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Installing Sliding Barn Door Hardware

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Y'all, I had NO IDEA how these barn doors would transform this attic space! Having two wide-open closets puking out all of our off-season junk was subconsciously strangling me. And I hadn't considered barn doors until recently, because I naively thought that you had to have wall space off to the side of the doorway for the barn door to slide. NOT SO! After doing some research, we learned ... [ Read More ]

How to build a Sliding Barn Door

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Hey buddies! We have an awesome building project for you today. We're building sliding BARN DOORS! This is going to be a two-part series; the first sharing how to build the barn door, and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room! We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store. We're building 4 doors to fit our needs, so that's ... [ Read More ]

Upcycled Headboard Ideas for Fiestaware Display

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One of my besties, Angie, is moving to my town from a couple hours away, and I could NOT be more excited! I wanted to make her a house-warming gift, so I asked her to pick out something on Pinterest for me to DIY for her. She decided on this headboard turned teacup rack as a Fiestaware display for her teacups, and I was up for the challenge! It’s been a minute since I’ve done a good ‘'ol’ upcycled ... [ Read More ]

Valentine’s Scroll Saw Plaque

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I’ve been teaching Paisley how to use the scroll saw lately. And each time I’m giving her a lesson I draw out a handful of different shapes for her to cut out to practice keeping the blade on the line. One of her favorite shapes to cut out is a HEART, and that got me thinking it would be so fun to share a beginner scroll saw tutorial with hearts for Valentine’s Day! The kids loved watching this ... [ Read More ]

How to Make a Snow Globe Craft

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We’ve got a new installment to our ‘Kids Craft Archives’, compliments of my Mom, the art teacher! My kids are obsessed with snow globes right now, so the idea of making their own was THE BEST! And there are so many different ways to customize and make it unique to them. Let’s just say this Snow Globe Craft was a big hit! *This post contains affiliate links* First things first… find a trinket or ... [ Read More ]

How to Install Chunky Crown Molding

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If you’ve been around our blog for the past year or so, you know we recently did a room makeover in our master bedroom! It was long overdue, and now that it’s done I can’t believe we waited so long! It’s one of my favorite rooms in our house! We’ve been getting questions about installing crown molding (or is it spelled ‘moulding’?) to be SO BEEFY and chunky; which is a valid question... because it ... [ Read More ]

How to Build DIY Floating Shelves

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This past weekend, we were ‘refreshing’ and rearranging DIY floating shelves in our upstairs bathroom, and remembering how bleak and cave-like this area above the toilet once was. Remember this? *this post contains affiliate links* Adding chunky white DIY floating shelves above the toilet was a game changer for this small bathroom’s style AND function. I went back into our blog archives to find ... [ Read More ]

Convertible Kids Craft Table–Free Building Plans!

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Y’all, this winter hasn’t been kind to us. We’ve had pneumonia, tonsillitis, bronchitis, laryngitis, and ear infections sweep through our home, as well as 3 separate rounds of pink eye. We can’t catch a break! Projects have been slow moving around here, but Nick and I have mustered enough energy to drag our booties out to the woodshop here and there and throw around some sawdust. Our most recent ... [ Read More ]

Alcohol Dyed Wood Turned Bowl

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Howdy my good friends! Did anyone get a lathe for Christmas? We’ve got a fun new tutorial for ya. And even if you don’t have a lathe, it’s so fun to watch this one come together on the time-lapse video below! We tried a new wood-dying technique to add some color and pattern to the wood grain of plain ol’ pine, and turn it on the lathe to make a super unique bowl! Would you believe this bowl ... [ Read More ]

Brick Veneer Accent Wall in Attic

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Our attic ‘family room’ space has been on the forefront of our minds lately, and we’ve been pouring over the different floor plan ideas that our friends at Modsy helped us with (our 20% coupon code is still good for another week! Enter REALITY20 at checkout). Nick and I have been making lists of things we want to DIY, as well as things we plan to buy for this space. See more pics of our attic ... [ Read More ]

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