Once again, Saipan is the impetus behind this project. After searching for months (really, since last summer!) for a chair that'd ship here, we found this one on sale at Anthro. Only problem? It's crazy tie-dyed pattern = totally not my style (plus, it's way brighter blue in real life than it is in …
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the most versatile dresser
As we got ready to sell our house and leave Denver, we played a game with all of our furniture called “Sell or Store.” Almost everything went into the “Sell” category (our house buyers were the primary recipients of our Sell furniture), but there were some pieces of furniture that were either …
DIY luxe stool cushion (IKEA hack how to)
If you follow us on instagram, you've certainly seen snippets of my office makeover. I was hoping to have the whole thing finished up this week since the kids and I heading to the middle east for a whole month (!?!) to see Jord and her crew. But I am just not sure it's going to happen, y'all …
DIY reclaimed wood coffee and side tables
I have to tell you- there is an ongoing battle in my life between the neatfreak voice in my head and the clutter that is constantly threatening to take over my house. However, in my living room (which is currently getting a bit of a makeover), I am determined to fight the clutter. And so far, I’m …
a vintage, girly chair redo for piper jane
I am a great waiter. Not like, serving-food-at-a-restaurant-waiter, like delayed-gratification-waiter. I'd rather hold out for something that I really love than get something that I sort of like. Along those lines, I'm still waiting to find a few 'just right' components of Piper Jane's nursery- the …
how to make a reading nook from two wooden palettes (part 2)
Allright, friends! It's time for the second installment of Build A Chair Using Palettes. In part 1, we built the platform of the chair/reading nook. Today, we'll be attaching the sides of the chair and painting it! For this second part of the chair building, you'll need: -a wooden palette (if …
how to make a reading nook using two wooden palettes (part 1)
I love palette furniture. Actually, I think that I love it for the same reason that I am so intrigued by Anthropologie's window displays- the idea of taking something that no one wants and turning it into something useful and/or beautiful resonates with me. An ostrich made out of book pages? Lovely! …