At Charlotte's House

How To: Painting Wall Art

For this months DIY challenge, we’re taking on wall art! In college I was a fine art major and remembering those hours I would spend in the studio, paint drips everywhere with a walkman blasting the first 90 minutes of Rent… let’s just say it makes me happy and also reminds me that college was a loooong time ago.

Thrift Store Makeover: Bentwood Chair

I love these thrift store challenge days as they give me FULL permission to go thrifting and dream up all sorts of projects! When I saw a pair of these bentwood chair at Goodwill for $5 each, I knew they had potential, buuuut… I didn’t want to do anything permanent to them, because bentwood chairs are amazing.

Painting a Wooden Table With the Help of Painters Tape

I picked up this side table at the Restore for $10. I know I just finished stripping another restore purchase to bring it back to its wooden glory, so I appreciate that this might seem a little hypocritical, but… painting an old dated piece of furniture can also be an amazing way to give it new life and bring it into your individual decor.

DIY Canvas Mudroom Storage Bags

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January 9, 2020

Our rental has a mudroom. And to be fair, it had a good amount of space. Buuut, there were a few things that didn’t work as well for our gang. 1. The hooks were too high for all the kids. 2. The hooks were installed sideways which affected their functionality. 3. We used the space under the bench for shoes, which meant there really wasn’t anywhere else to store the “extras”.

Best of Christmas Projects

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December 17, 2019

Every December I share all sorts of fun Christmas projects and then they sit around all year feeling sad and neglected. I know Christmas is in a week, but I wanted to give some of my old posts some love so I figured I’d share ten of me “best of ” Christmas projects for you to enjoy!

Frozen 2 Craft Projects

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December 11, 2019

One of the things all the kids have insisted we do during Christmas vacation is go to see Frozen 2 in the theaters. In eager anticipation for the movie, I thought it would be fun to make some Frozen 2 craft projects! From Frozen 2 capes to cooking to jewelry to gingerbread… we had all the bases covered for a super fun Frozen afternoon!

Kids Gift Guide 2019

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December 10, 2019

With five kids, there aren’t many toys or games that we haven’t crowd sourced around here so every year I go back through our list of birthday presents and Christmas gifts and put together a post of our favorite kids toys/ kids gifts! Don’t hesitate to message me if you have any questions about our experience with any of these! Reminder that my children are ages 10 to 4.

Christmas Present Upholstered Ottoman

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December 8, 2019

Every year on Christmas morning, we all gather in the living room and inevitable, a few of us are sitting on the floor because we only have so many couches and chairs. But NOT THIS YEAR! I’m partnering with Arrow Fastener and DIYd myself a pair of adorable cozy upholstered Christmas present ottomans! Took one afternoon and is a basic BASIC upholstery project… you can do this!