DIY Tip: Take the Pain out of Painting
Truly, the most annoying thing about painting is the cleanup. It’s right up there with sanding as one of my least favorite, but necessary, steps when you’re DIYing. The pain […]
DIY Inspo: Creative Way to Gift Money
Gift giving is hard, y’all. And sometimes, the person we love and want to celebrate wants or needs one of the most uncreative presents: money. My parents never blinked an […]
Life Hack for Messy DIYers: Protect Your Cups with Glad Press 'N Seal
I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I’m just a messy DIYer. I do my best to protect my home (and my clothes, skin, hair and more) from whatever my […]
DIY Tip: How to Clamp a Right Angle without a Right Angle Clamp
The best adage I’ve ever heard about clamps is that you always need one more than you actually have. How this mysterious situation plays out over and over again in […]
DIY Tip: Gluing Wood without Clamps
We’ve all been there: we need to glue some wood together, but for a variety of reasons, clamps just aren’t going to work. Take the Soundboard Frame Project, for example. […]
DIY Fail: Resin is Hard
Let’s be honest: we love showing off the amazing things we create. But in the spirit of keeping it real, we wanted to be frank about the fact that things […]
How to Make a Bold Room Design Work
I’m no stranger to bold interior design, but every new room I attempt brings new lessons about how to bring my sometimes crazy ideas to life. With that, I wanted […]
When Your Smart Home Goes Dumb: Why I’m Ditching My Wink Hub 2 for an Amazon Echo Plus
I’ve dreamed of having a smart home since I first saw some billionaire demo his on a TV show, way before the technology became widely available. When I bought the […]
Life Hack: How to Get Amazing Large Art on a Budget
Expenses quickly add up when you’re trying to dress up a space. Furniture is ungodly expensive, and good art can be, too. Luckily, with a good eye, camera, and a […]
Ikea Hack: How to Transform the Ikea Kallax for $40
There was a time where my ratio of Ikea furniture to non-Ikea furniture was close to 9-1. And there’s a good reason why: furniture is expensive as hell, and when […]
How to Transform a Futon in 4 Easy Steps
Ah the futon – that stalwart staple of college (and early career) life. Multifunction? Yes. Masterpiece? Not usually. I’ve had my black metal frame futon since my first solo apartment […]
