by Meg | Aug 29, 2012 | apartment therapy, creating, design, DIY, furniture, painting
lucky for me, i am married to a helping handy man. unlucky for him, that means that when he’s home sick, i capitalize. cause i’m a really great housewife like that… i painted the desk, and while it was drying, i had cc help me come up with a...
by Meg | Jun 13, 2012 | antique, craftyish things, creating, decor, design, DIY, domestication, furniture, handmade, home decor, organization
i live in a tiny place. it’s perfect for our tiny family, and i love a lot of things about it but it is still tiny. it means that i don’t want to waist any spare space with clutter on counters. my cute kitchen is very small and i have nill to none on...
by Meg | Jun 12, 2012 | creating, decor, DIY, furniture, home decor, kitchen, painting
no worries, it just took me almost 4 months to get my kitchen to look almost done, but here it is none-the-less. all retro-y red and teal, and per my mom’s idea, a hint of chevron. cause why the heck not? the after: the nasty before. i painted that wall the...
by Meg | Jan 28, 2012 | creating, DIY, sewing
knowing today would be a packing day and my machine would be in a box for a while, i was sure to hurry and finish up some lingering projects i wanted to get to before we moved. this one was a work in progress, and i am happy to say the duvet cover is finally finished....
by Meg | Jan 19, 2012 | creating, DIY, happy, home decor, pleated pillow, projects, sewing
knowing it would be a late one yesterday for cc, i headed to joann’s, which was way overdue anyway, and bought me some dye. then i came home and made some pillows so that when my duvet cover is done {oh so soon} i can show it all together. {plus, i needed an...
by Meg | Dec 8, 2011 | christmas, craftyish things, creating, DIY, give-away, giveaway, home decor
a friend said she was making a tree skirt with burlap and i went and bought 3 yards before i even knew what it was going to look like… i knew i would love it. and per usual, i was right. she sent me this chick’s tutorial on it. though you don’t...
