Organizing My Autistic Daughter’s Toys
I'm currently building wall to wall built-ins in my daughter’s room. She is autistic and one of her special interest is toys. She has SO many little figurines she collects and knows and plays with each of them. I'm building this so she has a place to keep all of them and we can still stay organized. I want to go over how exactly I'm organizing all the stuff to best fit her needs, so today we are going to sort, label and dejunk her room.
DIY Custom Desk Chair
I recently started on a big project in my daughter's room: adding more cubbies. If you've been around for a little bit, you might remember that I added shelves and a play area to her bedroom a few years ago and painted them pink to match her bathroom. It's been great thus far, but over the years she's acquired a lot more stuff. She's autistic and collects things, particularly toys. So we needed more space to put her stuff. Since her room has almost zero storage I needed to come up with a solution. My mom suggested wall to wall cubbies with a desk in the middle. I'm in the process of working on that, but in the meantime I built a custom desk and chair to go with it.
DIY Entry Bench
I found this beautiful piece of cedar at a local lumberyard. I didn't need to use the whole thing, so I cut it down and decided that I was going to make an entryway bench for my mom to put in the small area she has when you come in from her garage. Since this space is so tight, I'm keeping this bench pretty narrow. This bench will serve dual purpose and be used as a bench for her table when we have big family gatherings.
DIY Laundry Room Table
I found an amazingly gorgeous piece of wormy maple wood at a local lumber yard. I got it for my mom because she needs a new table over her washer and dryer. The last one ended up being, unfortunately, destroyed when we had to swap out her washer and dryer due to some poor decision making not on my part. So, I'm going to take you along with me while I turn this into a laundry room table.
Side Yard Shed
We have a very awkward, narrow, and long side yard. I've talked before about my plans for it and how I want to change up the mulch and the mud and just add more space for us to be able to hang out here. Another thing that I wanted to do was to add a shed. I wanted a place to put our bikes and get stuff off of the patio that we have at the moment and be able to utilize that space.
Home Binder Series
It's been a little while, so let's update my home binder. If you are new here, this is a binder I created that keeps all of the important documents for my house in one place. So, if I were to move out of this house and leave all of the appliances, built-ins, etc, I could just hand this binder to the new buyer and they would have everything they need in one spot.
Tile Mat FAQs and Tips
We've had our tile mat for over three years. Every time that I make a new tile mat design I get lots of questions about it. So I thought I would answer the FAQ for you here!
Spring Tile Mat Ideas
It's March, which means spring is coming. You know what the change of season means? New tile mat ideas! I have a few colorful, joy-inducing designs I know you'll love. Let's get started!
How to Repurpose Old Spring Decorations
I love being able to repurpose things, it fuels my creativity and I get to feel good about not buying new things. So, if you have any spring or Easter decor you're not currently using, but you need an idea of what to do with it, I have a couple of ideas for you!
DIY Mug Hanger
I originally got a large piece of wood from the lumberyard to use for the headboard on my bed. However, I ended up going with a different piece of wood for the headboard. My mom asked me if I could take the unused piece of wood and make a custom mug holder for her. Let me show you how I did it!
Mini Tile Mat for Jackie’s Bed
If you've been around for a little while, you may remember my white tile mat that started to fade and change colors due to its sun exposure. So far, I've been keeping it at our back door as kind of a catch all for our shoes. Well, today I'm going to do something a little scary. I'm going to cut it in half and do something new with it!
How We Set Up Art Stations In Our House
My daughter loves to make art, but it became a problem when she started making it all over the house. I decided to make two different art stations in her dedicated spaces so she could create art and then hang it up in those spaces without it being all over the house.