A Home and DIY Blog
I’ve been working on making over my living room/office (aka “mom cave”) since we’ve been in quarantine, and I’m making a lot of progress. Today I’ll show you how I made these DIY hanging rope wall shelves, and I’ll also share how I got them straight and level and what tools I used to make…
It’s been a while since I posted a DIY tutorial, but I am so happy to be sharing this DIY plywood coffee table with you! It has patterned plywood panels that are attached with magnets and reveal hidden storage (similar to these panels on Jonah’s plywood desk). I’ll be honest, navigating this new normal with quarantine…
Thank you ASUS for sponsoring this post. Since we’ve been in quarantine, I’ve slowly been making over my “mom cave,” aka living room/office. Despite the plethora of desks in this house, I always find myself working on my laptop in bed, so I decided it was time to refresh my home office and create a…
I know things are crazy right now and I hope you’re all staying healthy (and sane). I’m trying to maintain as much normalcy as I possibly can while in quarantine, but it isn’t easy. Last week I stopped by our townhouse to check on the progress and I shot some quick photos while I was…
I wanted to share a quick progress report with you on our townhouse renovation. (For the whole story, you can read my first post here.) Long story short, we bought a townhouse 14 years ago as our starter home, moved out over 7 years ago and have rented it out ever since, and now we are…
If you follow me on Instagram then you’ve gotten some sneak peeks of this already, but I wanted to let you in on one of the many things happening in my life right now. We are currently preparing to sell a townhouse that we’ve owned for many years and kept as a rental, but in order…
I love string art. I love that it looks modern but there are endless ways to customize it, and it’s easier than it looks. Today I’ll show you how to make string art, specifically this DIY arrow art inspired by one of my tattoos! This project came about because someone recently asked me if I…
I recently realized that apparently I have a thing for building desks. I’ve built a few in the past year so I thought it might be fun to share those, along with several other DIY desk ideas I’ve rounded up for you. So if you’re looking for DIY desk inspo, you’ve come to the right…
As you know, I’m slowly working on transforming our playroom into a “tween” hangout. One of the things I wanted to incorporate into the space was a reading nook, and we have this little corner in the room that works perfectly for it. I also had a leftover crib mattress from Jonah, and I wanted…
Let’s talk about cars. Do I love them? Not really. But my grandfather was a mechanic and my other grandfather owned a car dealership, and selling cars was his family business for multiple generations (my great-grandfather and my uncle were also in the car business). My dad has always loved and collected classic cars. But me?…
I’ve had this project on my to do list forever, and I’m finally getting around to giving our playroom a makeover! My goal is to transform this space into more of a “tween” hangout now that my boys are getting older. I want it to be somewhere fun for them to hang out with their…
I just got back from an amazing trip to Hilton Head, SC, where I had the opportunity to tour the HGTV Dream Home designed by my friend Brian Patrick Flynn, and I thought it would be fun to show you around the house. There was so much design inspiration to take in. I brought my…
