The Definery Co

Saving the world, one toddler meltdown and DIY project at a time.

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DIY Scandinavian Inspired Christmas Ornaments

Every year, one of my favorite holiday traditions is making homemade ornaments with my daughter.  While handmade projects are always sweet and heartfelt, I also like to maintain a clean, neutral aesthetic in my holiday decorating. This rules out most of the typical DIY kid ornaments, but I’m here to prove that you can be […]

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DIY Playroom Book Storage

Books, books, and more books. We have quite the collection of kids books and they can sure take over a room. I’m not even complaining—I’m so glad that my kiddos love to read. I figured that since we’re in the process of creating a playroom, book storage was of the utmost importance after we got […]

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Easy Farmhouse Fall Porch

Am I the only one who’s been obsessed with fall porches lately?! The weather has been so beautiful here lately that we’ve spent a lot of time enjoying our front porch with new furniture from Archute. Naturally, I needed to dress it up for the season, but I needed it to be a quick and […]

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Kitchen Reno Part 1–Concrete Countertops with ZCounterforms

This post may contain affiliate links and was sponsored in part by Concrete Countertop Solutions. Thank you for supporting the brands I love!  Guys, kitchen renovations are no joke! Between not having running water or being able to make dinner for 2 weeks, I’m SO excited to have our first big project done in here. […]

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$100 Room Challenge- Boy Nursery Reveal

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the brands that I love!  Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 Guys!! I’m so excited to welcome you back for the big reveal of our Boy’s Nursery for the $100 Room Challenge! I’ve got to be honest—I’m usually a prepared, work ahead type of […]

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$100 Room Challenge Week 3–Crochet Ottoman

This week was a big week of changes in our tiny little nursery renovation.  For those new here, we are participating in the $100 Room Challenge where we give ourselves $100 and a month to completely transform a room.  We chose to turn our craft/office/storage room into a nursery for our little guy due in […]

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$100 Room Challenge Week 2–Dresser Makeover

Welcome back to Week 2 of the $100 Room Challenge as I take on the task of transforming our former office/craft/junk room into a nursery for our baby boy!! If you missed Week 1 and would like to see where we started, click here. I wanted to start this post with a mood board of […]

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$100 Room Challenge Week 1–Baby Boy Nursery

Hi guys!  I am so excited to be taking part in the $100 Room Challenge for the second time!  With a baby coming at the end of November, I thought that taking our spare office/craft room and transforming it into a little boy haven would be the perfect project to tackle! For those not familiar, […]

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Three Immune Boosters You Need For Back To School

Ahh back to school.  Back to routine, back to the daily grind…back to the germs!  Sending my 3 year old off to her first year of school last year, I was not prepared for the months of sickness that would follow!! Tiny immune systems have a rough time fighting off all of those new viruses […]

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DIY Modern Window Seat

Hi guys!!!! Can we say long time no post?!? I’m sorry I’ve been MIA for a while over here but I swear I have a good excuse:  we are expecting baby number two in November and I’ve been on the couch barfing for the last 3 months! But I won’t keep you waiting for the […]