DIY Book Ledges | One Room Challenge: Week 4

Hi! Patrick here for Week 4 of our One Room Challenge nursery project hosted by Calling It Home and House Beautiful.  This week we highlight DIY Book Ledges placed beside the glider in Baby Girl’s nursery.  I really enjoyed this project for two reasons.  One: it was really easy and quickly came together (can’t say that about […]

One Room Challenge: Week 3 | Budget-Friendly Modern Shiplap DIY

We’ve made it to the half way point of the 6 week One Room Challenge hosted by Calling it Home and House Beautiful! Check out weeks one and two of my nursery makeover below. Week 1: Nursery Plans Week 2: IKEA Closet Makeover   This week I’m sharing how we created our budget-friendly modern “shiplap” wall […]

One Room Challenge: Week 2 | IKEA Algot Closet Makeover

Welcome to Week 2 of the 6 week One Room Challenge. If you missed last week’s design inspiration and mood board post, make sure to check it out here. I shared a glimpse into what our nursery looked like before and our plans to make it a special place for our daughter to come home […]

IKEA Pantry Organization | 3 Steps to an Organized Pantry

  Did you miss our kitchen renovation reveal? If so, make sure you check it out here. It was such a huge project for us last summer, and we absolutely love how it turned out. It truly is the heart of our home now and not a dark, outdated dungeon anymore. Out of all of the […]

How to Make Labels with Clear Contact Paper

I’m the messy one of the two in my house. When things are organized and put away where they belong, a sense of joy fills me up, but I’m not always the one to put away said things. One of many reasons why a house gets messy is because there’s not always a clearly marked […]

Framed Magnetic Chalkboard DIY

Having a blank wall in your kitchen leaves you with so many options. You can: Add additional shelves Create a family picture collage Hang a cork board, mail sorter, and key rack for a makeshift command center You’re options are endless. For me, I wanted something with that was practical, large enough to fill up the […]

DIY: Modern Boho Yarn Wall Hanging

  Over the last few months, I’ve been obsessed with macrame or yarn wall hangings. My Pinterest boards have become inundated with yarn wall art. You can see some of my favorites in my January Highlights. While putting the design together for the baby girl’s nursery, I was set on hanging one above her crib. It needed to […]

10 Minute Modern Spring Wreath Tutorial

Lately, I’ve been smitten with simple, modern wreaths. I’ve seen them all over Pinterest and priced for a more than I’m willing to pay on Etsy. via via via How hard could it be to make this myself? That’s the question I ask myself with most trends that I become obsessed with. Sometimes that question makes my […]

IKEA Kitchen Peninsula – Making it Ours

When it came time to install the base cabinets making our IKEA kitchen peninsula, Diana had big plans.  She wanted two things; 1) Natural wood accents & 2) A feature that really states… “this kitchen is ours!”  So, I was the labor and the faux-shiplap peninsula was the result. The Start I’m getting ahead of myself though.  […]