tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599832424548376672024-02-10T13:49:37.125-08:00BeingBrookA blog about Furniture Building, Crafts, Painting, Sewing and Home DecorBeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-45681275745969907312013-07-08T08:15:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.604-08:00Stripe Top Benches (Boy and Girl Shared Bedroom)
Today I'm sharing how I built these cute little benches for my kid's bedroom. Of course they came from an easy to follow Ana-White plan.
The hardest part about the benches was cutting the angles for the sides and bottom and even that was pretty simple. Both benches were built in a few hours. I attached the bottom with kreg jig pocket holes and screws.
BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-91570490973395006332013-06-18T11:09:00.001-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.661-08:00Shared Bedroom-Boy and Girl (Building)
My two youngest kids are sharing a room. I've been hard at work on some projects to make it go together for a boy and a girl but still be personalized. The first big project was matching headboards. The headboards are from the Ana White Reclaimed Wood Headboard plan.
I stained both headboards with two coats of Minwax Walnut (using wood conditioner before) followed by BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-76802064400309613502012-12-06T08:30:00.000-08:002014-02-14T13:06:12.647-08:00Doll Barn {Building}
I'm SO excited to show you today's project! One of my favorite things to do as a little girl was visit my Grandma's house. My Grandma is super creative and would spend hours with me making doll houses out of cardboard, fabric and her glue gun. So making a doll barn made me totally nostalgic and excited to spend time with my little girl playing with dolls. My daughter isBeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-11760129195824361322012-12-04T01:29:00.000-08:002014-02-14T13:06:12.546-08:00Cubby Base {Building}Happy December!! Have you done your holiday decorating? Do you want to hear a shameful true blogger confession? I haven't done any decorating. In fact my porch still has Thanksgiving pumpkins on display! My husband and I have been too busy working on some fun gift projects! Starting with this new plan today. A little cubby base from Ana White. Perfect height BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-83255473183582197522012-11-13T06:35:00.000-08:002014-02-14T13:06:12.652-08:00First Aid Cabinet {Organizing}
Hi friends! Today I have a simple organizing project. Our guest half bath is right off the garage so we store the first aid supplies in there. When we moved in I just shoved all the stuff in the cupboard and then let the kids dig through it when they needed a bandaid. It was a huge mess.
The cabinets are tall so there is lots of room but so much of it was wasted. BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-41930205408994460172012-10-23T05:31:00.000-07:002017-07-17T08:04:05.558-07:00Organizing the Kid's Bathroom {Apartment Guide}
One of the hard things about moving frequently is that I feel like I'm always trying to figure out a new way to organize my house. Our last house had lots of drawers in the bathroom and no cabinets. This house has no drawers and just two big cabinets. So I was excited when Apartment Guide gave me the challenge to get my bathroom organized and shared some of their BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-38064550048376477322012-10-16T01:00:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.585-08:00Ana White DIY Desk {Dinosaur Boys Bedroom}
Hi friends! I hope you are having a wonderful week. I am so excited to show you the new desk I built for my son's bedroom using some new Ana White plans. The awesome thing about this desk is that it is just a few 2x4s and some 2x6s and cost less than $20 in lumber!!
I started by cutting all my lumber. Measure everything twice and cut once! You can see one of BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-40631477492623509692012-10-08T22:55:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.589-08:00Ana White-The Handbuilt HomeI'm so excited! Today is the day that Ana White's new book The Handbuilt Home comes out!
The Handbuilt Home: 34 Simple Stylish and Budget-Friendly Woodworking Projects for Every Room
I'm thrilled that I got to be project #17. I love the fun coral color.
Ana is also doing a book tour starting this week! Lucky you if you live near one of these locations!
BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-47393947595707539002012-09-19T07:01:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.608-08:00DIY Magnetic Chalkboard Calendar {Building}
This is the first year I've had all my kids in school! My youngest just started preschool a few days a week so I'm determined to become a more organized person. Starting with our family schedules and calendar. I've always struggled with the keeping a family calendar. When I have a paper calendar I am afraid to write stuff down because I don't want the paper messed up if BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-69602990682803773752012-09-14T02:17:00.001-07:002021-12-28T15:28:14.360-08:00Hanging Decorations above BedsI found some soccer art for my tween son's bedroom. I bought it on Etsy and it has a rustic look but is printed on metallic paper. He is obsessed with skateboarding and soccer so I thought it would be perfect. When I hung it up I realized that now I have something hanging above all the beds in the house.
The master bedroom has a round mirror from Overstock. I don't BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-48255366486500140402012-09-09T19:00:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.613-08:00Halloween Candle Tray {Scrapbooking Attitude}Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I think because it's my Grandma's favorite holiday and she goes ALL out. When I was growing up she would have the most elaborate Halloween parties every year with amazing decorations. At the end of the party my Great Grandma would hand out GIANT popcorn balls that she handmade. Delicious. So I'm totally blaming my Grandma BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-54218395564765823342012-09-05T21:08:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.618-08:00Decorating with Antique Door Knobs
Remember E's bedroom that I've been slowly working on for forever? It will probably be all finished the week we have to move again!
I wanted a place to hang E's special baby dress so today I have a tutorial on how to make a keepsake hanger out of an antique doorknob!
