I’m finally finished! I’ve showed you the painting process, the stools I upcycled, and shared the fabric covered switchplate tutorial. Today I get to share the “big reveal” and give you my craft room…
How to Create a Play Area in the Living Room
We have this weird space in our living room. It dips down with two steps. It is too small for a couch and too awkward for a TV. It’s a nice area to sit and read by the fireplace…if it was 1987. We …
Repurposed Ribbon Storage with Chicken Wire
The other day I went to Michael’s Craft Store to buy a couple things I needed. I was perusing the aisles when low and behold I ran into THE rack. The rack of $2.00 grab bags. I have only heard about …
Repurposing Ideas for Vintage Finds
If you haven’t guessed, I LOVE thrift shopping. For me, this includes shopping at flea markets, thrift stores, garage sales, and even antique stores. It’s basically any place where you can haggle a bi…
Repurposed Thrift Store Craft Caddy
I was on a hunt for new upcycles at Savers a couple weeks ago and found this wooden utensil holder. Cute but not my style. I thought I could maybe paint it a bit and it’d be nice to have when we enter…
DIY Laundry Room Labels
If you enter our home through the garage, you have to walk through the laundry room. For me, I do this several times a day because I park my car in the garage. The problem is that my laundry room is t…
Repurposed Coca Cola Boxes
Repurposed Coca Cola Boxes Two old Coca Cola boxes were given to me the other day by a friend who didn’t know what to do with them. Not much needed to be done to the boxes other than clean them and t…
Thrift Store Magazine Rack Upcycle
My husband and I always seemed to order magazine subscriptions from our friend’s older kids. We actually have some pretty good ones. I love flipping through them on my spare time. Even though our wor…
DIY Suitcase Shelves
DIY Suitcase Shelves Who doesn’t love vintage suitcases? They can be used in so many different ways to add that unique look to any room or space. Although these were a nightmare to cut up (and I felt …
Upcycled Razor Refill Cases
Upcycled Razor Refill Cases I’ve saved Intuition razor refill cases for some time but didn’t know why, except that I thought they would be good to reuse for something someday. Then inspiration hit! …
Drawer Turned Under the Bed Toy Storage
Blogger Feature: Drawer Turned Under the Bed Toy Storage by Grillo Designs My sons room is extra small (what we would call a box room here in the UK) so storage is a big challenge! I decided to get cr…
DIY Stenciled Metal Laundry Trash Can
I have had this mini plastic trash can on top of the dryer in my laundry room for lint and used fabric softener sheets. It’s convenient, but it’s so light weight that every time I put something inside…
31 Kids Room Ideas You Can DIY
One of my favorite things to DIY is anything that has to do with my daughter. This includes furniture, toys, storage, kids room décor, you name it. Since I have done so many fun things for her and I h…
DIY Upcycled Striped Utensil Holder
A friend of mine, Rasy, asked me for tips on how to make a knock off of these utensil holders she loved. She wanted the look without paying full price. I raided my craft room, gave her some tips, and…