Ana White and I are alike in so many ways, it’s scary. She has two insanely good-looking kids, a girl and a boy. I have two insanely good-looking kids, a girl and a boy. She has an adoring, yet manly husband who encourages and supports her awesomely creative endeavors. I have an adoring, yet manly…
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$30 Twin Platform Bed
Do you have an hour and about $30 bucks to burn? Because that’s all it took for my latest project. This build was actually never on the list – it was a last-minute-fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants project because I wanted to get my son’s new mattress off of the floor. Amazing what a little Mom Guilt will do to a girl, right?…
Ballard Designs-Inspired Dresser
Remember the DIY Ballard Designs-inspired nightstands I built for my photographer friend Emily? Well I’m back to share how I built her matching dresser! Once again, I teamed up with my sweet friend Ana White on this build. You can download the free plans on her website here. I used my favorite plywood, Purebond Plywood to build the carcass…
Ballard Designs-Inspired Nightstands
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook (you’re amazing – thank you!), you’ll have caught sneak peeks of this project. And if you don’t, get with the program! The House of Wood IG and FB feed is where it’s at, yo. This project is way overdue, you guys. Like, several months overdue. Way back in September, I…
Day 12 of The 12 Days of Christmas Tablescapes
Well, it’s the final day of our 12 Days of Christmas Tablescapes Tour! Wasn’t Jaime’s kids’ table adorable and creative? I knew there would be so many amazing DIY details coming from this camp of creative DIY bloggers: We’re wrapping up this fun 12-part series over at Ana White’s place. Check out her beautiful, warm,…
Evelyn Regency Dresser
Okay, so this is a GAME CHANGER, you guys. I just wrote my very own DIY plans for the FIRST.TIME.EVER. All thanks to my dear, sweet friend, Ana White. Remember this two-tiered foyer console I built for my parents? Well, I’d entered it into a contest The Home Depot was running and it WON! The prize included a trip for…
Two-Tiered Foyer Console
Well, hello again! I’m so glad you’re here! If you keep up with me on Instagram or Facebook, you’ll have seen sneak peeks of this project. Pssst… I’m on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook – let’s be friends. It’ll be fun. Here’s my newest DIY project, all done and dressed up: Dang, ain’t she purty? My parents were looking…
My First Haven Conference Experience
If you keep up with me on Instagram or Facebook, you’d have seen the lion share of these photos. And if you don’t, then this will be news to you. Read on for my Haven recap (everybody’s doin’ it). Last weekend, I traveled to Atlanta to speak at the Haven Conference, an annual DIY Bloggers’…
Easy Turned Leg Coffee Table
This past weekend I teamed up with Jaime Costiglio of That’s My Letter and we had the honor of teaching a furniture-building class at the Haven Conference in Atlanta. Haven is a DIY Bloggers’ conference held every year. We had an hour to teach the class and asked several volunteers to help us measure and cut…
Three Board Bench
Hello and happy Monday, friends! I’ve got some exciting news to share with you today. I’ve been invited to speak at the Haven Conference, a DIY bloggers’ conference in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend! I’ve never been to a bloggers’ conference before and I am totally geeking out over it. I’ll be teaching a couple of building classes…
Square Balustrade Coffee Table
Remember that beautiful Restoration Hardware-inspired coffee table I built for my parents? Well, it was such an easy project and I loved it so much that I decided to make one for our living room! The folks at Osborne Wood were kind enough to send me another set of the turned legs they designed for this coffee table!…
Large Balustrade Coffee Table
***Are you on Instagram? I am! And I often share sneak peeks of my upcoming projects there, so let’s be friends, it’ll be fun.*** Y’ALL!!! I am SO EXCITED to share my newest build with you! I’m doing a happy dance right now. Be grateful you’re not here to witness mah sexxxy man splits! #namethatmovie #pitchperfect #sorrynotsorry Now…
$2 Scrap Lap Desk
I had a few scraps of wood laying around from previous projects, so I decided to tackle a quick, easy, and (almost) free build: a lap desk! It took less than 2 hours to construct and the only purchase I made for this project was a package of 2 standard hinges for $2 bucks; everything…
Land of Nod-Inspired Play Stand
Hello and happy Friday, friends! For those of you who follow me on Instagram, this will be old news to y’all. Last Christmas, I built a couple of these Land Of Nod knock-off play stands to give to the two most adorable 3-year-old girls in my life: my daughter and niece. And I’m finally getting…
Pottery Barn-Inspired Media Console
Hello and happy final days of Summer, y’all! Those of you who keep up with me on Instagram have already seen sneak peeks of my latest DIY project. I can’t wait to finally share the details with you! Three words to describe this piece: smooth, sturdy, and solid! The finish is buttery smooth, the build is…