Service Spoons: A Project to Help Kids (and Parents!) Remember the True Meaning of Christmas (Or any time of year!) The idea for service spoons comes from the desire to find ways to help our kids understand the reason for the season. That said, it’s great for any time of the year in teaching kids […]
Mexican Train Dominoes on the X-Carve
When my family gets together there will inevitably be a round or two of Mexican Train Dominoes. There’s just something about sitting around the table with your loved ones. The right game can make that a super fun experience. For us that can’t be spoons, because we are far too competitive and it turns violent. […]
Box Joint Dog Murphy Bed
Once upon a time I had this brilliant idea to build a dog murphy bed. Genius! Brilliance! Surely this was something the world had NEVER SEEN! Nope, turns out it’s been done before. So much for that. But most of the plans are for little dogs. WHAT ABOUT THE BIG DOGS, HUH?! WHAT ABOUT THEM?! […]
DIY Modern Doll House Furniture
When I was a kid my best friend and I would regularly tote our Barbie collections back and forth between our houses…that is until I got the Barbie Dream House. And then, well, you know. Later, as an adult I realized something – for me playing with Barbies was not about some sort of plot […]
DIY Doggie Door Deck (Free Plans)
We believe in spoiled puppies around here. Because, let’s be honest, it is really fun to build for kids and dogs. So when we were presented with the problem of a random hole drilled into some siding at an investment property I decided it was the perfect opportunity to create a doggie door deck that […]
DIY Outdoor Chandelier
I’m excited to partner with Inventables today to share with you a fun outdoor project that’s been on my build list for over a year. (Yay for knocking something off of the list – just 9.999 items to go!) Just in time for warm weather – well, at least here – I’ve dusted off the […]
Concrete and Wood Geometric Collection: The Side Table
Welcome! This is the final installment in the Concrete and Wood Geometric Collection, a series of four furniture builds brought to you by Jen Woodhouse and myself. In case you missed them, we previously introduced this bookshelf, this dining table, and this coffee table. The base on the side table is the same as the […]
Concrete and Wood Geometric Collection: Coffee Table
Welcome! This is the third in the Concrete and Wood Geometric Collection, a series of four furniture builds brought to you by Jen Woodhouse and myself. In case you missed them, we previously introduced this bookshelf, and this dining table. Today’s build is this coffee table, and check out that base! The base on the […]
Concrete and Wood Geometric Collection: Dining Table
This is the second in a series of four builds I collaborated with Jen Woodhouse to make. We call it the Concrete and Wood Geometric Collection, and in case you missed it, the Geometric Bookshelf can be found here. Jen has the plans for the bookshelf and this dining table on her site here. All […]
Concrete and Wood Geometric Collection: Bookshelf
I built this bookshelf in collaboration with Jen Woodhouse, who developed the plans. You can find them on her site here. And I’m excited to announce that this shelf is part of a series of builds we are calling the Concrete and Wood Geometric Collection. So be sure you are following us on Instagram and […]
