DIY Rainbow Rope Art under $20

Ellie’s room update is underway. We picked a butterfly theme and lightened the colors, but she really wanted rainbows, too. I had to deliver. I found an adorable rainbow print on Etsy with pink coloring, which gave me an idea to do a rope rainbow for some texture on her wall. Here’s how you can make one for under $20. Similar Dresser | Similar Knobs | Etsy Art | Similar Gold Tray | Similar Basket Step 1: Gather Materials To...

How to Build a Dollhouse Bookcase

There are great plans online for dollhouse bookcases and we wanted to build one with slightly different features – roof slope and dimensions. The inspiration is a Pottery Barn Dollhouse Bookcase. However, we wanted to put a small twist on the design – a light take on a midcentury modern style roof and a dollhouse that was 36w x 42h x 12d. Here are some handy resources and considerations when modifying the design. How to Modify the Design and Build...

How to Build a Vanity – Pottery Barn Hack

We set out looking for the perfect vanity for our daughter’s room makeover. There were plenty of options online, but none of them quite fit the space. Nichole found some inspiration in a Pottery Barn vanity (retails for around $300) but it was to small for the space. For about $120 in materials, we set out to design and build our own version. Overall our finished project was 32w x 17.5d x 29h. Here’s the Pottery Barn Chelsea Kids Vanity...

Bedroom Refresh with Sconce Lights

This past weekend we spent some time brightening our bedroom (see aforementioned missiontobrightenhome posts). We’ve lived in our house for a few years now, and it was time for another paint refresh (among other things). When we moved in, our bedroom was original builder beige. Beige walls, ceilings and carpet, all the same color throughout. We’ve been updating, upgrading, painting and repainting over the years. Here’s what it looks like after our weekend warrior projecting: This is a flavor of...

6 Steps to Build Wooden Butterfly Slat Art

In the process of updating our daughters room we decided to build a custom wooden slat picture frame with butterflies. This unique piece was easy and fun to make. Here is our design and build process. Project Design Considerations: With each project, even the simple ones, there are design considerations I go over trying to implement Nichole’s vision. To help prime your creative process, here are some design considerations. #01: Size of Wood Slats and Space Between. We opted for...

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New Year, Newly Organized

Over my holiday vacation, we’ve tackled several projects – our daughter’s room refresh, building new furniture and frames, new entry door refresh, and repainting our bedroom. During this time, I also did some much needed organization to my random has-everything-but-no-clear-spot cabinet. This cabinet contains overflow art projects, kid crafts, first aid materials we need for quick fixes, bathroom hand towel overflow, packaging materials and other things. A total everything cabinet. I needed to bring order to this space, so I...

Dining Room Refresh

It’s been a prooooocessss to refresh the dining room. We still have changes in mind, but the room is shaping up. When we moved into this house a few years ago, the dining room sat empty for a few years. We’ve done little by little to change the room from a carpeted beige-striped room to the neutral light room it is now. Here’s the before: The room had the original builder grade carpet and lighting, with painted stripes, when we...

How to Make a Floating Picture Frame – Rabbet Edition

Nearly two months ago we set about creating a floating picture frame (see it here) and I wanted to spruce it up a wee bit. I invested in a proper “thumb friendly” router (like this one) and a rabbet bit set (this one). The design was to create a picture frame with no visible nails or the need to fill nail holes. Here’s the adventure and my first experience creating a double rabbet joint. PROJECT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS #01: Measurements You’ll...

Ribboned Wreaths for your Front Door for Under $12

I love a good holiday wreath for the front door. And two is twice as nice! I have never hung one in our current house because I didn’t want to create holes in my doors or damage the paint. I finally discovered what many of you probably already know- there are now sticky hooks that do no damage! This unlocks so many options for throughout the year for door decor. I wanted to create a front door holiday style like...

Nifty Organizers to Keep Your Kitchen Tidy

I feel like I’m in the kitchen ALL. DAY. LONG. With the pandemic, it’s a series of cooking, cleaning, putting away clean stuff, cooking, cleaning, putting away clean stuff from sunrise to bedtime. Here are some of the little things we use in the kitchen to bring us sanity and create efficiencies in the nonstop cleaning. Sponge Holder This sponge holder is super nifty. I use it for sponges and for my disposable hand soaps. I don’t like things on...