Thanksgiving is next week and well, I’ve had a Christmas tree sitting in my garage and couldn’t wait any longer to put it up! Every year I put my tree up sometime in November, but this time felt extra special since I’ve never decorated this house for the holidays. And after 2020 being so dreadful, this girl needed some magic!
Kitchen Renovation Update
On October 21st, we started renovation on our kitchen. My goal then (and still kind of now) is to finish before Thanksgiving. That’d be a 5 week time period from demo to completion. Which is crazy for a kitchen! But can we do it?! I want to show you where we are now, tell you the good news, and go… Read More
DIY Rainbow Turkey
Halloween passed and I’m still not ready for Christmas decor. So here I am, making little rainbow turkeys. This year we’ll spend Thanksgiving in Florida and it’ll probably be just our little family. I’m guessing lots of people will have smaller gatherings this year. Which means more time to pay attention to the special little details. One DIY rainbow… Read More
DIY Lego Table- IKEA Hack
I’ve been wanting to create a Lego table for Don. His favorite toy to play with are Lego so I figured a proper set-up would be ideal! Now he has a dedicated space and- major bonus- there are WAY less bricks spread across the room! Plus I think it looks cute. Here’s how to make a DIY Lego table Ikea… Read More
How to Make your Own Wood Filler
I was recently redoing my Thonet rocking chair and wanted to keep a natural finish. There were some small cracks and holes in the wood I found as I sanded the chair down. But I really wanted the patches to match the sanded finish. So instead of using the wood filler I’d bought, I decided to make my own. Want to… Read More
Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
In 2003 I went to Interior Design school at FIDM in Los Angelos. One of my favorite classes was on the history of furniture. I remember a book my professor suggested- 1000 Chairs. It had all of the chairs I’d learned and many more. One of them, the Thonet bentwood rocking chair (pronounced tho-nay) stood out. When I was little, this… Read More
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