I am surprised and proud to tell you that last week, I built something! I did a little IKEA hack and turned our KALLAX storage unit into more of a wine rack. I love the way it turned out.

Rob was nice enough to help me out (it did involve a little bit of math, which is always scary for me) and now we look like we really know what we're doing when it comes to wine storage. And all you need is a couple pieces of plywood!

For this tutorial, I used wood glue, because I'm not a professional and when it comes to DIYs that involve lumber, I usually try to find the easiest way to make it happen. The wood is light enough that the glue is sturdy (plus you're putting it in a cubby afterward, so the whole thing gets supported by the shelf). It's all very technical.

If you're looking for a simple weekend project, look no further! It only takes a couple of days (you have to let the glue dry overnight) and then you're good to go. Let me know how it turns out if you make one of your own!

This post is brought to you in partnership with La Crema. For my IKEA Hack tutorial, visit their blog today and get the full instructions!

Photos by Joshua Vasko for Freckled Italian.

We moved into our Charlotte apartment seven months ago, but we're only beginning to find places for those details that really make a place feel like home. In an effort to find the motivation to finally settle in, I thought I'd start sharing some peeks of our apartment in the form of a home tour, here on the blog.

You may have seen this view of our living room setup (and a closer look at our awesome bookcase here) before, but I haven't shown you guys where we usually spend our time at home--on the couch and at the table (although let's face it, it's mostly on the couch). And a word to all of you who told me the No Dog On The Couch rule would only last a week or two--you were right.

Minted was kind enough to let me pick out a few prints for our living room and I chose this one to go above our couch-I liked the abstract, modern vibe and I thought the colors would look lovely with our couch and all the other grey and black details we have going on in this space.

On the opposite side of the living room from the couch is a little dinner table that we barely ever use unless we have company over, but I've been working from there a lot since we got Ender. I picked a similar print from the same artist who did the one above our couch, since they're both in the same room and facing each other. Minted also sent me some gorgeous fabric to use as a table runner, and finally I picked out these pretty gold foil paper trees to complete the space.

What do you guys think? Thanks so much for taking a look into our living room! It was nice having you over.

This post is brought to you in partnership with Minted.

Photos by Joshua Vasko for Freckled Italian.

I'm really excited to continue working with Lavazza in 2015, and today I thought I'd host a giveaway for you guys! Rob and I drink Lavazza every morning and we love it so much, so I have a little Lavazza gift package for one lucky Freckled Italian reader! If you scroll down you can enter to win two bags of coffee, a selection of K-Cups, and a $20 gift card to Lavazza's online store. Good luck!

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This giveaway is brought to you in partnershp with Lavazza.