DIY Raised Garden Box

Our little chicks have been begging for a garden

to grow our own wonderful yum for the table and

thankfully they love veggies just as much as their 

Mama does! So my handy hubby tackled yet another

amazing project a few weekends ago and we are

proud to announce...

the green beans, peas and cucumbers have sprouted!

On his shopping list:

3 pieces of 2X12" Pressure Treated Lumber

1 roll of landscape fabric

Scrap wood for corner stakes

1- 8X2 foot trellis

Several bags of Organic Raised Bed Soil

He built the box on our driveway since it is 

more level. Cut one of the boards in half, 

making our garden box 8X4 feet.

Some grunt work digging out a bit of the hill

and then staking it into place, reinforcing the 

corners with screws. We had leftover stain from

our master bathroom project and he enlisted the

help of our seven year old to "paint" the box.

This is how it's done Daniel Son...

He lined the bottom of the box and stapled it in, 

adding the bags of soil. 

Next the trellis...cut in half, zip tied together and

buried into the soil. It'll be fun to watch the 

beans curl up the sides.

Confession: Yes, I grew up on a farm but I don't

have a green thumb, I am however 

willing to try. Since we were a little late planting,

we picked up plants that were already started, minus

the beans and cucumbers. I'm not sure how 

huge everything will get, so we are playing it safe

this summer with just a few items. 

Three tomato plants on the left and all sorts of

glorious smelling spices on the right. We added

rosemary and marigolds around the edges to help

keep away any animals that might want to take a nibble.

One yellow pepper plant, and a pouch of snow peas,

green beans and cucumbers.

The kids have enjoyed watching the tomatoes blossom

and love watering the plants...fingers crossed

we will have something yummy to show for our 

hard work!

How does your garden grow?
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DIY Wood Wall

When my parents were here, my very handy hubby and 

woodworking Daddy slapped together this wood plank wall

in our Master Bathroom.

Regular wood fence boards were picked up from Home Depot.

 The tops were cut off and the new router was put to work 

making rounded edges on each board. 

Next the staining...

I picked out two different stains but once they were

applied, they sort of looked the same, oops!

Just one coat of stain was applied to each board 

and then a bit of drying time...and banging up each

board just a bit with a hammer.

The guys hard at work

My hubby drew lines on the wall to mark out the studs.

He nailed the boards into place with the nail gun,

my Dad cut them all to our requested sizes and I was 

their runner up and down the stairs (my workout for

the day, whew!) 

We love it and I can't bear to hang anything on it yet

but we are dreaming of something 'Tahoe' style.

I have the paint picked out for the rest of the walls,

just waiting for the perfect day to paint!

DIY Custom Closet

No more cribs and a mobile toddler means one thing

in our house...no more organization in their room, gah!

Our youngest has recently transitioned to a toddler bed,

because of her mad monkey climbing skills. With that

comes baskets and clothing that was once neatly tucked

into shelves and folded ever so nicely, now thrown into

a tornado mess all over the floor. Soooo....the next option,

pile it up, as far away from those curious fingers as possible!

That worked BUT then we couldn't get to her clothing and she

began wearing the same outfits over and over again, so

the closet renovation began.

When we first moved in, all the closet sliding doors came

off in the kids rooms, because really, getting to only half

of your closet at a time is kind of a pain and little fingers

inevitably get pinched as they bang them closed. Not to

mention, taking off the doors adds more space to a room.

In a baby room, it's a great place to put the changing

table since it won't always be in their room and frees

up playable space on the floor too.

I removed all of the furniture, baskets, clothes, etc.

and then the hubs took down the wire shelf and filled

all of the holes, sanding them down when they were dry.

Then the fun part, adding a splash of light grey to tie

the closet together with the rest of the room.

I used Sleek Gray C15 from Lowes, Valspar Paint.

One coat did the trick and I even painted the ceiling

of the closet as well.

Our yorkie Satine, was my painting buddy and wanted

to be in a few of the photos to prove she was my

super assistant for the day.

We wanted the closet to grow with our daughter 

and building your own is a great way to customize 

exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

So my handy hubs went with a box/cube method and

used his new router for a much faster build. He also 

stained the shelves outside with a spray painter and after

they were installed, I went back over and touched up spot

as well as stained the trim/facing.

This photo shows you the sides of the main boxes.

To the left, you have long dress hanging and to the 

right two rods for coats and warmer gear.

The closet is complete and now neatly organized

again. Thanks to my handy hubby for another 

complete masterpiece!

Just a few more basket needed but otherwise

everything fits and there's room to grow!