Edit Down The first coffee bar design idea as with most spaces is to edit the number of items you have. Unless your coffee bar has a ton of open shelving and counter space (and maybe even then) I’d consider editing down what you have on your counter top and shelves to what you currently…
How I Added Storage To Our Old House
I recently became aware now that we have 3 kids, and the house is getting more full in all of the ways that we need more storage. I’ve said before with our 100+ year old house that it is lacking in closets. Plus we have taken a couple closets out because they were awkward, not…
6 Tips to Easily Refinish a Dresser
I have had my fair share of experience with refinishing furniture. Sometimes personally and sometimes for others. I wanted to help others that are looking to flip furniture to either save or make money. Hopefully I can save you a headache or two along the way. Dresser Refinishing Tip 1: Quality Over Quantity This phrase…
DIY Fireplace Mantel and Storage
We received a fireplace insert for free from family, and I knew I wanted to build a fireplace mantel to go around it. Thankfully we have a barn full of old wood, and I was able to salvage a few boards to use for this diy fireplace mantel and storage. We have been enjoying this…
DIY Hanging Drying Rack For Laundry Room For Under $50
I decided to diy an old folding drying rack into a hanging drying rack for our current laundry room. I looked online first to see how much it would be to order a drying rack and they were hundreds of dollars. The one I was looking at was over $300. That’s when I had the…
DIY Costume Fairy/Butterfly Wings-4YO Birthday Surprise
These diy costume fairy/butterfly wings were one of my first crafting projects since we started having babies. This year I’m trying to get back into crafting. I feel like I lost that part of me when I started having kids, or at least it went on the back burner for a bit. I got into…
DIY Built In Closet-Excited For First Steps On Main Bedroom
This diy built in closet has done a lot to help this room. I’m not going to sugar coat it this is the room that needs the most help in our house. This is mostly because we took down a wall that was an awkward closet blocking two of the windows. Plus we put up…
DIY Daybed with Storage-The Good and Bad Revealed
I started thinking about this daybed with storage project before our first baby was born about six years ago now. This footprint that the built in daybed takes up now was originally closed off as a closet. That’s how it was when we moved in, an awkward closet with a window in it. I knew…
Laundry Room Ideas-Design Your Dream Laundry Room
Our laundry room is right off of our mud room so this is a high traffic area that we see all the time. It has finally come time for this space to start getting the attention it deserves, and I’m happy to share the fun part: the design plan for this space. I also want…
Cast Iron Sink Base
The laundry room cast iron sink base is up next on the project list. We have been trying to finish the downstairs before moving on to the upstairs. So now with the daunting kitchen project complete and the living room pretty much complete (I just need to touch up a little paint), it’s the laundry…