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maui 2012 on video
we recorded some videos on our cell phones (and had over an hour of footage). i cut it together for everyone!
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it’s friday the 13th
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it’s friday the 13th
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payday wishlist
record player / modern toilet brush / elephant bookends / scarf / ring / toaster / bowl
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making this: ikea hacked nightstands
Literally hours after seeing this ikea hack (and I don’t use the word literally lightly), I forced my boyfriend to go to ikea with me to make these. Our nightstands were in dire need of retirement because of my lack of coaster usage. (Why I did this coaster DIY at the same time we built these new nightstands.)
We bought two of these Antonius laundry stands. I’m pretty sure they were even less than $12.99 because we didn’t buy the bag. Like $7?! I think!? Anyway, putting these things together sucks. If you’re me. It’s really really loud and you hammer and hammer away and they don’t seem to budge. But after they were assembled I had a very excited feeling inside.
I went and got 2 pieces of 2 inch thick wood cut at home depot and wood stain. I went by the ikea website measurements. THOSE ARE WRONG. Measure them yourself and THEN get the wood cut so you don’t have to go back and pay for double the amount of wood. UGH. My bad. Anyway, I stained the wood and let it dry.
I promptly painted the for no reason silver edges white. Why are those silver? Very odd. Then we put so so much glue on the top (Gideon did it because I’m too clumsy).
Drop some weights (and books) on top and let it dry for a day. Yes. I have both the Sex and the City book and the Sex and the City Movie book. The movie book was a mistake impulse buy.
Yes. They’re super modern. Yes, they have no drawers. Yes, they are made from cheap ikea laundry stands so obviously they’re not the most stable. When I showed my mom she said “oh. they’re okay.” But I don’t care I LOVE THEM!
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making this: ikea hacked nightstands
Literally hours after seeing this ikea hack (and I don’t use the word literally lightly), I forced my boyfriend to go to ikea with me to make these. Our nightstands were in dire need of retirement because of my lack of coaster usage. (Why I did this coaster DIY at the same time we built these new nightstands.)
We bought two of these Antonius laundry stands. I’m pretty sure they were even less than $12.99 because we didn’t buy the bag. Like $7?! I think!? Anyway, putting these things together sucks. If you’re me. It’s really really loud and you hammer and hammer away and they don’t seem to budge. But after they were assembled I had a very excited feeling inside.
I went and got 2 pieces of 2 inch thick wood cut at home depot and wood stain. I went by the ikea website measurements. THOSE ARE WRONG. Measure them yourself and THEN get the wood cut so you don’t have to go back and pay for double the amount of wood. UGH. My bad. Anyway, I stained the wood and let it dry.
I promptly painted the for no reason silver edges white. Why are those silver? Very odd. Then we put so so much glue on the top (Gideon did it because I’m too clumsy).
Drop some weights (and books) on top and let it dry for a day. Yes. I have both the Sex and the City book and the Sex and the City Movie book. The movie book was a mistake impulse buy.
Yes. They’re super modern. Yes, they have no drawers. Yes, they are made from cheap ikea laundry stands so obviously they’re not the most stable. When I showed my mom she said “oh. they’re okay.” But I don’t care I LOVE THEM!
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before and after: bedroom sconces
Yet another thing we bought for our house that I haven’t been super happy with was the sconces for our bedroom. The reason was the shades that they came with, which I could never find the right size to replace them with. Buying lamp shades online seems way too confusing.
Ugly before? As hipster as it is, I really like exposed edison bulbs, so decided to just buy the bulbs and remove the shade. I’m so so happy with them now. And because the wattage on them looks much darker than of a normal light bulb, our room has become a dark romantic dungeon. OOooooooo!
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before and after: bedroom sconces
Yet another thing we bought for our house that I haven’t been super happy with was the sconces for our bedroom. The reason was the shades that they came with, which I could never find the right size to replace them with. Buying lamp shades online seems way too confusing.
Ugly before? As hipster as it is, I really like exposed edison bulbs, so decided to just buy the bulbs and remove the shade. I’m so so happy with them now. And because the wattage on them looks much darker than of a normal light bulb, our room has become a dark romantic dungeon. OOooooooo!
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it’s the 100th post!
WOO! Because of it being the 100th post and because I’m about to turn 3 years from 30 in a few weeks – I thought I’d make a life bucket list for myself. (I decided to add a few that I could check off, and I may add to it all the time)
Okay, here goes…
– sit courtside at a celtics game
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hold carole kings hand– have our house featured on apartment therapy
– buy a house
– have our new house featured on apartment therapy
– not be afraid to open a bottle of champagne
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meet the love of my life– travel to paris with the love of my life
– eat at french laundry
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eat at chez pannisse– eat at le bernardin
– learn how to use my camera manually
– learn how to do an updo
– cook a turkey for thanksgiving
– cook something from my momofuku cookbook
– see the cherry blossoms in japan
– meet martha stewart
– be totally content with every room in my house
– learn to use a sewing machine (again)
– take a calligraphy class
– take a sushi making class
– not be afraid of sharks
– write a brilliant rom-com
– grow out my bangs
– wear high heels (and mean it)
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it’s the 100th post!
WOO! Because of it being the 100th post and because I’m about to turn 3 years from 30 in a few weeks – I thought I’d make a life bucket list for myself. (I decided to add a few that I could check off, and I may add to it all the time)
Okay, here goes…
– sit courtside at a celtics game
–
hold carole kings hand– have our house featured on apartment therapy
– buy a house
– have our new house featured on apartment therapy
– not be afraid to open a bottle of champagne
–
meet the love of my life– travel to paris with the love of my life
– eat at french laundry
–
eat at chez pannisse– eat at le bernardin
– learn how to use my camera manually
– learn how to do an updo
– cook a turkey for thanksgiving
– cook something from my momofuku cookbook
– see the cherry blossoms in japan
– meet martha stewart
– be totally content with every room in my house
– learn to use a sewing machine (again)
– take a calligraphy class
– take a sushi making class
– not be afraid of sharks
– write a brilliant rom-com
– grow out my bangs
– wear high heels (and mean it)
