DIY

I was halfway through trying to hang a thrifted vintage mirror when I realized I was staring at a heavy, intimidating piece of hardware like […]

I was standing in my tiny backyard last spring, staring at a pile of expensive cedar planks and a half-empty bag of soil, feeling like […]

I was sitting on my floor last Tuesday, wrapped in three different blankets and nursing a lukewarm coffee, wondering why my apartment felt more like […]

I was halfway through a massive, tearful meltdown in my tiny studio apartment, staring at a thrifted mid-century nightstand that looked more like a crime […]

I was sitting on my floor at 11 PM, surrounded by a literal bird’s nest of tangled cotton cord and a mounting sense of regret, […]

I was standing in the middle of my first “adult” apartment, staring at these massive, depressing windows and a bank account that definitely wasn’t ready […]

I was staring at a literal mountain of paperbacks slumped in a corner of my studio apartment, feeling that familiar, low-grade panic that comes when […]

I was currently sitting on my floor, surrounded by three different types of nails, a half-empty box of Command strips, and a mounting sense of […]

I was standing in the middle of my living room, surrounded by expensive cedar planks and a pile of sawdust that looked more like a […]

I was sitting on my kitchen floor at 2 AM, surrounded by half-empty paint cans and feeling like a total failure, when I realized I’d […]