Shoe boxes

The final touch on the bench was the monogrammed boxes from home.

Beer + HGTV = Trouble

Fueled by too much HGTV and a deep hatred for Ikea, I googled around and discovered the inspirational Ana White, a self-proclaimed girly-girl who makes her own furniture and posts plans and tutorials to help others follow in her footsteps. In need of a bench for the mudroom, I found a plan for a "simple" bench. Well, simple, it was not. In fact, it took me almost four months to finish, but in the end I have a decent functional bench for under $30 and I learned a lot. I am no longer petrified of power tools and I no longer cry at the thought of going to Home Depot. And the mudroom is officially done. Little victories.