Dog Bed

We adopted a dog from the Humane Society a month ago. Her name is Zoey! She is a beagle / german shepherd mix. I am obsessed with her. Before we even got a dog my husband made the rule “no dogs on the bed.” So I knew I had to make her the coolest bed…

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Ruler Growth Chart

My kids are little now (1 and 3 years old) but they are growing so fast. I wanted to document it on an adorable ruler growth chart. There are a lot of ruler growth chart DIY tutorials on Pinterest, which is where I first got the idea. Some use sharpie marker for the number and…

Bungee Ball Storage

There were a few balls rolling around loose in my garage that were driving me nuts. My boys are only 1 and 3 years old, so I know these balls are going to multiply like rabbits as the years go by. I decided it was necessary to build this bungee cord ball storage contraption. It was…

Children’s ABC Table

We are currently in the process of trying to potty train my stubborn little 3 year old guy. He thinks he has better things to do than sit on a potty. SO I came up with a simple idea to make it more worth his while. Give him a table for books, puzzles, and his…

Wine Cork Shadow Box

In an earlier post I talked about building a large wine rack in our dining room. A fun little consequence of drinking all that wine are the corks we end up with. In the five years we have been married, my husband and I have accumulated quite a few and I wanted to have a place to…

Floating Nursery Clouds

My oldest son has a pretty awesome Star Wars themed room, so I wanted to make something equally great for my youngest. I first found an airplane crib bedding set that I liked which was the base for my inspiration. I had my friend Rich at Streamline Design make and install the airplane/banner vinyl decal that I designed.…

Herb Wall Planter

UPDATE! Last year’s growing season was surprisingly a success. I decided this year to make my wall planter into an herb garden. I made painted plywood labels and screwed them into each box. Original Post: I really love how this project turned out, but I have a confession: I have a brown thumb. I’ve never owned a plant…