a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
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
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
Right before we moved (literally hours), I painted a mural on Don’s wall. Now, that sounds crazy. But I had the idea and I couldn’t get it out of my head so I did all of the chores of moving and when I had some extra time left over, I went for it. Plus, when we go back in the… Read More
My son Don’s room has been on my list of spaces to work on. Why? Well, lots of reasons. The first one is that I wanted to get a bigger bed in there for when we rent it out as an Air BNB. A queen bed is better for a couple or two kids than one or two twin beds…. Read More
I had some leftover rope and yarn from my last rainbow wall hanging, so I thought- maybe I could make a small one for Don’s room! The plan is to hang it on his nightstand and it’ll be an adorable decoration for his room. If you’d like to make one too (I figured this would be adorable for a nursery… Read More
Well, in February I bought a set of furniture for Don’s room (it was $35 for the dresser and nightstand!!!) and I finally am getting around to painting the nightstand. There were some days this February where I bought WAY too much thrifting and I was overwhelmed with project. And boy, am I glad I did now! Especially since I… Read More
