't tried it yet, I'm warning you it's addictive! I get emails all the time from readers sharing their work, and I'm BLOWN AWAY by the talent. Some of you are putting me to shame!If you've been itching to try this technique for yourself, you can either check out my ... [ Read More ]
Make your own Grimm’s Rainbow
I've silently drooled over the wooden Grimm's Rainbow toys for years. There's just something about wooden toys that just feels so organic and RIGHT. Pair that with vibrant colors and curves, and I'm so far gone.If you're not familiar, or don't understand the draw, click here to see some of the fun things you can do with this ... [ Read More ]
Modern Circle Shelf Tutorial
This circle shelf project has been in the works for weeks, and I'm so excited to be able to share it with you FINALLY! Whenever we do a video along with our blog post tutorial, it seems to take longer to edit the video than to execute the entire project. *eye roll emoji*But we're getting faster... I think? And it turned out pretty amazing (can I say that?)As you know, we've been slowly ... [ Read More ]
Snow Candles
I have fond memories of making snow candles as a kid, and I've been hoarding (gathering from yard sales and thrift stores) candles to melt down to do this project with the kiddos!You can also use paraffin wax for this, and you can also tint the colors of your candles by adding broken crayons! But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.Here's what you needSnow day (bored kids) and ... [ Read More ]
Faux Planked Table Transformation
Good morning and good Tuesday to you! I wanted to post yesterday, but I was overcome with the Monday-ness of the day, and ended up wandering aimlessly in my pajamas, eating peanut butter.But today is a new day! And I have a fun furniture transformation to share!This is actually an older post from our archives, and I get questions often to share a more detailed tutorial for how to get this ... [ Read More ]
Triple IKEA Rast Hack
I'm finding that when our shop is a hot mess, it makes us dread (and therefore put off) any projects that require us to be in there. This was also the case at the old house, but at least then all we needed to do was go clean it. Our current shop situation is that only half of our tools are unpacked, there's no work bench, things are strewn all over the room with absolutely no measure of ... [ Read More ]
Turned Root Tumbler
If you've followed our kitchen build closely, then you might remember that we had an ENORMOUS pine tree taken down in the backyard in preparation to dig the foundation for the kitchen. Also, it was insanely close to our house, and a miracle that the roots weren't pushing against the foundation of the existing house.So it came down. Timberrrrrr!Our friend George Vondriska saw ... [ Read More ]
This Rainbow Art is LIT
Y'all, the design process is in FULL SWING for the girls' new room at the new house! With all the chaos happening there, and the shuffling back and forth between two houses, it will be so nice for the kiddos to have a dedicated space that's clean, organized, and DARLING.I can't share details with you quite yet, but I'm going to share one component with you today. Are you pumped?*This post is ... [ Read More ]
Three-Tiered Children’s Shelf
How was your Labor Day weekend?! And how great is it that our work week doesn't start with a Monday this week?We've been plotting away at some really amazing ideas for the shared kids room at the new house, and I can't wait to share details with you later this week! But today I want share a super cute organizational piece of furniture that will end up in their room. We're not really sure ... [ Read More ]