Elise and Emma

Once you decide where your shelves are going to go, you’ll want to measure the space and cut your 1 1/2″ x 3/4″ x 6′ support boards into the appropriate size pieces for your shelves (you’ll want your 3-sided band of support boards to be the same as your length and width of your shelf that will sit on top of them). For a side board that is sitting flush with the floor and the wall (like the board we have on the left side of that floor shelf above) you’ll either have to skillfully remove the baseboard in your closet, cut out sections to fit around where the shelf boards come in contact with the wall, and put the baseboard back in place, OR, you can cheat a little and just use a jigsaw to cut out a baseboard-shaped notch so it will sit flush against the curve of the floor/baseboard/wall all at once. This is one way to add a support shelf with a rod underneath (and then you would have your rod cut to the length you needed to fit), but I’ll also show you what we did to add a rod a bit easier in Todd’s closet on the other side. You just attach the brackets that go with the rod on either side of where you want to mount it, extend or cut the rod to the length you need (you can use a simple hacksaw to cut the rod if you need one shorter than you can purchase) and you’re ready to go!

Clean beauty is something we are super passionate about here at ABM, but we get it—making the switch can be pricey, especially when you’re dealing with niche beauty products. Today, I am super excited to show you this Target skincare routine! There are six steps in this regimen for $75, which is a pretty great price

One of my favorite throw-together-quickly lunches involves topping a bed of greens with whatever fruit I have (berries, grapes, mandarin slices, etc.), a big handful of cooked pasta, and drizzle of dressing. And one of my very favorite (and easy to make at home) dressings is poppy seed dressing. Personally, my favorite poppy seed dressing is similar to Caesar dressing in that it involves egg yolks. But, I must admit that I do love the richness that egg yolks bring to this poppy seed dressing.

This was always a part of our plan—well, loose plan since, but I still spent several weeks trying to envision how to best combine rooms and not lose any function. The majority of the playroom stuff that we were using was our art stuff. And even though I could 100% do it in the dining room or in other rooms, I like having a devoted space for it and wanted to keep that as the main function of this space. Our little IKEA chalkboard sits in the corner, our costume collection and more art supplies are hidden in the closet, and we added under-the-bed toy storage.