Live Simply & Create Beautiful Things
How to Refurbish an Old Bookcase – Discover when to sand and restore a salvaged piece and when to paint. Plus, check out the before and after of our beautifully refurbished bookshelf. This week, I thought I’d share a simple restoration project. It’s not exactly a ‘DIY’ or ‘How To’ because every piece of furniture you find to restore will be a little different. But
Grow tomatoes even in a small garden with this DIY Upside Down Tomato Planter. I use a Galvanized Bucket to create a practical tomato planter with a touch of farmhouse style. I have mentioned before how we love gardening, especially producing herbs and vegetables, but we have a small backyard. That makes it hard to grow herbs and vegetables in a traditional garden, so we
This Outdoor Science Discovery Center is a STEM twist on the classic outdoor kitchen. Kids can explore the world around them through science and nature pretend play. We LOVE pretend play. Whether we are encouraging our kiddos to pretend to cook or pretend to be an astronaut, anytime my kids are pretending I am smitten. I love seeing their imaginations come to life. It’s incredible
Make a sweet and simple kid’s farmhouse apron from a $1 IKEA dish towel with this easy DIY sewing tutorial. Summer at our house is all about vegetable pickin’, mud pie makin’, and all kinds of outdoor adventures. My kiddos tend to get absolutely caked in mud every time they walk out our backdoor. I typically don’t mind – I just throw them in the
Make a gorgeous, rustic herb chandelier in an afternoon and enjoy fresh herbs all summer long with this simple DIY woodworking tutorial. If you’ve been following along with our backyard reno, then you’ve probably already seen our DIY Outdoor Pillow Covers and our Outdoor Storage Bench (with a hidden surprise!). The last part in this little corner of our backyard is the DIY Hanging Herb
Learn how to make a DIY Concrete Sugar Mold with this easy-to-follow tutorial. Create your own rustic and industrial centerpiece. Sugar Molds are a piece of history that have been revived in modern home decor – and I love it! Vintage sugar molds were used to make little brown sugar cakes that people would tie up in a sack and bring home from the store
Build an outdoor storage bench with a twist – the hidden storage can hold two rubber totes! This backyard storage box is ideal for storing pool toys, kid’s outdoor toys, gardening tools, patio cushions, and more. When you have a tiny backyard (like we do), you have to be thoughtful about every square foot of space. If not, your backyard will become a dumping ground
Make DIY Outdoor Pillow Covers in a farmhouse style using drop cloths and burlap with this easy tutorial for an envelope pillowcase. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to look for outdoor pillows that have a farmhouse style, but let me tell you it’s almost impossible! Most of the outdoor pillows have lots of patterns and colors. Those aren’t bad, but they aren’t exactly the
How to make a trio of simple and beautiful Rae Dunn inspired Flower Pots with DIY Chalk Paint for less than $7. I was recently looking for some flower pots for my kitchen and I fell in love with the style of Rae Dunn pottery. It’s simple and understated, but also cute and quirky. I love that they are mostly white and look plain until
Chalk Paint is a DIYers best friend mainly because sanding is every DIYers worst enemy! Learn to make your own DIY Chalk Paint for a fraction of the cost of popular brands. Chalk Paint is a fantastic product. You can paint furniture without sanding, easily distress it to give your piece a vintage look, and it has that gorgeous matte, chalky finish. The problem is
Free Printable Vintage Recipe Cards with a classic, Farmhouse-style feel. They are free to print and … [Read More...]
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