a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
In my garage for the past few years I’ve stored a vintage twin headboard. While working on my backyard, it came to me- it would look so cute as a bench outside! This is a relatively easy project that most people could do. Vintage headboards are affordable at thrift shops or on Facebook Marketplace. Here’s a step by step tutorial… Read More
I love our backyard pergola except one thing- there’s no shade. But I’m a DIYer, so I figured that I could make my own cover for the pergola. And then I thought- how could I put my own spin on it? So, of course, I’m going to dye the shades to make them rainbow! Here’s how I made my rainbow… Read More
Last year I got a cute outdoor set of furniture, but the gray stain has not held up to the weather. I’ve redone the matching bench and chairs by painting them. But I thought for this project I’d do a DIY mosaic table top with broken dishes. I figured it’d be perfect to thrift some floral China plates for decorating… Read More
I started a fun project yesterday- painting my garage. It was just a boring black, but I thought it’d be fun to paint it in a gradient of color going from white to pink for a bit of a sunset vibe. I love a good ombre moment, so I grabbed some paint I had on hand and spent a few… Read More
At the beginning of summer, I decided that I really wanted to build a playhouse for Don. First of all, there isn’t much for him to do in our yard (besides a sand pit). Also, one thing I really value is encouraging Don on his passions. He loves paleontology and I thought the playhouse could be the hub where we… Read More
If you’re new around here, you might not know that my 5 year old son is obsessed with Halloween. I don’t even know where he got it from. But in the past year he’s started to really gravitate to anything scary related. I like pretty fall decor, so going more true “haunted” is outside my comfort zone. But it makes… Read More
