Furniture

Free plans to make a crate style dresser from Ana-White.com

Day 25 - let's get started! You can see links to the complete series here , and learn about my Lowe's gift card giveaway here . In this ...

A Vision to Remember~Rag Quilt Patterns, Tutorials, & Recipes

I've been wanting to build a farmhouse table for as long as I can remember. I finally decided to give it a go and love how it turned out!

Today's project isn't like anything else we've done. We're going to make a Funky Modern Lamp!

After scouring Craiglist for an entryway table and coming up short, I decided to make my own.  Many times when you find tables they are too wide and really cut off the hallway.  Making one yourself can allow you to get just the depth you want for your foyer.  This one is so simple to {...Read More...}

Easy and affordable DIY kitchen Island (only $30).

I've been pinning lots of bedrooms that have the bed laying right on the floor piled with cozy blankets and pillows. I recently got a new mattress and didn't want to buy a bed frame for it so I left it on the floor for a few months. I couldn't stand seeing the boxspring peeking out anymore so I…

Diamond tufted headboards are stunning, but so prohibitively expensive that I wasn’t sure I would ever gain one for my home. Years later with my money still in my pocket, and much new DIY experience under my belt, I’m happy to say that I actually MADE that headboard of my dreams

our living room wall is HUGE. and of course, there’s a big fireplace in the middle so there isn’t room for a large credenza or console. just one cute skinny fireplace right smack in the middle. the boyfriend and i spent a month going over how this would look and be configured. drawings and measurements … Continue reading "diy mounted shelving"

Twelve years ago on a cold November night I lay slumbering peacefully in my twin bed in my tiny college bedroom (Jeff may have been there too, but don’t tell my folks). I had decorated my room after seeing an episode of Trading Spaces wherein Doug painted a room a shade of blue that was nearly grey and hung glass icicles around the top of a four-poster bed. Side note – I tried to Google a picture of it to show you guys, but Trading Spaces was practically on TV before the internet even knew how to poop on the toilet. Get it? The internet was like slightly older than a baby. Anyway people didn’t put photos on the internet back then because it took up too many KB’s and whatever. Trading Spaces inspired me to take my first decorating baby steps. I basically painted my room blue, had a vintage table as a desk and hung some bookshelves from my wall because I had no space to put books anywhere else – there was definitely no icicles. Back to when I was sleeping. So, I was sleeping in my bed…and then I wasn’t, because all of the books and all of the boards and all of the brackets that I had expertly hung on my wall (without anchors, ha) came tumbling down on top of me (and Jeff) in the middle of the night. Who knew that I was supposed to use anchors? I mean who knew? I was like 19. 19 year olds don’t know that stuff. However, twelve years later and I think I finally figured it out. Booyahchaweagle! Here’s a before shot in case you didn’t remember what it used to look like just a few short months ago. This photo illustrates how bad that picture molding was and how much better it looks now with the strip of 1″ cove. More on that over here. Somebody, please tell me – why does it feel like my head is going to explode? Holy balls! Everything is so crazy busy right now. For instance, I’ve been working on writing this blog post for a week, and these shelves have been built for nearly three. I have been super excited to share with you the new bookshelf I built and installed in the corner of the bedroom, like I was just bursting with pride and wanted to show …

so here she is. our new coffee table. with my days and days of internet research, i found this raw steel metal base for $58 with local pickup. (they now cost $60, probably because of me not bringing exact change) the base was raw steel, so we chose to spray paint it matte black. after spending … Continue reading "diy metal base coffee table"

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you guys are having a great week!  I am SO excited to share this last build with you!  I teamed up with my good friend, Miss Ana White to design and build this porch swing! How cute is she?? I have wanted a porch swing for FOREVER.  My Meme and Papa…

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Here's how to refurbish a hutch with a painted pattern. Our easy-to-use pattern roller quite literally "rolls out" a beautiful bird-and-branches motif that decorates the back lining of this elegant wooden hutch.

Hey guys! I hope you all had a great weekend!  I spent mine getting ready for the kids’ first day of school, and finishing up some things in my bedroom. One thing I have been in need of  is a new desk.  I lost my old work space with the addition of a 5th baby…

Creative, cheap, and chic decorating ideas for your home.