Furniture Archives

Sock Drawers for the Front Door (Repurposing Drawers)

July 22, 2019July 10, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

How I upcycled two drawers to make a sock drawer for our front door. This allows me to organize our process for leaving the house, and to keep the socks somewhere I can access them quickly and easily. Anyone else ALWAYS running upstairs for socks for the kids? If we put them on upstairs, they … Read more

A Simple Makeover for a $10 Coffee Table

July 29, 2019June 8, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

I picked up an old coffee table for $10 recently and I wanted to redo it for our office area downstairs. I love the storage area inside the middle, as well as the open areas along the side.

Restored Wooden Chair: Saving the Life of an Old Wood Chair

July 15, 2019May 25, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

How to update an old wooden chair to be an attractive decoration for your front porch. I’ve had this old wood chair sitting on my front porch forever. I wouldn’t throw it away and it looked AWFUL. My mom kept saying: “Danielle! Paint it and put a flower pot inside it!” Literally. For maybe two … Read more

DIY Paw Patrol Bookshelf from a Broken Fabric Bookshelf

January 28, 2020April 27, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

Repaired sling bookshelf sitting on top of a toolbench with tools nearby. Paw Patrol and matching dark blue fabric for the slings.

How to take an old fabric sling bookshelf, fix it, and update the fabric slings so they have a whole new look, fit to the theme of your nursery.

Customizing the Color: Lego or Duplo Building Plates

June 5, 2019April 22, 2015 by Danielle Pientka

This post contains affiliate links. Visiting the links helps support my blog. Thank you! I’ve been intending on making my son a nice desk or side table to store his Duplo or Legos in for a while, but I did some searching on Amazon for the building plates to glue on top and they are … Read more