Previously my dining table was stained to match the new flooring. Ironically, when I was installing the above stated flooring, I had to put the table outside and it got rained on. The rain warped some of the boards of the table top. For the past few years, I have just lived with the gaps between some of the boards. After staining my new dutch door a dark walnut, I knew I wanted the table top and bench to also be dark to help tie it in. I finally broke down and tackled this DIY project. I decided to use my Super Finish Max sprayer to help the process be a little less stressful. Here is how to s ..read more

When I shared the reveal of the bedroom I decorated for my nephew, there was one unfinished project that didn’t make it in that post. Even though this bedroom has two large closets, you can never have enough storage, right? These under bed storage drawers give even more storage to this shared space! This project is sponsored by HomeRight but all ideas are 100% my ow. This post contains affiliate links.   Under Bed Storage Drawers     If you remember from the reveal, there are two beds in this symmetrical space. Each bed got two drawers.     There is a reason these under bed storage drawers d ..read more

Last week I shared the room makeover I did for my nephew and the most asked question I got through messages and emails was if I bought the headboard or made it. It was a total DIY. To buy one is hundreds of dollars so I knew it had to be a do-it-yourself project if I was going to keep this space under budget. Two of these woven leather headboards cost about $40 make (only $20 each!). It is probably the most money I have ever saved by DIYing.     The overall theme for the room was “baseball” and I thought that not only are these woven leather headboards super cool, but they give a subtle nod t ..read more

This post is sponsored by Minwax :) Even though I blogged about it 6 years ago, I still get emails all the time asking if I have a tutorial for the crate I built that was in my living room. It was the first thing I built from scratch and I built it a long time before I started blogging, so I didn’t have a tutorial. Now that I am splitting up the boys into two different rooms, I need more storage. The crate I built years ago is going in one room and so I thought I would build another toy box crate for the other room. They are easy to build and you can customize it to be the size you want! Ju ..read more