Supplies:
2 pieces of pine 1"x4" cut into a square
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint & Clear Wax
Antique Door Knob
BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-37736912842205285752012-09-04T10:05:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.580-08:00Ana White: The Handbuilt HomeI'm so excited today! For two reasons.
One: My boys all went back to school today! Love having them home all summer but sheesh they were so bored the last week or two. I think we were all sick of summer (or maybe just me the Mom? LOL).
Two: My friend Ana White wrote a totally awesome book called The Handbuilt Home! The book has 34 furniture plans.
Guess who is Project #17? Yup BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-1761169037580695822012-08-31T05:39:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.555-08:00DIY Nickel Tray
Hi friends! Are your kids back at school? Mine start Monday so I've been crazy busy running all over town trying to get all their supplies. As well as replace all the pants and shoes that are too small! I'm excited to have a few hours a day to get things in my house more organized. Because after summer it's a MESS!!
I started out in my messy bedroom with some BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-72198991432593350142012-08-28T04:32:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.637-08:00Chore ChartsAre you excited for your kids to get back to school? I love fall because I am a schedule/routine person and love the routine school brings. Preparing for our school schedules I've been working on getting my kids back into the routine of chores. I want my kids to develop good cleaning habits and avoid the frustration when they don't know exactly how to clean a room. So I BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-17731426220043539632012-08-20T17:01:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.560-08:00Princess Mirror with DecoArt Glass PaintHave you found anything great at yard sales this summer? My daughter is obsessed with all things princess and dress up and I found the perfect mirror for her dress up corner. It was only $5! I even have a little tutorial to show you how I made the cute little crown with some of DecoArt's new glass paint!
I started out with my $5 garage sale mirror and some of DecoArt's glossBeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-71217518703186084992012-08-19T17:02:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.633-08:00Sew a Corner Ruffle DuvetHappy Monday friends! I hope you had an awesome weekend. Today I'm going to show you how I sewed the cute corner ruffle duvet in my brother's master bedroom. It went together pretty quick and took WAY less time than E's ruffly duvet.
I started with a white duvet cover that I bought from Target a while ago. It was in my teenager's room until he got a different one.&BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-18592844705135630062012-08-17T06:31:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.566-08:00DIY Queen Headboard {Building}I've been showing you all the projects in my older brother's house but I did some fun projects in my little brother's house too! Did you know I have FIVE brothers and SIX brother in laws? Please pause for a moment and send me cyber sympathy for the amount of teasing I've had to endure.
The biggest project at my little brother's house was his master bedroom. My brother and his BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-74593776816248461782012-08-15T08:51:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.643-08:00How to Paint Bar Stools {Kitchen makeover}Today is the last day in my brother's mini house makeover! I'm going to show you his kitchen and dining room. The biggest project in the kitchen was painting his bar stools.
This was the kitchen/dining room before.
My cute nephew helped scrub down all the barstools. My brother added barstools as they had more kids so not all of them were the same color or height butBeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-45457487218194105092012-08-13T05:58:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.599-08:00Living Room Gallery WallHey friends! Today I'm going to show you how I hung up my brother's gallery wall. I LOVE family pictures and think they are such a great way to bring life to a room.
The first thing I did was shop the house and closets for unused frames. Then I hit up the local thrift store and spent about $15 on a pile of frames of various sizes. I put the frames on the kitchen table BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-88154120695737169902012-08-09T17:08:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.656-08:00Ana White Simple Bench {Building}I gave you all a little sneak peek of the Ana White Simple Bench in the Board and Batten post. It really is a SIMPLE bench. You could even build the whole bench with a few simple tools.
Here's the box all together. I built mine with wood glue and a nail gun.
1x2s on the front to give it a nice finished look.
We used a router to round the edges of the bench.
BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-68850960455192404652012-08-07T17:54:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.623-08:00Board and Batten EntrywayI'm SO excited to show you how we turned my brother's boring entryway into a lovely, more user friendly space. We also added some interest and detail with a board and batten wall treatment.
This was the before.
We used cheap pine boards to create the board and batten. A few 1x6s some 1x3s and the edges are 1x4s. My super helpful brother in law who does construction BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-29271995071994309352012-08-07T04:27:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:12.576-08:00Girls Map BedroomRemember that fabric map I made a few months ago? It ended up in my tween nieces bedroom!
It was fun to help my niece with her bedroom because she liked participating! Way different than my boys who are usually indifferent about decorating!
She already had a nice dresser but the fronts had come off a few of the drawers. It was an easy fix with some wood glue and a BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-75678203921638861552012-08-02T03:01:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:30.513-08:00Chore Chart Printable {Infarrantly Creative}I'm over at Infarrantly Creative today sharing my new Chore System with a free printable! Come check it out!
BeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559983242454837667.post-2509238736967319962012-08-01T16:38:00.000-07:002014-02-14T13:06:30.450-08:00Girls Shared Bedroom {Amy Butler Love}I'm excited to show you my nieces shared bedroom update. Sometimes when reading blogs or looking at pinterest I get totally overwhelmed and want to do NOTHING since what I see just seems impossible. So with my brother's house I'm trying to focus on all the little changes that didn't take a ton of time or money but really improved the rooms! Here is how the girls room turnedBeingBrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082124797295229092noreply@blogger.com