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 […]
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 […]
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 […]