American Girl Dollhouse – Rockwell Tools

My house is a sty – dishes in the sink, piles of laundry still waiting to be washed, toys, books, papers spattered on every surface. My home is a ‘Jackson Pollock’ of mess. Not because I don’t care – it bugs the hell out of me – but because I’ve had some exciting things going on […]

Furniture Makeover – Antique Farmhouse Table/Desk

Antique farmhouse table makeover

Traffic on the blog really fluctuates based on the topic – maybe it’s the day of the week or time that things are posted (you may have noticed, if you subscribe, that your e-mails have been arriving at different times of late), and I’m trying to figure out what it is you really want to […]

DIY Door Stop – from scrap wood

DIY Door stop - Scrap wood bird doorstops

I found the most adorable photo of a bird doorstopper on Pinterest the other day.  I tried to follow the link to see how it was made or where I could purchase one – but unfortunately, the link didn’t lead anywhere. But since I’d seen it, I “needed” one of course – and it didn’t look […]

Build Your Own Ottoman Tray

DIY Ottoman Tray - a great beginner project

I’m all about little vignettes lately.  Specifically designed areas of decor that tell a story.  I don’t know that my attempts at vignettes necessarily tell a story, but I think they give off a vibe or feeling of warmth and welcome. I feel warm and welcome anyways. The trend right now seems to be trays […]

Make Your Own Coffee / Tea Station

DIY Coffee / Tea Station

Ever since a friend of mine mentioned how they now have an office coffee station at their workplace, I’ve been on a mission lately to find the perfect tea station (coffee station – but I’m a tea drinker). I’ve been pinning images and looking up plans and even purchasing different trays at HomeSense, but nothing […]

DIY Rustic X Coffee Table

DIY Rustic X Coffee Table - Build it yourself in an afternoon!

If you’ve been following along for awhile, you’ll remember the rustic X side table I built a few months back via plans from Ana White. The plan was to build a coordinating coffee table as well, but first we had to wait for the furniture to arrive, then figure out how to adjust her plans […]

American Girl Dollhouse

I am in the midst of making over my 8 year old’s bedroom.  I’ll show you the makeover once I’m finished, but for now I want to show you a MASSIVE project that went along with the re-design. This is Ana White’s AG DIY Dollhouse:  (click image for link) A small image like that really […]