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Scrolling through Instagram one day, I stumbled upon a media console table that stopped me in my tracks. I fell in love with this piece! While only a third of the tv console was visible in the picture, I was sure I could recreate this gorgeous piece. Off to the...
Continuing on with the Theater Room Series. Today is all about these DIY floor to ceiling bookshelves. To look at how far we've come with this room is incredible. Normally I would share a beautiful picture of the space before jumping into the process. But the before...
As I shared last week, I recently transformed our old media room into a true home theater room. This is a very big room. So, we were able to add a large sectional for the front row. Which then allowed us to move our older sofa to the back. My primary goal was to have...
Early in my marriage, my husband and I found our dream kitchen island while house hunting. We ended up not buying that house and I have longed for that island ever since. During my recent modern kitchen remodel, I made that dream a reality. My very own kitchen island....
I have been wanting to extend my kitchen cabinets to the ceiling for quite some time now. With a ceiling height of 8 feet in our kitchen, we don't exactly have high ceilings. But that dead space above our wall cabinets has bugged me in the recent years. Open shelving...
I consider it such a joy to build a furniture piece for my nieces, nephews, and eventually my own kiddos as a wedding gift on their special day. So, when my nephew and his new wife wanted a headboard for their hip, downtown apartment, I jumped on the idea! When space...
I have always loved the idea of a real fireplace in my bedroom. But how easy is it to add something like that? Not as hard as I thought! Turns out, it's actually very easy! And the benefits! Oh, we love it. So cozy and warm. And with my easy DIY fireplace tutorial,...
MID CENTURY MODERN NIGHTSTAND So, the style of our master bedroom makeover, I've been knocking out over the last several weeks, is more of a mid-century modern vibe. After completing my first ever bed-build, I knew I wanted MCM nightstands to match. After perusing...
What's better than a $3775 McGee & Co coffee table??? One that you build yourself for pennies compared to that price!! When I saw this Edita coffee table by McGee & Co, I was determined to make it my next build. Let me just say, building it was easy! Forking...
A few years ago I transformed a cluttered closet space into functional DIY mudroom lockers. I was tired of backpacks, coats, shoes and all of my kids stuff scattered throughout the house. Our mudroom coming in from the garage and leading to the kitchen is a very small...
