Our fancy new fire engine red sofa was in desperate need of some end table friends so I put on my thinking cap and headed down into our spooky basement storage room for a rummage …
Hooked up: a quick decor diy
Don’tcha love paint? Just look what it (+ a wee bit of imagination) can do… You can snag an ultra plain Tjusig coat hook for half price at Ikea… before assembling it, give the metal …
easy peasy DIY tot teepee
Can you guess what I upcyled to create that über fancy munchkin tent? I guarantee you’ll be able to make your own easy peasy DIY tot teepee in less than hour with an item lurking at …
Creepy Caricatures: a DIY 3D papier mache portrait tutorial
I’ve been creating eerily fun 3D portraits for years as über personalized gifts for ecstatic-to-receive-them-friends but for whatever reason never thought to make any of my own peeps – until now: Obviously not exact likenesses …
The DIY Cupboard Fix: a little lunchtime (ikea) hack
Can you guess the quick and totally necessary hack I did during lunch? Give up?
2 Tutes for the price of one – Upcycled Canvas Art
Yes that’s right folks! I’m offering 2 groovy tutorials for the price of one! Which basically means that I created something then realized there was an easier way to make it so I ended up …
nifty thrifty bijou: a diy jewellery hanger
Even though I have treasure chests full of cool adornments I always forget to accessorize, out of sight really does mean out of mind when it comes to accessories. I needed a in-sight-in-mind place …
the mini memento buffet – an upcycled spice rack diy
We’ve been slowly but surely re-decorating our bedroom. Slowly because we must stalk the classifieds searching for the best deals to pop up and then strike immediately before someone else gets that 1950’s vanity table …
How to mend & reupholster a vintage dining table & chairs
Yipee! Our classified-stalking has paid off again! We scored a fabulous 1960’s dinette set for a mere €10! Boo! The chair fabric was itchy carpeting & had a definite vintage-reek to it and the table …
Combat Car Seat Chaos with DIY seat storage
Finally having a car is awesome but between the dude needing everything “in case of emergency” & the baby needing…well just everything…period, the back seat was a tad chaotic…until I made these in less than hour: …