It’s hard for me to believe it’s really almost FALL! But school’s officially started, and I’m beginning to realize fall is right around the corner. I wanted to make a wreath that didn’t scream “Fall”, but gave some subtle hints towards it. Here’s what I came up with: Here’s how I made it…and you could easily make one too! First,…
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HOUSE TOUR – how to make a small space a home
If you have been following me over the past few months, you’ll remember that we moved into an apartment in the basement of my parent’s home back in May. Some of you have gone through the whole thing with me… The reasons why we decided to make the move Drawing up plans and showing all of the “before” pictures Kitchen…
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A pair of chairs
I love my medallion table, but it needed some chairs to match! After some work, I now have two sweet chairs to match my table! They used to be so sad: I bought them at ReStore for $12 each (originally $15 each, but I had a 20% coupon from their website). I followed the usual routine…roughly hand-sanded the chairs, primed,…
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Autism Series #3: I Won’t vs. I Can’t
If you’re just coming into the series now…please read these posts first:1. I am first and foremost a child2. Sensory I’ll start with my disclaimer…it’s important! First, a disclaimer: I am in no ways any kind of expert on Autism. If you hear someone say they’re an expert on Autism…run away as fast as you can. Autism is such a…
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Shutter Planter
As I wrote before, I had a big dilemma when I decided to center the plywood decoration on the wall, instead of above the toilet. It left this awkward gap to the right of my toilet. I originally thought of a tall vase. I went to Target, but their tall vases were a minimum of $30. Since I wanted to keep this…
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My DIY Bathroom Makeover
When I moved into my parent’s basement, I was so excited to give everything a fresh and new look. Here’s how the bathroom looked before: Mom, I love you, but I never loved that faux window! We stripped that off of the wall, as well as the wallpaper border. We gave it a fresh coat of white paint. White paint…
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