Hi! I'd love to for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! Our first monthly Reader Request Plan comes from Justin! He wants a 5 dock cordless drill storage and battery charging station, that can hang on his garage wall. What a great idea to corral your drills, batteries, and battery chargers in one … [Read more...]
Rolling Island + Counter Table
My good friend, Jenny just moved into a compact apartment. She needed to get a table, but it sure would be nice if that table could double as more counter space and add much needed storage. The table also needed to be small, easy to move and of course stylish! Quite the list to ask of a table :-) Then she saw the West Elm 'Design Workshop Wood Top Bar + Counter' (now sold … [Read more...]
Shoe Shelf Bench
During that big housing crisis, we were looking to get into a better neighborhood. We were super lucky and sold our old house and found an unfinished house. The main priorities were to finish what needed to be done to move in, and all of the perks would have to come later. One room layout that never worked for our family was the bench and hangers in the mudroom. I know the … [Read more...]
Curvy Side Table
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! While flipping through the PBkids magazine, I saw the cutest little side table. I've also seen similar shaped tables at Pier 1. It went on my long to-do list for my daughter's room. But then my Aunts decided to do an Extreme Room Makeover … [Read more...]
Recycled Sweater Fall Garland
Last year, I made this fun West Elm knock-off Wooden Wall Tree. Since it has the look of a bare tree, I thought that it would be perfect for Fall decorations. Then in November, it'll will be a cute 'Thankful' tree, don't you think??? I decided to make a fall garland to drape on the tree, inspired by this 4th of July garland. My good friend, Jenny has been making Recycled … [Read more...]
DIY Outdoor Seating
I have been wanting to add outdoor seating to my deck. My deck is long and narrow, standard outdoor furniture sets won't fit as intended. So 'outdoor seating' has been on my to build list for a while. I went to a DIY conference called Haven during the summer. The great folks at Ryobi challenged the attendees to build one of four projects, for a contest. You know I'm a … [Read more...]
Gallery Style Command Center
I have a problem, a clutter problem. The epi-center of this clutter problem is the kitchen counter. It is the dumping zone for everything, mail, school papers, and a lot of random stuff. What makes things worse, is that the counter is one of the first things that you see when you walk in my front door. Ya I know, I have a weird layout. I decided that I have got to do … [Read more...]
Giant Magnetic Bracket Frame
One of the elements that I wanted to add to my functional command center is a large magnet board. My kids can stick up there latest coloring creations or school projects for all to see. Also it's a perfect place for a paper or slip needing to go back to school. In the near future I plan on adding a family calendar to the top, leaving the lower area for the kids stuff. This … [Read more...]
7 Drawer Dresser with Chevron Top
Hi! I'd love to for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! My Brother and Sister-in-law are having their first baby! My Sister-in-law asked me if I could build a dresser/changing table for the new little guy, reluctantly I said yes. Her colors for the nursery are gray, navy, and orange. So my game plan … [Read more...]
Easy Personalized Mail Organizer
My #1 clutter problem on my counter is my MAIL. In an effort to contain the clutter and piles I decided that it's time to get a mail organizer. I found these magazine bins at Ikea, they cost $15 for 5 bins. The bins have a nesting feature, but I wanted the bins to be separated a little more, to fit more junk - ha ha. I also wanted to add labels to aid in the organizing … [Read more...]