This moment.

One of the hardest things I've ever done in my life was seven weeks after giving birth to a baby, bring that newborn baby onto a television set, and film this pilot episode.

What you saw is what we got.  There was no midnight crew making magic while we rested.  In fact, long after the crew had gone home, we had promised to add more insulation under the crawlspace, so at 10:00 PM, with the newborn asleep in the car seat and the producer watching the baby, Jacob and I crawled down underneath into the crawlspace and added that extra insulation.

It was -30 below zero, without wind chill.

And then we packed tools up, and it was off to film the next episode.

All with nursing newborn in tow.

It was tough.  One of the toughest things I've done, ever.

But so worth it.  

Those smiles.  That mom tearing up.

I'm praying HGTV picks up our pilots for a series, and we get the chance to see more of those smiles.  And hopefully, a tear or two.

For this episode, one of the rooms we helped with was Aaron's teenage room.  He wanted a space he could chill in, but his bedroom was under 100 square feet.

For about $1000 we took this blank slate room, and turned it into this:

With all new materials.  All DIY.

Well, except for the producer's laptop you see in there  :)

The desk system was awesome.  I loved how it turned out.

I shared with you the plans and how we built CPU base with drawer here.

Don't be intimidated by the drawer, it is not difficult.

Today I'm sharing with you the plans for the bookshelf base to match the desk.  

Thanks for all your support, we appreciate it!

XO Ana + Family