For week 3 of the One Room Challenge, I added curtains and shades (with some custom DIY touches), and upgraded my hanging chair chain.
One Room Challenge Week 2: Hanging Chair & Rug
Welcome to week 2 of the Spring 2019 One Room Challenge! This week we tackled one of the bigger projects in this nursery: the hanging chair. I also added the rug I picked out, and solved a major cord safety/aesthetic issue.
One Room Challenge Week 1: Nursery Plans
For the first week of the Spring 2019 One Room Challenge, I share my plans for creating a nursery for the baby I’m expecting any day now.
Weekend Inspiration
With just three weeks to go until my due date, these days I’m kind of just waiting on the runway to get cleared for takeoff. It could be soon, or it could be another month. But when we’re not too busy watching the third season of Queer Eye (it’s so good!) I think we’re going […]
How to Make a DIY Modern Mobile
Tips and tricks for making your own DIY modern mobile that works equally well in a nursery or a grown-up space.
Vegan Chocolate Waffles
Decadent (but made with whole wheat flour) vegan chocolate waffles make an amazing weekend breakfast.
Weekend Inspiration
This weekend I’m looking forward to hopefully hitting up the Portland Flea, and then attending my first newborn care class. I must admit that although I babysat a lot as a teenager and helped care for my younger siblings when I was a kid, I am pretty nervous about what to do with a brand […]
My Pouf Makeover: How to Re-Cover a Leather Pouf
Last week I discussed options for how I wanted to re-cover an old leather pouf that has seen better days (thanks to one of my cats). I decided to go with the knit version, and I have to say that it turned out even better than I expected! If you do a lot of DIY projects, […]
Options for Re-Covering a Leather Pouf
If it isn’t obvious from my many re-use projects, I’m a waste-not-want-not kind of person. Getting rid of anything without at least considering how I could upcycle or re-make it is pretty impossible for me (sorry, Marie Kondo!). So even though I haven’t had a good spot in my house for this scratched-up Moroccan leather […]