*This post is brought to you by The Home Depot. Hiiiii! It’s that time again. Oh, you know what time it is. It’s time to watch my awesomely awkward self brandish some badass power tools in person! Oh yes. You read that right. Birmingham, Alabama, I’m comin’ for y’all. Are you excited? I’m excited. For those of you…
Archives for May 2015
RYOBI Nation Party Station
*This post is brought to you by RYOBI. Woohoo! It’s Friday, y’all! And it’s Memorial Day weekend! Do you have any holiday weekend plans? If you’re like most Americans, your weekend will include enjoying the great outdoors, whether it’s hosting a backyard BBQ or having a picnic while watching a fireworks display, spending time with friends and family, honoring our fallen heroes of These…
DIY Stenciled Bench
Hello and happy Wednesday friends! How’s your week going? Mine has been rather slow-moving, as I am currently recovering from a nasty bug I picked up on Mother’s Day which progressed into pneumonia. Yeah. Pneumonia. Tons of fun, lemme tell ya. Seriously, who gets pneumonia?! Who am I… a 73-year-old chain smoker?! (P.S. I’m not.)…
DIY Desk: Finishing Tutorial
Remember this DIY Writing Desk I just built for my newlywed friends? As promised, I’m back to share the finishing tutorial with y’all! So here’s where we left off: That’s raw solid pine and birch plywood. First, I sanded everything down starting with 120-grit sandpaper, following up with 220-grit, and finally with 320-grit. Have you seen…
DIY Writing Desk
The majority of my DIY projects are borne out of necessity and my latest build is no exception. My newlywed friends Josh and Marie needed a desk for their apartment. Josh is in seminary and is having to do his homework on their bed or on the floor. Most recently, he set up this ingenious solution: Pretty sweet, right? Sadly, this…
{Guest Post} DIY House Shelf
Hi friends! I’m hanging out with Sandra at SawdustGirl.com today sharing the DIY house shelf I made out of scrap wood. This was a quick and simple project that I tackled during nap time. Gotta love those free and easy projects, right? I’m sharing the tutorial here, so I’ll see you over there! *Wanna know more about my girl’s Restoration…
{Guest Post} Coffee Table Organization
Hi friends! I’m hanging out with Jen at I Heart Organizing today, sharing how I style and organize my coffee table so that it’s the perfect marriage between form and function. Hop on over and take a peek. See you there.