This room has gone through quite the transformation.
When we first moved in 7 years ago it was the room where we threw everything misc while we got settled in. AKA "the junk room."
It stayed "the junk room" for way longer than anticipated (and way longer than I care to fess up to).
Slowly but surely it became a guest room.
Then my oldest son decided he wanted to take it over so we fixed it up for real (see here).
(See the full details of the first room makeover here).
Now that my
DIY Floating Corner Shelves.
One of our most pinned and re-posted projects are the corner shelves we installed in my son's room.
A linen closet on the other side of this wall is the reason there is this awkward little nook.
We were able to turn this annoying detail in to one of the best additions in the room with some DIY corner shelves.
I almost wish they would have just made the linen closet bigger on the other side of the wall in order to keep the whole wall in this room flush. There's just barely enough room for a
How we went to Hawaii for a month.
Hawaii has always had a special place in our hearts.
My husband and I actually met at BYU-Hawaii when we were students.
We later got married and moved back there for 2 more years.
It had always been our dream of taking our whole family there but 1 - 2 weeks seemed too little time to show them all our favorites spots.
We entertained the idea of staying a whole month. Gasp!
Seemed impossible but the more we played with the idea the more it seemed like we might be able to swing it.
This
When life gives you lemons, make cake.
I've often seen older generations quickly spiral mentally and physically after retiring from their life-long careers. Taking away one's sense of purpose has a huge effect. In the very mildest sense I feel like I can relate. The after effects of selling our vintage shop in January has been challenging. I went from having every second of my day filled with work and activity to having it all gone in a snap. I stand by our decision to sell, as everything in my life was suffering during store
Birthday gifts for kids under $15.
Do you follow @TheMotherOctopus on Instagram?
You should.
She is seriously hilarious.
I completely related to this post of hers after my 3 kids had been invited to 6 birthday parties between them in 1 month.
Don't get me wrong...I love a good party and am all for celebrating with friends on their special day. I especially love that two hour break on a long Saturday but 6 parties in 1 month can get very expensive when you add up the cost of all the birthday gifts you have to buy. After
Vintage and DIY Pennants
On my design radar, as of late, has been vintage pennants. They don't actually have to be vintage for me to love them.
New or old, I have a soft spot for all of them. They add such a fun touch of nostalgia and character.
Check out some of my pennant inspiration pics.
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I have quite a collection of vintage pennants I've found over the years.
After studying the construction of how they are made I decided to see how hard (or easy) it would be
Hey there! I’m Michelle; I’m an Passionate DIY’er and in constant pursuit of how to bring beauty to my house full of men (3 boys + 1 hubby). Stick around and see what I’ve got up my hard-working sleaves!