Finished Headboard

Finished Headboard

February 1, 2012 | Bedroom makeovers, Fabric projects, How to's

Since our headboard was looking too drab (all white diamond-print quilting fabric), I decided I needed to find a more exciting fabric. I loved the DwellStudio fabrics that I saw online, so I ordered 2.5 yards of the Bella Porta Charcoal from fabric.com. It...
DIY headboard

DIY headboard

January 31, 2012 | Fabric projects, How to's, Woodwork projects

Last weekend I sold my white bed seen here.  Bye Bye Bed, I’ll miss ya!  But to make up for it, I made a 567% profit. Woot Woot.  Anyway, I now had $100 in my pocket to make a headboard for our king size bed.   The first step was to determine...
DIY – Child Silhouette art

DIY – Child Silhouette art

January 24, 2012 | Art, How to's

Here’s a little DIY project that’s easy to do in a few hours. Making silhouette’s of your children is a great way to capture their innocent profiles when they’re little to cherish forever.  For this project I got my children to stand still...
Installing a front door

Installing a front door

January 23, 2012 | Home Improvements, How to's

According to Ty Pennington, installing a front door is a job for Reliever-Beavers (the “Skillionaires”) or basically people that are skilled. Somehow my smarty-pants husband just read how to do it in his home improvement book. Here is our beautiful front...
Organization: Cord Cover

Organization: Cord Cover

January 20, 2012 | crafts, How to's, Organization

After our dresser makeover, it was hard not to think about what to do with all these cords coming out of the TV.  They are not very attractive to look at. I saw lots of examples of cord covers online, but truthfully, they were kind of boring, and not free. I...