This post was last updated on March 22, 2022. I haven’t posted any home décor posts recently, so I thought I would share our basement remodel with you. When we purchased our home, we knew that we wanted to remodel the basement immediately. It was the only space where we could put a more casual …
We have been looking for a creative way to display our enamel pin collection since moving to our new home over two years ago. The front-loading shadow boxes we got from Michaels worked great in the old house but we felt they were a bit too modern for our new 100-year-old house. We threw around …
I know that this blog post is pretty specific and won’t have a huge audience, but I am really proud of this simple project and wanted to share it in case it can be helpful to someone. While at an antique store a few months ago, we stumbled across an antique telescope. I love unique …
One of the first projects I planned to complete with my new Cricut Maker was to cut out stencils to use for glass etching. After doing some research, I became concerned about the risk of this project because the glass decanters I intended to use are no longer available for purchase and therefore irreplaceable if …
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A few months ago, my sister asked me if I could make a growth chart ruler for my youngest niece. I think these oversized wooden rulers are super cute and a great way to track children’s growth. Instead of placing marks on a wall or door frame, you can take a growth chart ruler off …
If you have read my previous post on candle-making, you will know that I made a few mistakes on my first attempt. Because I wanted to make more candles to give as gifts, I made a few adjustments and gave it another try. This time, I even tried using candle dye in some of my …
I have written about the window boxes on the front of our century home in the past. This spring was the first time that I attempted to plant something in them. It was generally a success. The boxes looked really nice with plants in them and the self-watering system we installed seemed to work really …
Earlier this summer we restored the original front door on our century home. It was a lot of work (you can read about it here). The next step was for us to makeover the storm door. The previous owner had had it custom made (the door opening is not a standard size) about 20 years …
