If, when it comes to furniture, terms like 're-loved' and 'up-cycled' get your heart a-pumping, then this just may be the creative crusade for you! I make no secret of my passion for transforming the 'drab' into something a little more 'fab' (if I do say so myself...
Flat-Pack. Knock-Down. Ready-To-Assemble. Whatever you wanna call it, there's no denying the practicality, affordability, versatility and accessibility of this very basic form of 'boxed' furniture. Unfortunately though, often times there's also no denying the generic,...
Do you ever feel like your creative ideas are just gonna burst right out of your brain in the form of some crazy kinda full body fire stomping dance? That's me at the moment. Over the past few months my kid's nap times have been totally outta sync, or completely...
This is the final post in a three part series covering the transformation of bi-folds into barn doors. You can read the first post here and the second post here. What a naughty blogger I've been - three whole weeks without a post! I am trying to publish more often,...
I love Christmas. It's my favourite time of year. So, it seemed only fitting that my advent calendar should bring together a few more of my most fave things; wall charts, chalkboards, typography and bakers twine! The countdown to Christmas day isn't something I've...
This is part two in a three post series covering the transformation of bi-folds into barn doors. You can read the first post here. When I was hunting down inspiration for the transformation of Charlotte's bi-fold doors, I came across an old photo on a woodworking...
You may have noticed that giveaways aren't exactly common around here. I made the decision to be sparing with them because; 1) this is primarily a DIY decorating blog and the ethics nazi in me wants to keep the focus on just that, and 2) giveaways are pretty prolific...
I've coveted barn style doors for almost as long as I can remember. Something about their exposed hardware, diagonal trim and gracious nod to yesteryear just gets me. A few years back I tried quelling my desire for them with a simple barn door-esque update of my...