It’s Back To School season and I’m hanging out with Jen and the rest of the I Heart Organizing team sharing how I organize my kids’ school lunches. This time of year can be so hectic, so I’m a huge fan of anything that makes my life just a little easier and more efficient. Be sure to stop…
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Creative Workshop Organization
We’re about 90% done unpacking here at The House of Wood. We’d be further along had the movers not packed the potpourri. Stay with me for a second – the movers wrapped each piece of potpourri in packing paper, put those adorable little packages in a box, taped up the box, and labeled it “Christmas reefs.” Yep – R-E-E-F-S. (I can only assume…
Easiest DIY Sawhorses Ever
Are y’all ready to see how I made the easiest DIY sawhorses ever? It cost me about $14, some scrap wood, and less than 20 minutes of my time. Literally. It actually took me longer to dig the scrap wood out from my massive pile. You guys. This is not rocket surgery. I picked up a…
How To Make A Stylish Acrylic Wall Calendar
You guys! Hiiiii! Thank y’all so much for all of your kind words and comments on Instagram and Facebook about my home office! I really love this space and it’s been getting a ton of use. You guys have been asking for a tutorial on my DIY acrylic calendar, so I’m thrilled to share it with…
How To Build A Bookshelf with Simpson Strong-Tie
Hello and happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you enjoyed the long holiday weekend. I spent mine building, so I was a happy camper. Oh, and I have some super exciting news too. If you’ve been hanging around here for awhile, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of Simpson Strong-Tie® products. I used their connectors and fasteners when…
Build It & Blog It: Organization Challenge
Ahhhhh… Did you hear that? That was the sound of my long overdue sigh of relief. Thanks to the motivation of my blogger builder friends, I finally crossed this off my To Do list: You guys. This is what I was dealing with and it was not pretty. In fact, it was hardly functional. It was…
Build Something: Kids Toolbox
My son received a set of play tools for Christmas so I built him his very own tool box to keep his tools corralled. This Kid’s Tool Box is a super simple beginner-level project that requires minimal materials and tools. In fact, it makes a great scrap wood project! Once again, I teamed up with the fine folks at…
Build Something: DIY Bathroom Shelf
Hi friends! Happy hump day! If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you’ve already seen sneak peeks of this project. The blank wall space above our garden tub was in desperate need of… something. Artwork? Nah, not useful enough. Shelves? Storage of some sort? Yes, please – but it’s got to be pretty, right?…
How To Display Kids’ Artwork
Hi friends! Can you believe November is just around the corner? I am so looking forward to Thanksgiving break because I don’t know about you, but we are drowning in school work here! And I have a Kindergartner! What the what? Since our designated drop zone worked so well for us at our old house,…
Little Girl’s DIY Custom Closet Makeover
Hi friends! Hope your week is going well! Today I’m hanging out with Jen and the I Heart Organizing posse, sharing my little girl’s closet makeover. After building her this West Elm-inspired queen bed, I turned my attention to the other side of her bedroom. Her closet was so disorganized because it was so dysfunctional, so…
How To Build Floating Shelves
Hello and happy Monday! I’m excited to be giving you a sneak peek of our newly updated laundry room today. By making just a few minor updates, I was able to totally transform the look, feel, and functionality of this tiny space. Our laundry room is the most trafficked thoroughfare in our home since it leads out…
How To Build A Built-In Bookcase: Part Five
*Hi friends! Well, I’m afraid all good things must come to an end. Today, Linn from Darbin Orvar is sharing her last post with us. I’m sad to see her go, but so thankful she chose to share her built-in cabinet series with us. I hope you found the whole tutorial useful and inspiring. I…
DIY PB Teen-Inspired Monogram Wall Jewelry Storage
Hi friends! Hello and happy Monday! I’m hanging out over at Pretty Handy Girl today, sharing my PB Teen-inspired Monogram Wall Jewelry Storage (that’s a mouthful, right?). Visit me over there to get the full tutorial! You can download the plans here. Have a lovely week!
{Guest Post} Family Command Center
Hi friends! I’m hanging out with Jen and the I Heart Organizing team today, sharing our family command center. My daughter will be starting Kindergarten next month so I dedicated a space for her to have an after-school snack while tackling homework and book reports. (Do they write book reports in Kindergarten? I’m new at this, can you tell?)…
West Elm Knockoff Decor Series: Reclaimed Cubby Shelf
Welcome back to the 2nd installment of our West Elm Knockoff Decor Series! Myself, along with four other DIY rockstar bloggers are sharing our West Elm-inspired projects throughout the summer. For this month’s challenge, we’re turning our attention to organizational items in the West Elm catalog. I chose to knock off this Reclaimed Pine Cubby Shelf….
DIY 4×8 Workbench and Outfeed Table
Hungry Eyes. That was my youngest sister’s nickname growing up because she’d always order the biggest thing on the menu and then not be able to finish it. Huuuuungry Eyes, One look at you and I can’t disguise, I’ve got… Huuuuungry eyyyyyes. I feel the magic between you and I… The song is stuck in your…
{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.
DIY Monogrammed Jewelry Box
It seems like I’ve been on a jewelry organizing kick lately. Did you see my last couple of DIY projects: my jewelry hangers and marble tray? And to add to my jewelry display, I made this cute monogrammed jewelry box. Okay, I didn’t actually make it. I mean, I didn’t go all Walter White on you and mix up some acrylic….
{Guest Post} DIY Jewelry Organization
Hi friends! I’m peeing my pants in excitement to announce that I am part of the 2015 Contributor Team over at one of my favorite blogs, iHeart Organizing! WHAT. I know, right? Now you’re peeing your pants too, aren’t you? It’s okay, I won’t judge. In fact, I’ll wait while you go change your pants….
How To Make A DIY Marble Tray
One day – it was a Wednesday, I think – I was minding my own business, browsing around the interwebs looking at pretty things I can’t possibly afford when I ran into this gorgeous marble tray: Did you peep that price tag? $188. That’s one HUNDRED eighty-eight DOLLARS. No. No. NO. Click away. Click away. Don’t…
Easy DIY Shoe Storage Display with RYOBI and Crates & Pallet
*Update: This giveaway has ended and the winner has been contacted. Please check your inboxes! Thank you so much for entering!* Hello and happy New Year! Can you believe it’s 2015? With the new year, come new beginnings and January is the perfect time to purge and reorganize! Our house doesn’t have much closet space and my massive…
Creating a Designated Drop Zone
I’m a firm believer in the “a place for everything and everything in its place” mentality and our winter-wear situation was getting out.of.control. After getting home, we’d all just gotten into the habit of throwing our coats, gloves, scarves, hats, and bags over the back of the couch and it was driving me insane! We…
Repurposed Vintage Printer’s Drawer
I picked up this vintage Hamilton printer’s drawer at a flea market and repurposed it into a jewelry organizer. I stole this clever idea from Bluebird Heaven. She sells these beautiful jewelry displays in her Etsy shop. I decided to DIY my own and soon regretted that decision because this was the most tedious project…
Organized Junk Drawer
Organizing my kitchen drawers is so therapeutic for me, despite the fact that I tend to neglect them so often. And boy, were they in need of a major overhaul. So I took some quick drawer measurements and off to Target I went to pick up some organizing bins. Ahhhh… now I can breathe again….
Organized Spices (Finally!)
Organizing my spice rack has been on my to-do list FOR.EV.ER. So, naturally, I scoured Pinterest for ‘Pinspiration.’ Previously, it was a dark, unorganized mess and I could never find anything or I’d forget I had a certain spice and then buy duplicates. So I decided to tackle this problem once and for all. I picked…