My first try at reupholstering and it's easier than you think!
How to: Reupholster an Ottoman
Category: Restore
China Hutch Upcycle
I didn't actually realize how long this project had been in the works until I sat down to write about it. For those who follow me on Instagram, you might remember the stories I posted about this hutch. I found it last year in May and HAD to have it. The problem, it is HUGE, [...]
Small Buffet Upcycle
Hi everyone!!! Wow, it feels like I've been gone for SO LONG! I mean, 2 months isn't forever but still, I missed posting for you and I'm glad to be back at it. Thank you for hanging in there while I took a little break. I was able to accomplish quite a few things around [...]
Deck Restoration, Part 2
When I got to the point of being ready and able to start getting projects done again, with the urging of my husband, I knew I needed to finish up some things I had started before I got pregnant. A few examples... 1. The set of stairs from our foyer into our living room. I [...]
Nursery Side Table
Landon is officially moved into the nursery! He has slept in his own room the last 3 nights. I'd like to say it's going well but...not so much. His first night was amazing, slept 8pm to almost 7am, only waking up twice for his pacifier. The last 2 nights and now today, however, have been [...]
Nursery Crib
Someone contacted me asking about some of the furniture details in Landon's nursery and I realized that I never shared the finished crib! No time like the present... I remember sharing a while back that I was having trouble finding a crib that I liked. I wanted white distressed wood. Everything I was finding in [...]
Nursery Closet Makeover
I CAN NOT believe my baby is already 2 weeks old!! How did that happen already! We have spent the last 2 weeks getting to know each other, I'm learning all his cues and we are really starting to get into a good rhythm. Luckily, it seems he has taken after me in the sleep [...]
Changing Table Upcycle
If you've learned anything from me over the last couple years, it's probably that I like white distressed furniture and it is extremely hard to find already finished. There is plenty of white furniture with no distressing and plenty of off white or cream with distressing and I even found a few bright white distressed [...]
Vintage Baby Cradle
If nothing else, at least Baby Blackwood has a place to sleep when he comes home for the first time. All of these projects have been so slow moving because 1) I procrastinate...my mom will attest to this and 2) I'm a perfectionist. However, I am absolutely IN LOVE with this little corner of our [...]
Breakfast Nook Table
So it's been a month since I've posted 🙁 #1 I can't believe it has been that long! #2 That also means that this pregnancy is moving along insanely fast! In just 1 week I will already be 24 weeks!! I'm starting to panic about all the things I haven't even begun to tackle in [...]
How To: Adjust Chandelier Height
Before baby came to be, the room getting all my attention lately has been the kitchen. Now, I've realized my bedroom and the nursery need to be ready in just 6 short months. That may seem like a long time, but, I tend to move at a very slow pace. I've really done nothing to [...]
How to: Change a light fixture
My friend, Janine and I made a trip to Ikea the other day. On the way, we decided to pull off the freeway in search of a cute little café she had heard of. We didn't find the café, but we did find THE BEST home store I have found in Portland to date. It [...]
Upcycled Queen Bed
So it's been almost a month and a half since my last blog post and I have felt like a part of my heart was missing! It has been an absolutely crazy past 6 weeks with work. And when I say work, I'm not talking about fun blog stuff in the works. I mean, my [...]
Painted Front Door
My mom painted our front door black when I was younger and I'm pretty sure I looked at her like she had four heads...and look at me now. Yep, four heads, just like my mama. When I decided to change my front door, what I really wanted was a huge, knotty pine wood front door [...]
Painted Chandelier
This is one of the first things I did when we moved into our house and it didn't start out as a DIY project at all. Initially I hated this chandelier and was simply going to take it down and replace it with something else but my mom was visiting, and we decided, on a [...]
Converting carpeted stairs to hardwood
I feel like I've been a bit MIA this week. There has been a lot going on and a lot of good things in the works but this week I definitely struggled to balance it all. Here's to hoping I get my act together next week 🙂 The exciting news is that I did get [...]
Baseboard How-To
I started installing the baseboard in the foyer this week and realized I should have done this before the crown moulding because it is way easier to do. The fact that the baseboard sits flat against the wall makes both cutting and installation much easier. I actually used door & window casing as my baseboard [...]
Vinyl Plank Flooring
I'm almost finished with the flooring in the foyer and I'm so impressed with the look and how easy it was to install that I just had to share the details with you all. When I was trying to decide what flooring to go with there were a couple of factors I considered: 1) Price [...]
Crown Moulding
This is the project I am most proud of so far, it took me a while to get it right (and by that I mean to get to the point that my perfectionistic personality was satisfied) but I did it and am super pleased with the result. I used 5 1/4 inch angled moulding to get [...]
Foyer Table Re-do
I'm SO excited about this table you guys!! This was my first project with Annie Sloan chalk paint and I'm hooked. My mom has been using Annie Sloan paint on her furniture (she re-finishes old furniture and does an amazing job, check out her Facebook page...Simply Country Quilts & Antiques) and she swears by it. [...]