Make your own tiered plant stand

tiered plant stand, make your own tiered plant stand, DIY plant stand, freestanding plant stand

Sure you can buy tiered plant stands for $100 and up, but why buy a flimsy version when you can custom make one to your height and specs?  These easy build instructions will have you whipping a tiered plant stand out in an afternoon! Are you tired of plant stands yet? I apologize for two […]

Ladder plant stand – for maximum green on a minimum footprint!

Ladder plant stand, DIY plant stand, plant shelf

Whether your green thumb is for indoors or out – this ladder plant stand offers maximum space for your plant babies and gives a ton of display and decor options within a very small footprint. Good morning and Happy Easter for those celebrating! It’s SPRING! Well, the calendar tells me it should be Spring even […]

Scrap wood shoe rack – learn to bend wood!

scrap wood shoe rack, bent wood shoe rack, DIY shoe rack

Basic instructions for building this scrap wood shoe rack – with the option to learn how to bend wood at the same time! Good morning everyone! Today I’m showing off a scrap wood shoe rack I built for a friend.  Not just any old shoe rack – no – this bad boy is made entirely […]

DIY Quilt rack – double hanging

DIY blanket rack, double blanket rack

A convenient and pretty way to store and display your blankets, this DIY quilt rack is made up of 3 rectangles of wood. Remember my simple blanket rack I shared with you about a month ago?  I love it and it’s absolutely perfect for my family room, but I wanted to try a second blanket […]

Plywood coasters

Plywood coasters, scrap wood coasters

Using scrap bits of ¾” ply I was able to whip up these gorgeous plywood coasters (that you’d never guess were just scrap ply). As with everything I do, I learn something new and then hope to pass along any tips and tricks I’ve figured out along the way. Today is no different. Today I’m […]

How to make a simple blanket rack / quilt rack

blanket rack, quilt rack, blanket storage

Keep your warm and cozy blankets close by, but neatly organized, by whipping up this simple blanket rack / quilt rack using just 6 pieces of wood and a few screws. Hello my beautiful friends! It is absolutely freezing her in SW Ontario with a -26°C windchill today.  Yes, I know you prairie-dwellers get much […]

Half-round side table

half round table, half moon table, demilune table

I took an old, grungy kitchen table and turned it into this gorgeous half round side table / demilune table for about $30. What is a half round table called?  I went with “half-round table” hoping that’s what the majority of people looking for something like this might call it, but the ‘official’ name is […]