DIY Buffalo Check checkers board . With so many spending so much time at home these days, I wanted to challenge myself to make something that could be a source of a little added happiness… So I thought… what about a board game of sorts? How fun! Nothing like a friendly little challenge to break […]
The Reveal Reclaimed wood Valentine’s Day banner True to tradition around these parts, I love making things for Valentine’s Day, but in my rustic style. Hmmm… what to make… I’d already made a Tic Tac Toe game tray, reclaimed wood heart, salvaged junk hearts and a rope sign, so what’s something different yet still cool?! […]
Industrial Shipping Crate Stamped shelving I’m giving credit to this project due to a recent visit to my son’s place. Call it a mom thing if you will, however after a quick glance around his room, I offered to do his laundry. ALL of it. Aren’t I the best mom ever? Since my machines are […]
Reclaimed wood tool fence with Farm Supply sign – Part 5 See how I built the fence HERE Visit the entire series HERE Some projects can take an afternoon to tackle and complete. While others seemingly take years. But I finally have a super cool update on a long awaited reclaimed wood tool fence […]
. Easy wood block crate styled paint shelving Ever since I came home from my vacation, I’ve been cleaning. It’s taken some time to catch up with the overgrown flowerbeds filled with weeds, trees needing trimming, not to mention the stuff that didn’t get cleaned up indoors before I left. So on a given day […]
Buffalo Checked sleigh and star with Christmas tree sign A messy story . A few years back, I worked for a themed environment artist. In the job description that day, we were to paint various boxes that were set on a parade float platform, to resemble a lit up village. The technique we were to […]
Not sure if I’ve ever shared this story on the blog before, however, the cupboard part of my kitchen island was a ‘mistake’. Kitchen tour HERE When the kitchen was renovated, I ordered up a ‘distressed black cabinet’ that looked nothing like the rest of the wood cabinets. My goal had been for it to […]
I really love the look of candles. I love how they flicker and make everything soooo cozy. However, I rarely burn them these days. I guess the resistance stems back from when my son was young. A flickering flame was just a dangerous thing back then. And now with jumping cats, I’m still leery. Probably […]
Someone asked me in comments if I could make some reclaimed wood snowmen. YES! Yes, I’ve been meaning to do this forever! Give me a challenge with reclaimed wood and I am SO in. So I quickly jotted it down in my make-this list yesterday, fully planning on doing this today. As you can already […]
If you were to ask me, “Which is the hardest angle and room to take photos of?”, this would be the one! Welcome to my master bathroom. As small as the space is, it does house a tall, skinny closet I have never shown you, except for on Instagram Stories lately. The closet sits to […]