Industrial style is all the rage. I mean it is everywhere. But when you find yourself picking up your 15^th end table made of raw wood, rusted metal, and antique bronze hardware: STOP. Put DOWN the table. (And while you're at it, check out The New Rustic. Wink, wink.)

This post is coming to life entirely for the purposes of hanging my head in shame. A timeline of disasters from 1 DIY project.

It's Slinky, it's Slinky….you know the rest! And I know you sang it. Don’t try to hide behind a computer screen, I can see you. (Creepy, isn’t it?)