My daughter had her sixth birthday last week. She’s SIX! I know. I can hardly believe it. And this meant I had to do the whole birthday party rigamarole thing. I heaved a HUGE sigh of relief when she said she wanted a Panda Party. So many DIY ideas came to me to go with… Continue reading Pandamonium – an Easy Kids Party to DIY
Category: DIY Projects
The Real Reasons You’ve Failed at Organizing
An organized house makes me happy. It’s something that I strive for but I’ve always come up short. The clutter takes over and nobody else helps to keep it at bay but me. I can organize one area only to turn around and have it undone in a matter of hours. I’ve re-purchased things I… Continue reading The Real Reasons You’ve Failed at Organizing
Vintage Dresser Re-Do Reveal
Remember that used dresser I found in a thrift store for $35. Well, it’s had a bit of money invested ($100 on knobs alone. Eek!) and time invested ( only a couple of hours) and it looks cute as a vintage button now that it’s all done. I am IN LOVE with how this turned… Continue reading Vintage Dresser Re-Do Reveal
How to Know if You Should Paint or Refinish – A Checklist
I scored a deal on a dresser in a little thrift shop here in town this week. I got super excited about it because I only paid $35 for the dresser AND the mirror. That’s practically free! We’ve been doing some decorating in my daughter’s room and she would love a dresser with a mirror… Continue reading How to Know if You Should Paint or Refinish – A Checklist
DIY Pallet Lamp
Ok, here it is. The item I made out of a pallet for the Calgary Home and Garden Show is a lamp! This was extremely challenging and I spent many nights telling myself that I wasn’t going to succeed at making anything from this pallet wood that I would want on display in public… Continue reading DIY Pallet Lamp
Let Go of Perfect
For our bedroom project, I bought a chair. It’s a beautiful chair but I was really looking for something with some pattern or color. And I’m not a fan of the light wood legs. I really liked the texture of the button tufting though and when I saw the price, $190 there was really no… Continue reading Let Go of Perfect