Functional & Styled Entryway

Entryways are a great place to have functional pieces and also show off your style at the same time. When I was trying to plan your our entryway area there were a few things that I knew I really wanted: a place for shoes, mail, and our keys. I didn't have an exact plan when I went to IKEA, but I knew that I would be able to find the perfect thing once I looked around.

When I found these IKEA BISSA shoe cabinets, I knew that they were exactly what I needed. This gave a spot for Jake, me, Skylar, and Noah to all keep s few pairs of shoes (even four pair of Jake's size 13 shoes will fit into a compartment). They are at a good height to have a place for all of the other things that I wanted to have in the entry. After having Jake secure the cabinets to the wall, I placed on some books, plants, a mail organizer, and our key bowl (tutorial here), and it was good to go.

I really like having this space set up. It makes it this space super functional and it also looks cute :) xo, Britt

DIY Storage Bin

Lately we have been trying very hard to recycle as much as we can. It makes us feel better that things can be used and it takes down the amount of trash we put out each week. Another good benefit that we have found is that we have been able to come up with some really fun projects that are really affordable because we are using things that we already have. 

For instance, we have bought several large pieces of furniture from ikea lately that come in really nice large boxes. We decided that we wanted to come up with a good idea of how to make use of the boxes we had lying around. 

Plus we have been wanting to make some kind of storage bin that will fit on our shelf and hold Noah's toys for quite a while. We have found some that we liked but were worried that Noah may hurt himself on them, or they are just plain expensive. 

Our storage bin that we are making today is made of cardboard and yarn. That's it. It is super inexpensive because like we said, we had the cardboard and we also had part of a roll of yarn from a previous project that we worked on.  

Here's what we used: 

• cardboard
• yarn
• scissors
• ruler  
• pencil
• x-acto
• masking tape
• hole punch/drill

Here's what we did:

1. We cut 5 equal squares from our large piece of cardboard. We cut ours out at 12" x 12" because that is what fit our shelf, but you could definitely make it whatever size suites you. 

2. Then we measured and marked where we wanted to put our holes on each piece. We marked ours 1" in from the edges and then 1" apart. 4 of the pieces need holes on only 3 sides. The other piece needs holes on all 4 sides.

3. Next we used the drill and drill bit to cut all of our holes. We could have used a hole punch, but the one we have wasn't big enough for what we needed to do. Note: Once we cut one, we used it as a template. 

4. We wrapped a small piece of masking tape around the end of our yarn to help make it easier to put it through the holes. 

5. We used a few different pieces of yarn and weaved through the holes to connect our 5 pieces of cardboard. Once we were done with that, we tied off our loose pieces of yarn. 

6. Boom! You have a super fun storage bin!

Our storage bin is so perfect for Noah's toys or even his blankets. We will definitely make more of these as we get more cardboard. And we love the way the bin looks on our shelf!

We hope you love our fun diy and try it yourself! xoxo, Britt + Sky

DIY Sihlouette Box

We are constantly trying to think of fun things to make for Noah and his nursery. We thought it would be super cute to use Noah's silhouette ... well because, have you seen that kid! Ha! No but really. We thought it would be fun to have a little box that could be used for organizing some of Noah's things, but also be used as an art piece of sorts.

Here's what we used:

• wooden contact paper
• green contact paper
• small box (we repurposed a gift box)
• printer
• paper
• tape
• scissors
• silhouetted photo

Here's what we did:

1. First we measured and cut a piece of the wooden contact paper to cover our box. 

2. We took a photo of Noah's profile. Using photoshop, we cleaned up the silhouette. Then we printed it out on a regular piece of printer paper. 

3. Then we cut a piece of the green contact paper a little bit larger than our silhouette. We taped that piece over the printed area on the paper. 

4. Putting it back in our printer, we reprinted the silhouette. This gave us the ability to cut it out of the green. 

5. We cut out the silhouette.

6. And carefully placed it on the box. 

We LOVE how this turned out! We are already planning on continuing to use Noah's silhouette as he grows. xo, Britt + Sky

DIY Back of Door Organizer

For Noah's nursery we decided it would be nice to have a place to hang his towels after bath time. We made this organizer so it could fit behind Noah's door, out of the way. This is a simple project that can be used in any room!

All you need is:

• Peg Board
• Wood Glue
• 1/4" trim
• Peg Board Hooks
• Washi Tape
• Command Strips
• Hand Saw

This project only took us about an hour total, including the time it took the glue to dry. If you have a space that could use this organizer, all you need to do are these simple steps:

1. Measure the back of your door.
2. Cut peg board if needed.
3. Cut trim to width of peg board.
4. Use the wood glue to attach the trim to the top and bottom edges of the back of the peg board. Make sure to let the glue dry completely before moving to next step.
5. I added washi tape to the top and bottom edges of the front of the peg board just to cover up the holes that had the trim behind them. Plus to give it a little color.
6. Attach command strips to all four corners on the back side of the peg board.
7. Attach to your door.
8. Add the hooks to the peg board.
9. Then just hang up your towels! (Or anything else you could use it for)

Noah's new organizer fits great behind his door. The washi tape helped make it tie into the colors in his room. Now we have a place we can put his towels to dry. Making this organizer was a fun and easy project that really came in use. Anyone can make this if they just follow our steps. We would love to see if any of you have any ways to add to our project. If you have any new ideas on how to decorate it or new uses for it just upload it and tag us on either instagram, twitter, or facebook.

Happy Monday! xoxo, Britt + Sky