Trunk Organizer – Double your storage space!

Ever since I found this pin on Pinterest, I was dying to create my own trunk organizer. Click image or this link to be taken to original instructions. The instructions for this are great, and the materials are inexpensive enough – but this version just didn’t work for me – I wanted a trunk organizer that […]
DIY Entryway Table / Sofa Table

I have a pin that drives a lot of traffic from my Pinterest board to my blog – and the pin itself isn’t even mine? It was something I put in an article a few months ago “Styling Your Entryway” and this is the pin that has been going crazy: This entryway table / sofa […]
DIY Outdoor Garbage Bin

Since this has been “nagging projects” week, I have to show you something… This is the side of my house. Worse, this is the side of the house that my neighbours see whenever they descend their staircase. They have a window that looks directly over at my garbage pile. Granted, it isn’t always this bad […]
DIY Rustic X Bookshelf (part of Basement Makeover)

I have been SO BUSY lately! It’s entirely my own fault – the girls went camping with their Grandparents the other week and I set my sights on making over my basement… problem is, I didn’t break it down into bite-sized steps like “sand and paint trim”, then “paint walls” then “DIY rustic x bookshelf”. Nope, […]
Chevron Home Decor / Wood Chevron Decor

I have an easy DIY for you today, one that requires no nails or screws and only a few cuts – chevron home decor! Would you call these sculptures? Accents? Ornaments? I didn’t know what to file it under as I haven’t seen any on Pinterest anywhere – so for now it will just be […]
How to add a shelf to furniture

Tag: How to add a shelf to furniture, adding a shelf to furniture, replace a drawer with a shelf, nightstand makeover, two-tone nightstand, grey nightstand One of my favourite upgrades to a piece of furniture is replacing drawers with shelves. If you add a shelf to furniture it creates an entirely new look, with new […]
DIY Cedar Patio Table

The Rogue Engineer put up a photo on Instagram the other day of a DIY cedar patio table that he had made out of scrap wood after a deck build. As soon as I saw it, I wanted one. The X-brace legs and angled feet – gorgeous! But, and like 36% of the population in North […]