I often have little bits of things to say or small updates that don’t really warrant posts of their own, so I thought I’d start an every-once-in-a-while series just to talk about the small stuff. Front door update I’ve been meaning to do an update on our front door. I refinished the whole thing in […]
Studio organization: Works in progress storage
On the hunt for some new furniture, I hit the antique malls for the first time in maybe a year! I was way past due. I’ve been looking for a buffet-type piece of furniture to use in our living room, but I came across this instead. Over the past six months or so, I’ve been […]
6 Tips for saving upcycled materials (without turning into a hoarder!)
When I tell people I save lids or jars or whatever… I get strange looks. Like, why on EARTH would you save such GARBAGE?? Well, that’s one reason. To prevent more GARBAGE going into the EARTH. But there’s also creative potential in re-using this stuff. Exhibit A: Dollhouse.Exhibit B: Lid Tree Ornaments. Exhibit C: Junk […]
Armchair remote control organizer
If you’re thinking, “Hey Erin, that project looks super grandma…” Well, you would be correct. I made this armchair organizer for my (super) grandma. Normally, this type of thing seems like unnecessary clutter to me, but I’m guessing that doesn’t really matter when you’re 81 years old and have bad knees. And need a little […]
Organizing the cabinet under the kitchen sink
Organizing the cabinet under the kitchen sink was one of those projects I had been putting off forever. I might have even taken “before” photos a couple of years ago with good intentions of tackling it then. But who really wants to organize the cabinet under the sink? Plus, I couldn’t really decide what to […]