Category DIY

Have you ever walked into a room and felt like something was just… missing? Not a piece of expensive furniture or a designer lamp, but a certain sense of soul.…

I remember standing in my first tiny apartment, staring at those heavy, dated oak cabinets that felt like they were swallowing the light in the room. I was convinced that…

I was standing in my tiny apartment last spring, staring at a pile of mismatched, heavy-duty brackets and a piece of weathered driftwood I’d scavenged from a beach in Maine,…

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a tiny, jagged crack between the backsplash and the counter, feeling that familiar pang of frustration. It’s easy to think…

I was standing in my tiny apartment last spring, staring at a thrifted mid-century dresser that looked more like a relic of a landfill than a piece of decor. Most…

Have you ever looked at that scratched-up wooden side table or that outdated mid-century chair and felt a pang of guilt at the thought of sending it to the landfill?…

I remember standing in the middle of a massive home improvement aisle last spring, feeling completely overwhelmed by the neon-colored aisles of high-tech gadgets and “must-have” power kits that cost…

I was standing in my sun-drenched studio last Tuesday, surrounded by reclaimed cedar and a pile of beautiful, weathered sea glass, feeling completely defeated by a simple piece of driftwood.…

I remember standing in the middle of my first tiny apartment, staring at a pile of particle board furniture that felt more like a landfill waiting to happen than a…

Have you ever looked at a beautiful, handcrafted piece of furniture and felt a pang of longing, only to realize how disconnected we’ve become from the objects in our own…