Filler strips are an important part of any cabinet project. Even with custom cabinets, there are still places where a filler strip is recommended, such as adjacent to a wall. In our recent office desk build we used a ton of cabinet fillers to make our desk have a built-in look. In this post, I…
Somehow in our house we still seem to have a lot of paper to store, so file cabinet storage is something we need. But have you ever looked for a cute filing cabinet? Cute filing cabinets are not something that seems to exist in the current market. So instead of buying a new file cabinet…
The easiest way to decorate for the holidays (without spending a lot of money) is by swapping out your printable art! This year, I used some free printables from the Public Domain. I rounded up a bunch of my favourite free Christmas printable wall art below that you can download for FREE! I should…
Two holiday seasons ago, our fireplace was brand spanking new and we were in the middle of larger renovations. I set out to create a beautiful Christmas DIY mantel garland and create some beauty among the chaos. I got a lot of questions about how I did it, as I didn’t buy any of the…
Every time I show my bedroom, I get a question or two about the art in there, in particular the grid-style gallery wall with chains. How the heck did I hang that? The answer is, that the wall art is on a picture rail molding. I have used picture rail a few times, so I…
2023 Holiday gift guides for everyone on your list from the pet parent to the traveller to that hard to shop for teen!
We are about to start a new project wheeeeeeeee!!! Gosh, I’m excited. The last big project we finished was the ensuite bathroom, and it was a doozy so we took a little time off to rest. Well, we didn’t really rest, I did a few projects for my mom (her kitchen refresh, recovering some stools),…
The last few years we have been deep into a renovation in the fall and haven’t done much in terms of seasonal decorating. When my kids were little, we were always very into Halloween décor. I decided to try my hand at a few seasonal crafts and it morphed into a whole Harry Potter-themed Halloween…
Our bedroom has 10′ tall ceilings and in our last house, we had a valued ceiling and it was probably 14′ high in the middle! Although a high ceiling can feel luxurious, that extra ceiling height can also make it difficult to know how to decorate. I’ll let you know a few tips and tricks…
I have been crafting up a storm this holiday season working on some DIY Halloween decorations. I made this super creepy wreath and it turned out awesome! I thought I would put together this quick tutorial on how to make a DIY dollar store Halloween wreath. How I did it, as well as a few…
