Recycle, Refurbish & Re-Love: “Refinish Children’s Furniture” for Fun, Planet-Points, and Christmas Cheer
I was working on a project for the daycare recently and it occurred to me that children’s furniture is awfully expensive for something that gets destroyed within weeks of purchase. I wondered why the quality of the build had to meet very specific safety criteria, but the finishes used on the furniture were 2nd tier […]
Simple DIY wood bench
You’ve seen the standing sandboxes I whipped up for one of the daycares I work at right? Well, while the kids are playing, the teachers needed a place to sit… Okay, they’re all younger than I am and could probably stand and chase kids for hours on hours – but this old broad needed a […]
Classroom display ideas
So, I’m a substitute helper in a couple of daycares in my area.I’m also a DIYer who lives for makeovers — the kind of person who sees a sad corner, an unused wall, or a glue-covered craft table and thinks, “This could be so much better.” So when I looked around the classrooms and saw […]
How to build a standing sandbox
Have you ever watched a child play in a sandbox and thought, “That looks like fun… if only I didn’t have to wash sand out of their socks, pants, diapers, pockets, shoes and my washing machine after”? Or maybe you’re just tired of the family dog confusing the sandbox with their own personal burial ground. […]
DIY Hanging Shoe Organizer – Because Your Floor Deserves Better
If you’ve ever tripped over a sneaker on your way to get more coffee, or if your front hallway looks like a shoe store exploded (and then gave up halfway through organizing), or perhaps you work at a daycare where littles can barely put their own shoes on, much less tuck them away tidily, friend, […]
How to Plant Outdoor Artificial Flowers (So They Don’t Become Lawn Confetti)
Look, I’ll admit it—my green thumb is more like a beige one. I want to be the person whose yard looks like a botanical garden, but the truth is I’ve murdered more petunias than I’d care to admit. (I swear it wasn’t premeditated—just poor watering habits and a lot of denial.) So when I discovered […]
From Steel to Stunning: How We Gave These Church Doors an Antique Front Door Makeover
You know that feeling when you walk up to someone’s house and their front door basically says, “Yes, we are classy, cozy, and smell like fresh-baked cookies inside”? Yeah… these front doors were more of a “Welcome to the utility closet” vibe. There have been more than a few changes since these doors were […]