If you follow me on Instagram (@avaberrylane) you know if I am shopping for anything HOME, I will need to view every option before I choose one. I will often get something in my head that I wish I could design myself and then spend weeks searching for just that thing (and in the meantime see everything else)! This is great news for you, because as I've been shopping for outdoor furniture for our new ultra-modern backyard, I have seen every dining table on the internet. Here are my TOP 10! Keep in mind these are all modern, made-it-on-my-list-for-our-backyard options. They cover a range of price points and all seat at least 6. You will see I'm drawn to the square...
I have had this white wicker dresser since I was a little girl. It had been through countless moves and apartments, served as the changing table and storage for both of my babies and it looked the part! 30 years of love and wear and cat claws and children's pencils, it was time to repair and refinish it as a part of my guest room makeover. I started by removing all of the trim and wicker, honestly not sure if the bones of the dresser would really be salvageable at all. The plywood was not in great shape in many places so I glued and clamped, re-attached loose drawer slides and in some instances tore away chunks of plywood altogether. The...
This build started out of the need for a large project table and my stubborn nature, sure that I could make it happen on a REAL budget. I work with large pieces of art on a daily basis and needed a surface that would allow me plenty of work space, paint space, dry space, spread out space and easy to reach STORAGE. I decided to try building a table out of inexpensive Target shelves and it totally worked so here we are! Things you'll need: 1. 4 shelving units for your four "table legs", in whatever sizes suit your needs and fit the size of your overall table top dimensions. 2. Melamine board cut to the size of your...
A roundup of 5 easy monogrammed gift ideas for any occasion. From the Ava Berry Market, your source for the best in handmade and small business products from across the web. Shop jewelry, home decor, accessories and more!
I started this thing. See, I own a business and take all my own product photos and social media which turned into heyyyy.. a lot. of. selfies. The thing is, over time I started to learn things from taking my own photo on the regular-- things about myself, things about marketing, things about communication. I decided to take on a challenge. 100 selfies in 100 days. The rules? 1. Take it myself. 2. No prep. No filters. Whatever I look like that day, that's it. 3. The photo has to encompass the general feeling of that day. Depressed? Elated? Make-uped? Hungover? Exhausted? Excited? Over it? They're all invited. For 100 days. The hilarious part of all this is it...
