Protecting a Wood Table From a Vase
My dad picked up the vase off my kitchen table last week, turned it over like he was checking a weld, and said, “You got nothing under this.” Not a…
On Top of a Bed Frame: Ledges, Canopies and Storage Frames
I built a platform bed with an integrated ledge for my own bedroom about six years ago, back when I thought I knew everything about building things because I’d been…
Ideas for the Top of a Wardrobe: Baskets, Boxes and Plants
I was up on a step stool in my own bedroom on a Sunday morning, not doing anything productive, just finally dealing with the top of my wardrobe because my…
Bedroom Side Tables: More Than a Lamp and a Phone
For years I figured the bedroom side table was the one piece of furniture in the house you didn’t need to think about. Bed’s the main event, dresser’s got a…
Vanity Drawer Organization
My dad opened the drawer under my bathroom sink last Thanksgiving looking for a nail clipper, got one look at what was inside, and said, “Owen, I taught you better…
Round Coffee Tables: Why Styling Them Is Easier Than It Looks
I was on my knees in my own living room on a Tuesday night, moving the rug for the fourth time that month, when I caught my shin on the…
Tall Glass Vase Ideas That Arent Just Flowers
My dad walked into my kitchen last Tuesday, saw the forty two inch glass cylinder sitting empty on the counter, and said, “Another one? You don’t even like flowers.” Which…
Bird Bath Algae: Simple Fixes
I own six bird baths right now. Six. On a lot in Milwaukee that’s a shade over a quarter acre, which means if you stood in the middle of my…
Stopping a Headboard From Banging the Wall
I used to think the fix for a banging headboard was a folded up moving blanket, duct taped to the wall at exactly headboard height, because that’s what my buddy…
Vanity Colors to Try Against Gray Tile
My dad walked into the bathroom I was tiling last spring, looked at the sample vanity door I’d propped against the wall, and said one thing. “That’s the wrong white.”…