I haven't had a craft room since 2011. Pre kids when we lived in a tony condo in South Austin, I had what I called a multi purpose room. Basically, a craft room with a futon so when Andy's mom came to visit from Oregon, she had a cozy place to sleep. (You can see the before and … [Read more...]
PVC Pipe Projects
PVC pipe is a magical material that is inexpensive and oh so useful! Here is a list of 35 ways to use PVC pipe to decorate, organize, and entertain the kids. There are PVC pipe projects to organize shoes and yard tools to building lemonade stands and play houses for the … [Read more...]
Coat Closet Organization Hack
Note: This post is sponsored by Cricut. All opinions are my own. Are you ready for a life changing coat closet organization hack? We live in Texas and don't own many coats, so the idea of dedicated closet for coats is silly. What we really needed is a place to store things … [Read more...]
28 Organizing Tips
Organizing is always the easy part for me. The hard part is keeping things organized. This list of 28 organizing tips and tricks will help you and your family get organized and maintain the chaos! This list has ideas for every room in your house including the bathroom, kitchen, … [Read more...]
How to hang a bike from the ceiling
Where do you store bikes? Back in our Austin condo, we had to store them in our laundry room. That wasn't fun. And in Florida, we had to cram them into a tiny hall closet on the 16th floor of our apartment building. Needless to say, this garage thing is so nice. And the fact that … [Read more...]
How to Sell Stuff Online & Offline
If you're anything like me, you bin watched, Marie Kondo's Tidying Up and then proceeded to pile up and thank all the belongings that did not spark joy. But, what do you do with all of your beloved stuff that is no longer sparking joy? There are 2 main options: donate or sell. … [Read more...]
7 Tips for Moving
No, we're not moving... yet! We're always up for an adventure, and toss the idea around of moving some where awesome with our kids for a year sabbatical one day. But before kids, we moved between 3 states (Texas, New York, Florida) and another country (China) in 6 years! We're … [Read more...]
DIY Two Person Desk
Our DIY 2 person desk was definitely a work in progress. In fact, Andy kept telling me he didn't need a desk! He would just work at the dining room table that sits directly behind the desk. He doesn't work from home full time, but he does do emails in the evenings … [Read more...]
32 Organizing Ideas
With baby girl only t-minus 7 weeks away from her due date, I am in full on nesting mode! I am organizing the crap out of anything I can get my hands on, watch out junk drawer... I'm coming for ya! (Did you see our finally finished and very organized desk for two?!) So, today … [Read more...]
How to Organize a Pantry
Note: This is a sponsored post for ClosetMaid. Every thought, opinion, and experience is 100% my own. If you follow along on Instagram, you might remember lots of posts back in late July involving video cameras and closet makeovers in Casa de Dorobek. Today, I'm sharing behind … [Read more...]
How to make a bookshelf
For the Celebration of Service event this year, I had the honor of creating a storage unit for Richard Hutchison and his brother, John. See, John was hit by a drunk driver and paralyzed from the chest down 10 years ago. Richard, a 20 year veteran of the Army, has been … [Read more...]
Laundry room ideas
Note: This post is sponsored by Home Depot. As always, all opinions are 100% my own! Our apartment in Florida had one washer and one dryer on every other floor of the 16 story building we called home. True. So, when we moved into our current house almost 2 … [Read more...]
