Tag: DIY

  • Antique Desk Makeover

    I love what paint can do for an old piece of furniture! Lindsey has a desk in her room, and Kathryn has been wanting a desk in her room, too. I think she’ll use it often — for letter-writing, occasionally doing some of her schoolwork, and so on. When I bought this 1941 vanity table,…

  • The Cook’s Book: My Recipe Binder

    The Cook’s Book: My Recipe Binder

    Not too long ago, I realized I had a shelf full of cookbooks, but I almost never cracked one open. What do I do with all those unused cookbooks? I decided that a nifty recipe binder would be much more useful; it would feed my need for organization, and would be one necessary step towards…

  • Cute & Cheap Art Supply Organizer

    Cute & Cheap Art Supply Organizer

    I wanted to make a cute art supply organizer that can sit in the middle of our school table and hold supplies. This is what I came up with; it was super-easy, and the total cost was under $17! I bought a $7 wooden lazy susan at IKEA, then found little Valentine’s Day metal pails…