How To Customize a Doggie Door for Cleanliness, Safety, and Style
Whether you’re in the investigation/planning stage of installing a doggie door or if you’ve already installed one and discovered the freedom a doggie door gives …
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Portable Washing Machines: Tips to Buy, Install, & Use
When I lived in downtown Seattle my entire apartment building shared a total of 2 washers, 2 dryers, and zero elevators. This, combined with living …
Easy No-Dye Fix for Scratches on a Leather Chair or Sofa
The Internet is filled with tutorials for fixing scratches on leather chairs and sofas- I know because I read at least a half-dozen of them …
How to Make a DIY Industrial Floor Lamp from a Vintage Photography Tripod
Classy floor lamps are expensive –like, very expensive. As I priced sturdy lamps for my new Seattle apartment, I couldn’t find a single sturdy tripod-style …
How to Dye Leather Boots using Copic Marker Ink
It would be fair to say that my timing for this project was less than ideal. Although I picked up these BED|STU boots up a …
How to Care for a Leather or Wood Cell Phone Case
I’ve always been partial to phone cases with the highest impact resistance, with style as a secondary consideration, but recently a new wave of phone …
How to Clean, Condition, and Care for Blundstone Boots
In this post, I demonstrate how to clean Blundstone boots and keep them looking great for years through basic care and annual maintenance. With a …
Apartment Accent Walls: 8 Rental-Friendly Ideas
1. Get Permission to Paint an Accent Wall Some property managers will give a green-light to requests to repaint a room or a single wall, …
DIY Cast Iron Tub and Sink Repair: How to Fill and Patch
Patching chipped enamel on a cast iron sink or bathtub is an easy DIY that anyone can do! When I was faced with a badly …
Free Woodworking Plans
The woodworking plans below are made available for free, thanks to our advertisers. Just select the plan you’d like to download and open it using …
How I Created a $20 Hidden Wall Storage Accent Wall
Bathrooms can be a cramped storage space- especially in older homes or apartments. In my tiny studio apartment in downtown Seattle, while the bathroom is …
Easy Hack to Fix 👠 High Heels & Flats that Slip off your Heels
We all have them: Adorable flats or heels that almost but don’t quite fit, causing them to uncomfortably slip off your heel with each step. …
How to Line a Drawer with Felt – The EASY Way
Today, I want to show you how to line a drawer with felt. This project can seem intimidating but it’s actually so easy to create …
How to Make a Custom Personalized Award Rosette Ribbon
Award Ribbons are great for many occasions. In this post, I’ll be showing you how to personalize a blank award ribbon rosette with a custom …
How to Create a DIY Portable Light Box for Tracing, Art, and Hand Lettering
Before downsizing, I purchased a light box for my art studio. It was handy and worked great for finessing my art, but it was also expensive, …
How to Make a DIY Photography Reflector with Insulation
In Seattle, homes are not designed to be air-conditioner friendly. It was during one particularly hot streak last summer that I went to a big …
Cement Art: How to Create Marbled Gold Veins in Poured Concrete
Whether you are creating fine art or a first-time concrete user making DIY planters for your houseplants, metallic gold can be a dramatic way to …