The Ikea PS is a lockable metal cabinet that we purchased for our dining area. I loved the cabinet, but I didn’t love the locks themselves. It sounded like a huge pain to open and close locks every time I wanted to open the doors. The aesthetic of the locks and keys also wasn’t really [...]
Finally a Dining Area
We made huge strides last weekend – our dining area is finally “complete”. Well, complete in the sense that all the furniture is in place, but I’m sure there is more I can do with accessories. We’ve eaten on our lift-up coffee table for the past three years. This worked fantastic for the two of [...]
Squirrel-y Goodness
I’m a huge fan of squirrels. I love watching them caper around and chase each other. I know some people think they resemble rats, or have horror stories of squirrels jumping out of trash cans on them, but I’ll never understand how a person could not find them cute. I mean seriously. They are right [...]
Wine Racks
Last Monday I took the day off, in the hopes relaxing a bit, and tackling a DIY project. Instead of sleeping in I was woken by the smoke alarm needing batteries, and a raging thunderstorm outside. Despite the rough start, I managed to finish a book and take a nap on the couch before beginning [...]
Easy and Cheap Pendant Light
Lights are expensive. For $25 all you can really find are hundreds of similar looking flush-mount lights that are commonly referred to as “boob” lights. I hate these things.
