Freestanding, Angled Bookcase – free building plans!

Build this Crate & Barrel “Strut Bookcase” knock-off for about $39 US (versus $799) with these free building plans for my freestanding, angled bookcase. I’m happy today guys… I was “nudged” back out to my She-Shop to get building again and after I (grudgingly) did, I felt inspired. Frustrated with my errors (listed below), happy […]
Home Office – bookshelf makeover

I’m so excited to share today’s bookshelf makeover with you! If you’ve followed along you know that I’m in the midst of an office makeover and as part of that makeover I picked up these two “teak” cabinets; I put teak in quotes because that was how they were advertised – but when I went […]
Repurposed Dresser: Dresser, Toybox and Bookshelf in One!

*This is a post I wrote in June 2013 – one of my earlier blog posts. When I moved my site from Blogger to WordPress a lot of my Pinterest links broke, so I’m attempting to update older posts with a few new photos and create new links on Pinterest. If you were with me […]
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, […]
Mid-Century Makeover – Bookshelf

I’m nearing the mid-century mark. Well, in 7 years, but still – that’s closer than I was yesterday. So I’m wondering, when furniture is labelled as “mid-century” – is it really from the 1950’s – or is it from anytime prior to 2000, because if I had to guess, I’d say that Janice’s bookshelf has […]