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From Stock Cabinets to Media Console
Do you ever look at furniture and say to yourself "psht, I could make that." Typically happens to me immediately after peeping the price tag. It's likely that I most decidedly CAN/SHOULD NOT psht make that, but not this time! Therefore, I not-so-humbly present My DIY Barn Door Media Console Alternate title: turning these stocky … Continue reading From Stock Cabinets to Media Console
DIY Infinity Gauntlet Cast
A broken thumb meant several weeks in a cast, so we decided to make the most of it! He had the coolest cast in school and I got the Best Mom Award, until I made him do his chores EVEN with a broken thumb. I'm the worst. Supplies needed: Metallic gold paint (we found some … Continue reading DIY Infinity Gauntlet Cast
Backpack Wall part 2
Here's how we built it: After measuring and marking our wall VERY carefully, we mounted the first 1x6" on left side (because it was against a wall) using a level and screws Next, the horizontal pieces, across the bottom, middle and top. MAKE SURE you get that middle one (or whichever one is holding your … Continue reading Backpack Wall part 2
The Lazy/Cheap DIY Ruler Height Chart
I'm lazy. And cheap. I like making stuff from stuff I have lying around, even though it'd turn out better if I went and bought nice new materials. Case in point, my legit new ruler height chart. Problems: The height charts I bought when my boys were babies only go up to 5.5 feet (and are … Continue reading The Lazy/Cheap DIY Ruler Height Chart
Create an Arts & Crafts Station
Ever feel like toy stores are just full of button-pushing toys that light up and make noise? I'd rather play with stuff from Michaels and Hobby Lobby, myself. My middle child is just the same. LOVES to color and glue and cut and paste the old fashioned way... as it should be. So when the opportunity … Continue reading Create an Arts & Crafts Station
The $19 Playroom Tent
Why do kids love forts so much? It's a mystery to me, but every time we pulled out our little pop-up tent, you'd think I'd brought Disney World home. Those tents were flimsy though, and we didn't really have good fort-making structures up there. So I started thinking... what could we create that (a) had … Continue reading The $19 Playroom Tent
Dos and Don’ts for the Engineering Print
**Update** Staples no longer offers these prints. It was fun while it lasted. They still offer a variety of larger prints, but gone are the days of the four-foot long b&w prints for seven bucks. Got any other photo printing hacks? Let me know in the comments! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This idea isn't new, but since it's a … Continue reading Dos and Don’ts for the Engineering Print
The sad, sad little coffee table
Once upon a time, there was a sad, sad little coffee table with a broken knob sitting in the back of a going-out-of-business furniture warehouse on the side of the highway. It was all alone, collecting dust with a $100 price tag (what?). And it was orange and ugly, but wait... solid wood... nice lines. … Continue reading The sad, sad little coffee table
The Backpack Wall
My kids: drop backpack in center of hallway, proceed to fridge, what even is a homework I was perusing Pinterest for the meaning of life, aka staying sane and organized while raising three boys. No luck there, but I did find this. Once my wheels were turning (my husband LOVES it when that happens*), I … Continue reading The Backpack Wall
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