Maintaining Your Front Door
Your front door is the most used entrance/exit in your home. It’s one of the most important aspects of curb appeal and it protects your family – not only from intruders, but from weather, noise, dust, dirt and insects as well. Given all of this, maintaining your front door should be an important part of […]
Scrapwood Hallowe’en Owl
When you’ve finished your Fall pruning, hang on to a branch or two and make this adorable Hallowe’en Owl. My friend sent me a photo of an adorable owl made from branch slices that she’d seen in a shop somewhere. I had a bit of Fall pruning that needed doing – so it seemed serendipitous […]
The most gorgeous garden mirror you’ll ever see
A repurposed cast iron grate turned stunning garden mirror brings more light, colour and interest to your garden. I picked up this old cast iron grate on MaxSold (like an online garage sale) months and months ago. It might even be a remnant from last summer if I’m being honest, but I was too nervous […]
Unfinished Laundry Room
Tired of looking at wires and pipes in your basement laundry room, but don’t have the budget for framing and drywall? What about a photo backdrop to keep the necessities accessible – but out of sight and create a (slightly more) appealing unfinished laundry room? Popping in for a quickie today… lol No, not ‘afternoon […]
Back-to-school decor – for the classroom or home!
With a few pieces of scrap wood and some tester pots of paint you can make your own back-to-school decor for your classroom, or to decorate your home! I have had so much fun puttering away in the she-shop lately. Yes, it’s been hot and muggy, but the thought of the kids heading back-to-school has […]
Make your own dry-erase board
With some window film and a few minutes you can turn just about anything into your own DIY dry-erase board. Remember the coffee table from the other week? The one I dismantled and repurposed into a chalkboard command centre and a vignette of rustic candlesticks? Well today I’m using up the last piece of that […]
How to hang a pendant light
Swapping out pendant lighting isn’t as difficult as you might think. In fact, in only a few easy steps you can hang a pendant light yourself and completely change the look of a room. These are the pendant lights that we’ve had hanging in our kitchen for the past 13 years. They’re okay. They match […]