a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
My son doesn’t have a good sized dresser in his room- he’s grown out of his smaller old one. Recently I made a dollhouse nightstand and thought it’d be great to expand the neighborhood a bit! So I’m creating an Ikea Tarva dresser hack for this makeover. I think this DIY will be really run as I take a boring… Read More
I recently built my son bookcases for his room. Since he’s 8, he can’t reach the top shelves. So I decided to add a step stool to his room. I wanted a pretty one, but everything I found was out of my price point (silly me, I don’t want to spend $500 on a stool for a kid’s room). Luckily… Read More
For my son’s room I wanted to add some bookcases to really ground the room and provide lots of spots for books. I want the shelves to look built-in, but do it on a budget. Enter the Ikea Billy bookcase hack! I bought the bookshelves for super affordably and then really customize them to look high end. Want to see… Read More
I have been needing more storage for my craft room. Plus, I wanted something affordable that would perfectly fit in the room. I decided to do an IKEA Ivar hack since it’s a budget friendly cabinet. To help it match the existing furniture I added DIY bamboo trim and painted it in a high gloss white. This is a beginner… Read More
Ready for an IKEA hack?! I’ve been wanting to make a dollhouse nightstand inspired by Pottery Barn’s. I think it’ll be really cute for my son’s room (though he’s obsessed with cats, so it’s a cat house to him). I thought I’d take the IKEA Songesand nightstand and make it over to be a DIY dollhouse nightstand. Anything to add… Read More
My sister Kate is a teacher and loves reading. She lives in a newer house. In her living room, she has a large (and super tall) wall that’s been begging for a library to add a bunch of character to the space. I’ve been wanting to do an IKEA Billy Bookcase Hack Library. Now I can share how anyone can… Read More
