The wooden crate is a flea market staple. Next time you see a tower of them, you may be more inspired.
At my wedding, we used a vintage wooden crate as a “flip book” of old photos of me and Michael. It had a playful flea market feel.
Put some casters on the bottom and turn them into rolling toy storage. Found via Minor Details .
Crates work so well as shelves. If only they were all styled this beautifully. Found via Emmas Design Blogg .
Isn’t a wooden crate full of colorful old wallpaper charming? Found via Decor8 .
Dog bowl holder—so clever. Found via Apartment Therapy .
With imperfect slats on the bottom, wooden crates make great planters, as seen here on Diggin Food .
This installation took more work than it may seem. Check out what went into it at A Time for Everything .
I love Modern Pop’s An Alphabetic Ode to Helvetica .
Want wall decals? Go to Blik .
Ida Pearle is my go-to for baby gifts. I love her name prints and her alphabet cards that you can string up and hang on the wall.
Check out these gorgeous letter prints by Jessica Hische . I would be so psyched if my name started with a Q. Found via Grain Edit .
I’ve come across this common thread in photographs lately, and, well, I just like them.
I’m not sure I could stand to live among walls like this, but I’m impressed that someone can. Found via Design Mom .
Yes, this is what you think it is: “By gum, it’s gum!” (Violet from Willy Wonka reference). Yes, this is pretty gross, and yet it’s rather beautiful too. Found via FFFound .
This restaurant has 600 butterfly portraits on display. It’s almost like wallpaper. Amazing. Found via You Are My Fave .
This is so cute, I didn’t want to dilute it with any distractions! I love how cool and simple this DIY kids drum set is! Found on Emmas Design Blog , via Mara Greenaway’s Pinterest board .
Paint a wall of your kitchen or a section of your kid's playroom—been there, seen that. Here are some new ways to use chalkboard paint.
Kids can practice writing their alphabet or they can draw a picture puzzle on these chalkboard blocks by Naef . Found via Handmade Charlotte .
Here's a new way to teach geography…paint a globe in chalkboard paint. Found via Say Yes to Hoboken .
A chalkboard piano? Who'd have thought? Found via Please Sir .
Chalkboards don't always have to be in boring wood frames. Found via Paper Tastebuds .
Say something without saying anything…write a note on this brooch and then change your mind later. Found via Swiss Miss .