First off… what IS a Pikler triangle? And how in the world do you pronounce that word?! The word is like “PICK-ler” and it is named after Dr. Emmi Pikler, a Hungarian pediatrician who created the triangle as a climbing structure to allow children to explore their body’s boundaries and respond to the natural need […]
Low Profile Bathroom Stool
** I actually completed this project sometime last year… but never got around to editing photos and posting it. My oldest potty trained himself and went from being in diapers to being completely independent in the bathroom with zero accidents (daytime OR nighttime) in about a week, so we quickly discovered that we needed a […]
Easy DIY Picture Ledges
I built this coffee table for my sister-in-law for Christmas last year and one day, as I was in the late stages of the project, she texted me a link to some picture ledges and asked if they would be hard to make. I eyed up my leftover lumber from the coffee table build and […]
Rustic X Coffee Table DIY Build
One day last summer, I was chatting with my sister-in-law about her recent living room redesign and how she was looking for a coffee table to fit the space but hadn’t found one yet. I periodically browse Ana White’s website for project plans just to see what other people are doing and what kinds of […]
Modernizing a 1990s crib…sort of.
Our youngest recently outgrew his former Pack ‘N’ Play bed (out climbed, rather) and we were able to borrow this crib-turned-toddler-bed from one of my sisters. In a former life, it had been painted bright primary colors, but the paint was chipping and in need of a refresh and I had a hankering to spray […]
Custom DIY Bed Frame – Foot Board Tutorial
This post contains a lot of pictures. You have been forewarned. We designed and drew plans for a custom bed frame. Our mattress is currently resting on top of a set of plastic storage bins. Functional, but not exactly pretty. We wanted the new bed to still contain a good amount of storage options and […]
Mini Dresser Makeover
This ended up being my first blog post because it was a short project that I finished quickly, but it really is part of my bigger project of a full pantry makeover. While I was in the middle of the pantry remodel, my sister returned this little dresser to me that she had been borrowing. […]
