For several years, we used cheap felt stockings for Christmas. As the kids were born, I wanted to buy nice ones for them, but I just never really found any I liked too much, so I resorted to the felt ones in the mean time. I grew up with Crocheted stockings in red, green, and…
Buffalo Check Christmas Board
I came across this awesome bathroom from That’s My Letter on Pinterest one day and drooled a bit over the plaid wallpaper. And then my jaw dropped when I’m realized it wasn’t wallpaper at all but paint! I was eager to try it, but I didn’t have any rooms that could serve as guinea pigs. So…
Herringbone Fireplace Insert – and a Happy Accident
Boy does it feel good to cross a project off the list when it’s been there for a year! I mean really, it wasn’t even hard, but it just kept getting pushed back. I planned this last November when I made my faux fireplace surround (check out the plans for that here) and needed to…
DIY Fireplace Surround
While designing our house, one of the things that got the axe was our fireplace. It was competing for wall space with the gazillion windows and French doors I had planned, and my husband didn’t want to hang the tv high over a fireplace. He didn’t ask for much, so I conceded. All in all,…
Tools for the Beginning Woodworker
When I first got my circular saw, I worked in the garage late into the night cutting wood for a media console. It was my first real project, and I couldn’t wait to fire it back up the next night. Since then, I’ve been growing my tools through Christmas lists… which my husband swears are…
Whitewashed Gather Art
Our dining room at the Plaid House was pretty lonely. I needed more quick art work like I did in the living room. I had the design of this piece floating in the back of my mind, and I thought it would be perfect for the dining room. But I was trying to use my luan that…
IKEA Farmhouse Table Hack
In the interest of saving the world since it seems we are a bit short on IKEA table hacks, I’m sharing this super easy version that can be made for around $30 – and you don’t even NEED to cut any lumber! While staging the Plaid House, I needed a small, unobtrusive table for the…
X Desk
At the House of Plaid, we had the large loft area that we needed to define and give some life. I decided one side would be good as an office space, but I needed a desk. I quickly found this one that I liked at Target. It was a good size, and I thought it…
10 Minute Raw Edge Wood Tray
I picked up these beautiful cutting boards one day knowing they could make an easy tray. I then grabbed some galvanized hardware that I de-glossed and aged a bit, then assembled the tray in less than 10 minutes! Supplies: 2 pulls – I used these vinegar if you wish to age the pulls mending…
Fun Modern Desk
Today I’m sharing simple plans to make a modern desk. While staging the Plaid House, I needed a desk for the kids room, so I put this one together. It was fun, but I did have to backtrack a few times. I think that by this point I was just exhausted from my woodworking marathon!…
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