Wood Art Challenge – Birdhouse Collage

Bird house, bird houses, bird house collage, bird house art, Wood Art Challenge

I was invited to take part in a Wood Art Challenge with some of the biggest names in DIY blogging and I am psyched! This morning will be the first time seeing what the other influencers have come up with so I’m just as excited to check out everyone’s creativity as you are! If you […]

Scrap wood projects – Owls

Scrap wood project, scrap wood ideas, scrap wood owls, wood owls, owl bookends

I must be the Queen of scrap wood projects.  I don’t even know how I accumulate so much scrap wood, other than the fact that I hate to throw anything into the landfill – even if it is a 6″ scrap of 2″ x 2″.  For today’s simple scrap wood project I dug through my […]

DIY Cat Tree

Odie and Baby Luna

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you will know that we’ve had a new addition to our family – Baby Luna Grayce – an 8 week old kitten that has stolen all of our hearts. The thing about new kittens though is that they have these spurts of energy that usually result in […]

DIY side table / small bookshelf

DIY side table, DIY bookshelf, small bookshelf, narrow side table, mid century modern furniture, easy build, DIY nursery decor, home office storage

As you may (or may not) know, I am a guest contributor over on the amazing, incredible, brilliant blog House of Wood.  Over the past few months, I have shared a few builds that you would not have seen on 100Things2Do like a super-sized shoe rack, a DIY upholstered ottoman, and this week’s awesome DIY; […]

Simple Step Stool

Simple step stool, DIY step stool, scrap wood step stool, stool, step

Good morning sunshine(s)! The sun is out, I saw a robin last week and even though the grass is still a dead-brown colour and the temperatures are barely above 0°, I’ve been working in my she-shop with the garage doors open!! Wahoo!  (I’ve been freezing my kibibees off, but just being able to open the […]

Yoga Mat Storage / Treadmill table

Yoga mat storage, yoga mat rack, home gym organization, home gym essential, gym organization

I’m in the midst of a home gym makeover for my parents and in doing so I noticed that they were missing an essential piece of “equipment”… something for yoga mat storage and/or a treadmill table. No, they aren’t yogi’s, but they do “enjoy” walking on the treadmill or riding the stationary bike, so even […]

DIY Pet Ramp

DIY pet ramp, pet ramp, cat ramp, dog ramp, aging pets

Have an aging pet? Nothing is as difficult as watching them struggle to do activities they could easily have done in their youth (true of us all really). Your heart breaks a little to see the arthritis set it, maybe their hips are aching or their coördination is a little off and snuggle time on […]