a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
A few months ago, I came up with the DIY of how to turn board games to books. It’s been popular because it solves the problem that board games are ugly to look at and hard to store. I mostly use linen book boxes for the base of this project, but they’re expensive and only come in a few sizes…. Read More
My son is 8 and LOVES playing with Lego. His collection has grown quite large. I thought I’d show you how to organize Lego- from sorting the individual pieces, mini figures, the instruction manuals, sets that are currently being played with, and broken down sets. I’ll also create a new system in this post. Let’s get started!
I love the playroom in my house, but with the angled ceilings, it’s hard to get as much tall storage as I’d like. Then I had the idea- why not convert the door to the closet into a DIY hidden bookcase door?! That way I get storage AND it can be a fun element. What kid doesn’t want a secret… Read More
I’ve been doing a refresh in my son’s playroom and thought that some grasscloth wallpaper on the angled ceiling would be a great way to add texture in the space. This is a high end look, but I’ve never used grasscloth before! So I thought I’d share everything I learned and show. you how to hang grasscloth wallpaper.
For Christmas this year, I decided to make my son a puppet theater. I recently saw a vintage Guignol puppet theater from the 1800’s in France for kids. The design is SO cute! But you can’t buy them anymore so I decided to make a DIY puppet theater. I hope my son loves this! If you want to make one for… Read More
I bought the cutest bamboo chair for $85 at a vintage market last year. It works ok in my house, but I wanted to customize it to work better. In the past I hired a professional to re-upholster a chair, but wanted to see if I could do it myself. I thought I’d share how to upholster a chair in… Read More
