I'm excited about this project, I was able to collaborate with the talented Amy from High Style Restyle. Amy and her Dad picked up an awesome curb side find, an oak china cabinet headed for the dump. The top part of the hutch was transformed into a beautiful barrister style bookcase. For the bottom cabinet, she envisioned an industrial cart/ apothecary cabinet. I've … [Read more...]
DIY Custom Picture Frame
I have been on the look out for cute art and things to hang up in my daughters room, because it's bare. She's a pretty spicy 2 year old, so I thought it would be nice if the message was positive (not that she can read yet but soon.) She also loves animals. Then last month while at a blogging conference, I ran across a booth with a really cool concept called Modify Ink. They … [Read more...]
Console Table with Scroll Legs
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! Our family rotates which sibling to give to at Christmas, I had my sister Kristi this year. She's the same sister that I 'helped' tile her house with herringbone travertine, barn wood tile, Versailles travertine, that was fun :-). For Christmas … [Read more...]
Crate Storage Coffee Table and Stools
Hi! I'd love to for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! We have an open floor plan, so the family room, kitchen and dining areas are all one large room and it's the first thing that you see when you walk into the house. Our family spends most of our time in the family room. With young kids, keeping … [Read more...]
Curvy Side Table
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! While flipping through the PBkids magazine, I saw the cutest little side table. I've also seen similar shaped tables at Pier 1. It went on my long to-do list for my daughter's room. But then my Aunts decided to do an Extreme Room Makeover … [Read more...]
Entertainment Center (PB media center plan) Doors
This is final part (part 5) in our PB media center build! Wahoo, we are making doors. We first built the TV Console, Cabinets & Toy Storage, Bookshelves and Bridge. We have a few options with our doors. In the PB magazine, they used inset doors. Inset doors are flush with the face frame. Overlay doors stand out from the face frame. I made the media center with inset … [Read more...]
Entertainment Center (PB media center plan) Bridge
This is part 4 of the PB media center build. We first built the TV Console, Cabinets & Toy Drawers, then the Bookshelves for the PB media center. Now we will tackle the bridge. … [Read more...]
Entertainment Center (PB media center plan) – Bookshelves
This is part 3 of the PB media center build. We first built the TV Console, then the Cabinets & Toy Drawers for the PB media center. Now we are onto the bookshelves. The bookshelves and bridge are the easiest part of this build, they'll be done in no time. … [Read more...]
Entertainment center (PB media center plan) cabinets
This is part 2 of the PB media center build. We first built the TV Console for the PB media center. Now we are onto the cabinets and toy box (my kids favorite part :-)) … [Read more...]
Entertainment center (PB media center plan)
I built this entertainment center a few years ago, it was so long ago that it was before the days of Pinterest. Do you remember those days? Dog-eared magazines, bookmarked websites and real physical folders with ideas in them, holy cow what did we ever do before pinterest? :-) One day I was perusing through my Pottery Barn magazine and saw this beautiful media center. I do … [Read more...]