Category: -diy-

I went to town researching possible playard options for our small 1.5 bedroom apartment in Brooklyn.  Like most city dwellers, we are very short on space. I spend way too much time thinking about purchases that will take up a notable amount of floorspace…like a playpen. In the end, we decided to donate a 4′ x 6′ corner kitchen area to the childproofing cause.  I bought a gated play-pen to enclose the area and covered the wood floor with a Land of Nod rug.  Here are some photos of little Wolfie playing with his beloved “MULA” stacking rings in his new digs.

Loving the baby crib mirror that we transferred to the play-pen!

My sister recently “installed” this gorgeous removable wallpaper from Timothy Sue in her Brooklyn rental. The “Cocino Sue- Desert Sun” abstract design is printed on a polyester fabric material with an adhesive backing that is both removable and repositionable. The paper covers just a small area of a kitchen nook, but it really adds charm and character. This got me thinking about removable wallpaper for our place.  There are SO many options out there– it’s a bit overwhelming.  To narrow down the search, I’ve decided to go with a plant theme. Presenting the finalists:

And for a more dramatic look, I found a few darker designs.

New year, new apartment, new clock!

Sean made this clock from…clocks!  We had been collecting clocks for a few years in preparation for the clock o’clocks.  After countless thrift store visits to find clocks that were just the right size and look, we finally turned to Ebay to complete the collection.  Since the clocks didn’t need to be functional, we were able to purchase a lot of vintage clocks for a reasonable price.

Here are some close ups of my favorites.  If you look at the top photo, you can see how each clock is set to the hour it represents.  11 o’clock is my current favorite.

And if you have sharp eyes, you might notice that one of the clocks is not vintage.  12 o’clock is a modern twin bell alarm clock that we ended up buying from Amazon in the eleventh hour 😉

The actual clock hands were used in our last apartment for our leaf clock, also a Sean original.  In the fall, we collected leaves from Prospect Park and preserved them with glycerin.  Someday I’ll do post on that process.