by Franziska | Oct 28, 2014
With a new oven that got delivered to my home today (yay!), I received a small square pallet. Usually, I have to get them from places, but this time, I got one straight to my doorsteps! I have been thinking back and forth how and where I could store our shoes in the...
by Franziska | Sep 16, 2014
It is hard for me to pass a cool looking vintage trunk at the thrift store! Or at the curb…. Within one week, i came across two and got both of them. We just moved across the country and we don’t really have any furniture. So I turned one of...
by Franziska | Sep 8, 2014
I found this great table at the curb, two blocks from my house. It was heavy and crazy big, I couldn’t lift it let alone shove it into more car (since I couldn’t lift it but it wouldn’t have fit anyways). About half an...
by Franziska | Sep 2, 2014
Turn shirt inside out Place existing pillow on shirt Draw around pillow Keep 1/2 inch allowance, cut square / rectangular Pin in place, stitch along seam Unbutton, turn pillow cover right side out Insert the pillow and button back up And there’s your...
by Franziska | Aug 28, 2014
Here’s the problem: you love books and you have lots of them. How to get them organized? If you are like me, you want to be surrounded by your books, they are like friends who follow you through your life. My books remind me of the stages of my life I have gone...
by Franziska | Aug 27, 2014
This is the stuff dreams are made from: reclaimed wood! For a while, I lived in the suburbs of Dallas, so I had access to lots of free weathered wood. Lots of high fences and lots of tornadoes (quite scary at times!). But while they had to be replaced, I was ready to...
