If home organization projects make your heart flutter, today is your day! Seventeen talented bloggers are sharing their projects for the Organization Challenge (be sure to check out all the amazing DIY organization projects linked at the end of this post!). The task? Choose a space in your home that is in need of some …
Lately I’ve been drawn to the look of black and white + brass, especially in bathrooms. So when we decided to renovate our kids’ bathroom, I knew I wanted a primarily black + white palette with punches of brass details scattered throughout. And what better place to incorporate black + brass than in the light …
Confession. When it comes to making the dinner table look pretty, I completely fall flat. I’ll deem dinner a success when I prepare a nutritious meal that my kids don’t spit out. Bonus points if all of the dishes from last night are washed and everyone has a clean plate to grab out of the …
Creating a Thanksgiving Tablescape : Four Tips from a Pro Florist Read More »
Hello again, door-making DIYers! You determined measurements for your DIY door, built your DIY door, then made a door jamb, cut mortises for the hinges, and installed your new door. Today is the final post in this four-part series, DIY Door: Everything You Need to Know to Build, Hang, and Trim a Solid-Core, Shaker-Style Door. I’m going to show …
DIY Door Final Touches – Adding a Door Knob and Trim | DIY Door Series Part Four Read More »
You determined the correct size to build your door, and you built it. Now it’s time to hang it. Here’s how I made a simple door jamb, added hinges and installed the door: Tools Router (I use this one) Mortising Template (I bought this one which has everything you need, including the bit, to route matching mortises for …
Making a Door Jamb, Adding Hinges + Installation | DIY Door Series Part Three Read More »
Making a Solid Core Two Panel Shaker Style Door You’ve calculated the dimensions for your new door and door frame, now it’s time for the fun part–building it! Materials (2) 2×6 x10-foot (1) 4×8’ sheet of ¼” hardboard Wood glue Primer & Paint Paintable Caulk Tools Table Saw Miter Saw Router (I use this one) …
Build a Door from Affordable Lumber | DIY Door Series Part Two Read More »
Let’s see how much we have in common: Your home came with standard, boring, hollow-core doors You LOVE paneled, shaker style doors, and think that solid core doors are the way to go You’ve priced out replacing all of your boring, hollow doors with beautiful, solid doors, then a small part of you died when …
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Last month you saw the first part of our Stair Update, where we said goodbye to dirty carpeted stairs and hello to white oak stairs with white risers. Today I want to show you the final step to updating our stairs–adding a Dash and Albert stair runner. The Dash & Albert diamond rug is something …
Adding a Dash and Albert Stair Runner | Stair Update Part Two Read More »
I remember the first time I saw penny tile. I was working as a photographer, shooting photos for an interior design firm in Breckenridge Colorado. About midway through the day I stepped into their bathroom and there it was, covering every wall from floor to ceiling. It looked amazing. I’m pretty sure I decided then …
When James and Colin were fairly young we moved them into the same bedroom so that we could convert our third bedroom into a “playroom.” That was fun for awhile, but it seemed to always be a complete disaster and I noticed that the majority of what they were doing in the playroom was drawing, …
