So if you’ve been following my blog for a bit, you know that we overhauled the twins room and DIY’d pretty much everything in the room (including that stenciled wall and those fainting couch beds!). Naturally, we made our way around the room, giving it our touch. You can see why this is my favorite room in the house. That papasan chair turned canopy? I still hang out in there, ... [ Read More ]
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Upholstered Ottoman (Diamond Tufting}
There’s just something about posting ‘After pics’ in the Part 1 post that takes all the fun out of writing the Part 2 post. I need to quit doing that! You already know how awesome our Leather Tufted Storage Ottoman turned out… and I have a sneaking suspicion that some of you are actually going to build one of these for yourselves… so I must persevere and knock out this Part 2! *Deep ... [ Read More ]
DIY Leather Upholstered Storage Ottoman
When you have a smallish living room like ours, every piece of furniture has to serve a function other than just being pretty. Trust me, the monstrosity of an Exersauser (baby entertainment play-thing) isn’t my favorite feature of our main living space right now, but it serves a very important purpose… so it stays. At least for a few more months. Anyway! We’ve been using that hexagon end ... [ Read More ]
A Tour of our Homestead!
Holy cow you guys! I’m just now coming down off the high of having a video go viral. Sooooo CRAZY! Thanks to everyone that shared it! Today’s post is a little different than my typical... I don’t normally do the ‘Home Tour’ posts, but my HOME tab above needs updating anyway, so why not share it in a post too?! If you’re stopping over from Charles and Hudson... welcome to Sawdust and Embryos! ... [ Read More ]
Staining Wood w/ Raspberry Juice (Unique Art!)
Last week, I took a bag of frozen raspberries out of the freezer to thaw. There must have been a hole in the bag, because the next morning there was bright red juice all around the bag. It had even dripped off the edge of the counter and puddled on the floor. At first glance, it looked like a homicide crime scene. I would have taken a picture of it, but WHY WOULD I? It’s not like I was planning ... [ Read More ]
Sometimes they snuggle.
The girls shared a crib for the first 2 years of their life, and separating them pert’near ripped out my delicate mommy-heart. But it had to be done because they were picking on each other and keeping each other awake. One slept in the crib and the other slept in a pack-and-play a few feet away (and we alternated every night)… far enough that they couldn’t touch each other, but close enough ... [ Read More ]
The big transition from crib to toddler bed
It’s hard to believe it’s been a full year since we started fixing up the girls’ toddler room. We wanted the room to be ready for them on that dreaded night when they escaped the confines of their crib. We finished the room this past spring, and I can confidently say that this is my favorite room in the house. By far. Bedtime has always been a dream for us. We’re very lucky to have good ... [ Read More ]
The Dollhouse Finale (finally)
Dear friends… Nick and I have been overcome with encouragement these past few days and want to thank you for rooting for us to expand our family. It’s been such a crazy/emotional (and expensive) journey, and now we just have to simply WAIT. Can I just say that 8 days might as well be an eternity?! Patience was never a quality of mine. So I hope you don’t feel that I’m being callous by thinking and ... [ Read More ]
Super Soft DIY Comforters {Toddler Room}
It’s been a little while since we’ve touched on the progress in the girls’ new room, so if you’re new around here, be sure to check out previous posts we’ve written on this topic! It’s my favorite room transformation of all time. We all have different skills, and sewing isn’t one of mine. About 50% of my sewing adventures go down in flames and end with ... [ Read More ]
Pinwheel Collage {using scrapbook paper}
In addition to the dollhouse progress, we’ve been working on little finishing touches for the girls room to make it feel more personal and... finished. Ever since we added the papason canopy ‘reading nook’, I knew I wanted some sort of book storage nearby. I pinned this awhile back as an idea for cute book storage, but then I fell upon this black ‘x-shelf’ at a miraculous winter garage ... [ Read More ]