DIY for Mental Health
I love the idea of restoring something old to give it a new life. However, I have never really done that successfully, until now! Thanks to a friend clearing old furniture, I now had a chance to attempt a full dresser update. This is the start of a bigger project,…
Having a baby is exciting for a lot of reasons. I think of all the amazing firsts to happen. Smiles, laughs, walks, words, having to prepare 15-30 individual Valentines for a roaring class of 3-year-olds. That last one kinda snuck up on me, but I took a chance to be…
One of my goals as a parent is to not let my anxiety around chaotic spaces interfere with my child’s enjoyment of toys. I mitigate that anxiety by rotating toys, but I struggle with toy hideouts when they are out of rotation. This led me to add a high storage shelf…
We are very fortunate to have a strong, beautiful, intelligent boy in our life. To say we were over the moon to learn we were having another would be a deep understatement. As a bonus, our gloomy, unused spare room gets a makeover. To which my wife immediately tasked me…
Last year for my birthday, I spent hours pouring over articles to help choose a saw for my growing toolkit. I had considered a couple of projects that I wanted to do but hadn’t finalized any plans. I was trying to put the cart in front of the horse, and…
If you are starting here, at what likely looks like the simplest of projects, this playroom update is a great example of what it can mean to let mental health lead the way. When I decided to take this space, scattered with toys, and turn it into an environment that…
When buying our house in Florida, finding one with a pool was a must. Not having a separate dining room was easily overlooked. After two years, I was ready to try and make the space more inviting. I decided to start with some pretty little things in this simple kitchen…
Updating our primary bedroom was originally last on my list of home to-dos. However, no matter how many throw pillows I add, a bed without a headboard just felt incomplete. Turns out, that adding a romantic painted headboard on your wall is easier than I would have thought. I would…