Author: mariam

A fresh coat of paint and colorful

details turned my guest room into a charming, tropical oasis for my new baby!

Is there anyone here who can honestly raise their hand

to admit they were born with two brown thumbs? If you could see me right now, that would be ME. As much as I love DIY, fashion, colors, and just all things pretty (including flowers), I’ve never been very savvy with keeping anything you have to plant ALIVE. However, there is always hope, right? I stumbled upon this super cute idea with planters and crates, and had to give it a little upcycle twist. Here’s to hoping I can keep these beauties alive!

If you’re looking for a simple way

to add a little light to your space, here is the perfect project for you! This would also make a great project to do with your students, kids, grandkids, or girlfriends — though if you do this project with littles, I would recommend using a different glue than hot glue unless you take over for the cutting and the gluing parts. 🙂 We want to help you DIY, so some of the

I am excited to share with you

my most recent DIY project that turned milk crates into some of the most functional little things in my house. I found these old black crates off Craigslist for $6. There are six of them, they are all identical. I brought them outside and pressure washed the grime, stickiness, and everything else off of them.