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 our ... [ 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 what ... [ Read More ]
Gradient Misting Painting Technique
Squeezing in some small projects and crafty things is my saving grace right now in the midst of the renovation and living between two houses. I recently found the 'unfinished wood' section at my local craft store, and I'M SO INTO IT. Sure, most of those things I could make with my own two hands. But sometimes I don't want to go spend an afternoon turning a candlestick on my lathe, just to turn ... [ Read More ]
Painting your kitchen cabinets IN A WEEKEND
I have to admit, between the 'renovations' we're doing at the new house, and the updates we're making at the old house to get it ready to put on the market, I'm finding it hard to find time to sit down and actually WRITE A DARN BLOG POST about the things that are being accomplished.Also, that was a run-on sentence. But I keep reading it to try and figure out how to divide it up, and I just ... [ Read More ]
How to Personalize Gifts with Etching
If you hadn't already heard, our town was hit by a massive tornado on Thursday, and we spent the weekend picking up the pieces. Our new home was right in the path of the twister, but we were so lucky and sustained very little damage compared to our neighborhood and other parts of town. Just downed trees and debris everywhere in our yards.It was a crazy experience to say the least. Our little ... [ Read More ]
How to Remove Stair Carpet
If you've been following our InstaStories (which you FOR SURE should be), you know that progress at the new house has been painfully slow. Since the 'kitchen project' has been delayed for so long due to rain and flaky contractors, Nick and I have been busying ourselves with things like wallpaper removal, painting, stenciling, and removing stair carpet... which, as it turns out, has some tricks ... [ Read More ]