We love to ski, we don't love the price tag that comes with it. This DIY ski storage rack are easy and cheap, which I love! I'm a garage person. When I was a kid our garage was packed with everything except cars. For years after I left home I didn't have the luxury of a garage so now I'm a little loco about storing a bazillion things AND parking in the garage too. With skiing being my sanity this winter we really needed a ski organization system, but the ones you buy are too rich for my … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Repair and Refinish Furniture: Bed Frame
With the dresser finished for baby g's room the bed was next. Since I gave her crib away when we moved my little one has been sleeping on her crib mattress on the floor. It just makes me sad to see this each morning: Poor little one. Luckily, my sister and I traded old furniture. I swapped a queen sized mattress when we upgraded to a king (which is a dream come true) and she gave me this bed frame her son had outgrown. It was black and broken, but the bones were so cute. Before … [Read more...]
Refinishing Furniture: Dresser
I bought this dresser on craigslist for $125. It was in good condition, all the drawers worked and I like the size and shape of the piece, so it was worth it. What needed help was the bla color and the wood veneer that had been pulled off and warped by stickers and water damage. BEFORE: My girl is so cool. With three older brothers she is still a girly girl, with a little twist... and we love it. She loves pink and airplanes and sharks. So, instead of painting the wall, we're … [Read more...]
St. George to Northern Utah
MOVING St. George: To Northern Utah: I just ran outside and braved the freezing temps to take this picture! It's a full on storm out there, which doesn't really make for a great pic, but does kinda reiterate my gloomy point of how fun it was for us to move. I've been a little out of it lately, nothing quite fits, not the furniture, the pictures, the kids, or my pants after the holidays... so, the journey begins again! Here's the scoop on the houses. The bones on St. … [Read more...]