Let me take you to Gulf Shores Alabama where my family vacations at least once every year. Its beaches are the kind of clean white sand that feels soft in between your toes and the water is a beautiful turquoise blue. When the sun shines, shimmering lights sparkle off the waves that are tame enough to swim in. Gulf Shores… Read More
Archives for July 2015
I am a Charming Imperfection
DIY projects are great and I love writing about them, but every once and a while I like to share a bit of my personal life and struggles and hope that you can benefit from them. Charming Imperfections is not just the name of my business; it has become an ideal or motto for my life. It applies to my… Read More
What to do With a Broken Woven Bench
Have you ever gotten really stuck on a project? Like, you had all this energy and gumption to get it started, but then something stopped your momentum and there it sat, untouched for months? This lovely little bench had me really stumped for quite some time which was really a shame. Remember that dresser I turned into a desk? Well,… Read More
Garden Pallet Bench Tutorial
Ah pallets. We’ve had this ongoing relationship. It’s good for the most part, but sometimes we have our differences. Since breaking up months ago, I was ready to bury the hatchet and get back together. After all, when one of us isn’t being stubborn, we can do great things together. (Asterisk’s indicate affiliate links which give me a small commission… Read More
A Sad Bookcase Gets a Farmhouse Makeover
What is farmhouse style? Is it wallpaper and wood? Is it mason jars and burlap? Is it old things or new? This is something I’ve thought about a lot lately. I know what I love when I see it, but struggle to grasp how to replicate it in our own home. Anyone else relate? Some projects I’ve done fail to… Read More
How to do Projects with a Toddler (DIY Workbench)
This is a question I get asked frequently: how do I have time for DIY projects with Jordan (our energetic 18 month old) around? My first response is usually, “naptime”, but, in all honesty, that is misleading. Naptime is just a tiny portion of the time I spend productively working on a project. More often, he is wide awake while… Read More














