Shelves & Display
The Shelf That Has to Do Two Jobs
My entryway shelf needed to hold keys, mail, and a dog leash while still looking like I chose to put things there. Three tries later, here is what actually worked.
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Author · Cora Whitfield
I write Everyday Nesting from a rented apartment I have rearranged more times than I will admit. Everything here got lived with for a few weeks first, and I keep the attempts that failed in the piece, because that is usually the useful part.
Covering an Ugly Rental Countertop Without Contact Paper Peeling at the Edges
My first attempt at contact paper on the kitchen counter lifted at every seam within a month. Here is what changed once…
What I Did With the Room That Never Gets Sun
The spare room faces a brick wall eight feet away and gets almost no natural light at any hour. It took three…
The Corner Between the Couch and the Wall That Collected Nothing but Dust
A triangular gap between my couch arm and the corner of two walls sat empty for months. Furniture kept sliding off the…
Picking Plants That Actually Survive My Apartment
I stopped buying whatever looked good at the store and started matching plants to the light and neglect level I actually have…
Stripping Paint Off an Old Side Table
A small wooden side table under six layers of old paint turned into a much longer project than expected, mostly because I…