Moroccan Do It
Operation Tackle-All-My-Unfinished-Projects is well underway in the Ciburbanity house. First this step stool, second my industrial flea market fixer upper, and then this unpainted tray… next victim,...
View ArticleA Simple Touch of Spring
This is barely worth a post, but sometimes the simplest of things are the most satisfying. For those of us in the Northeast, the absence of snow and the first signs of color popping up from the ground...
View ArticleA (Wo) Man Without a Plan
This sad excuse for a bookshelf was calling my name at my last flea market run. $10. It was beat up. I felt sorry for it and figured there was something I could do for it. But I don’t need it. I...
View ArticleA Playhouse Ready For Its Closeup
Call it spring cleaning, but we’re checking off the boxes next to some long outstanding projects this week in Ciburbanity Land. Today’s post: the refurbished playhouse. Ever since we visited my parents...
View ArticleWould You Like A Side With That?
We’re slowly getting our storm-beaten patio back up to speed (still waiting on a whole set of new boxwoods before the big reveal)… and this is one more piece of the puzzle. I found this ooooooooold...
View ArticleBringing Some Frames Together
It’s not quite as weird as collecting doll heads or air sickness bags, but it’s arguably not for everyone. I stumbled across one of these crewel worked paintings a couple of years ago and I’ve been...
View ArticleBack To the Front
The rain set this project back a few days, but all I needed was an hour in the sun to make this happen. Remember my little goal to glam up the front entrance? I added another little detail yesterday....
View ArticleTackling the Twin Beds
As I mentioned yesterday, sometime in our near future a team of construction workers will roll in and begin demolition on our garage in order to build a new bedroom over said garage. In anticipation of...
View ArticleI’m Bringing Luggage Back
This might make me officially old, but picture me sticking my tongue out with thumbs in my ears and waving my fingers. At the flea on Sunday, I saw this foldable luggage rack. You know the ones… your...
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Plywood Card Wreath
I can't even remember what I was looking for on Pinterest, but I stumbled across this Pin. I loved the look but was pretty sure cardboard wouldn't hold up after a while. Good thing I have an...
View ArticleMetallica, Anyone?
I peruse lots of blogs and magazines and ideas… and I apologize to the source for this one- I just can’t remember. But it’s easy. It’s cheap. It’s chic. That’s like a DIY trifecta. Find an old...
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