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Small ways we're making our house feel more like home.

Dark stained wall-mounted DIY jewelry holder with brass hooks holding necklaces and a ledge with dowels holding watches Home

DIY Jewelry Holder

A wall-mounted necklace and watch organizer built from one pine board, with brass hooks, dowels and a dark stain.

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Resin coasters filled with postage stamps from around the world, plus a coaster of SIM cards, made from travel souvenirs Home

Travel Keepsakes: Unique Souvenirs Instead of Postcards

A stamp from every country turned into resin coasters, plus SIM cards and a currency board, all easy to carry on a year of backpacking.

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Finished weathered grey two-level plant stand holding two potted plants by a window Home

DIY Two-Level Plant Stand

A very sturdy two-level stand from Home Depot lumber, with notched posts and plywood-backed platforms to hold heavy plants.

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Finished DIY desk with a dark stained wood top and black iron pipe legs, with a teal frame and a small quote sign on top Home

DIY Industrial Pipe Desk

Two glued and stained pine panels, 1×4 supports, and black iron pipe legs that screw right on.

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Finished white DIY toddler checkout counter with a Little Market sign, baskets, and play cans, attached to a play kitchen Home

DIY Toddler Checkout Counter

Knotty pine we already owned, milk paint, and custom stickers became a checkout counter that connects to our play kitchen.

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Wooden jungle gym with a slide, climbing net, rope steps, and ladder on black gym mats in a basement play area Home

Unfinished Basement to Kids Play Area

Padded gym mats, a jungle gym the kids helped build, and Edison lights turned a bare basement into a winter-ready play space.

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Finished reclaimed skid wood headboard with pendant lights over the bed Home

Reclaimed Skid Headboard

Free pallet wood from my dad's shop, cedar posts for structure, and two pendant sconces for a built-in-looking headboard.

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Nursery with the refinished dark mini crib beside a matching dresser and changing table Home

Repurposing a Baby's Mini Crib

Refinishing a $80 Kijiji crib with zero-VOC milk paint and a hemp oil top coat to match dark wood furniture.

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