DIY Plant Stands

If you want to add height, dimension and movement to your porch, patio or deck – you’ll want to include some plant stands to elevate and create interest in your plantings. You could buy several different sized pots and group them, or you could take your existing planters (of any height) and build a DIY […]
Don’t DIY Connect 4 Game

I’m posting this article because we did the work and because we learned a few things in doing so, and if I can save you the headaches that we found, it’s worth a few minutes of reading right? My friend Lynn (of Plinko fame) is single-handedly providing all of the games for her school carnival. […]
How to Make a Plinko Board

This “How to make a Plinko board” was a fun project idea from my friend Lynn. She is the head of her school’s PTA, and/or planning committee and she wanted to build some fun games for an upcoming school carnival/ school fair. Lynn accumulated the supplies for the game from different “how to make a plinko […]
DIY Snack Station / DIY Produce Stand / DIY Display Stand

What do you call this? I’ve looked it up on Pinterest and you can find variations in all three: DIY Snack Station / DIY Produce Stand and under DIY Display Stand. For my purposes today I’m going to go with DIY Snack Station because that’s what it will be replacing – my previous snack station […]
Build Your Own Ottoman Tray

I’m all about little vignettes lately. Specifically designed areas of decor that tell a story. I don’t know that my attempts at vignettes necessarily tell a story, but I think they give off a vibe or feeling of warmth and welcome. I feel warm and welcome anyways. The trend right now seems to be trays […]
Make Your Own Coffee / Tea Station

Ever since a friend of mine mentioned how they now have an office coffee station at their workplace, I’ve been on a mission lately to find the perfect tea station (coffee station – but I’m a tea drinker). I’ve been pinning images and looking up plans and even purchasing different trays at HomeSense, but nothing […]
DIY Rustic X Coffee Table

If you’ve been following along for awhile, you’ll remember the rustic X side table I built a few months back via plans from Ana White. The plan was to build a coordinating coffee table as well, but first we had to wait for the furniture to arrive, then figure out how to adjust her plans […]