A Guide to Drilling Concealed Kitchen Door Hinges
How to drill hinge holes in new cabinet doors, including all the right measurements for using IKEA Utrusta Hinges.
How to Make an Easy DIY Upholstered Headboard
In my last post, I talked about making over a headboard for my daughter’s room and how I gave a thrifted second-hand headboard a whole new look with paint. That was only step one of that makeover, step two is adding upholstery! Here is the step-by-step process of how to make an easy DIY upholstered…
How to Paint a Headboard (or Furniture) Without Sanding
I’m working on a few little upgrades for my daughter’s room, and on the list for her was a new bed. She has a very inexpensive Ikea bed frame and it’s not doing anything (design-wise) for the room. I found a headboard on Facebook Marketplace and I decided to give it a little makeover. However,…
14 Home Improvement Projects You Can Do on a Budget
Sometimes we do full-scale home renovations that involve a lot of demolition or building and let’s just say it…. money. However, we have also done plenty of home improvement projects that have been low-cost but high-impact! Here are 14 affordable house updates that make a big impact without breaking the bank! If you tackle one…
Father’s Day Gift Guide
My Dad is an amazing guy. He taught me the value of hard work, of perseverance, and encouraged me to live out my full potential, and he still does! I don’t make a big decision without talking it through with my Dad. He gives the best advice and deeply listens, which is such a rare…
DIY Pocket Door Installation (From One Side Only!)
How to install a pocket door yourself! This step by step tutorial includes everything you need to think about!
12 ways to Make an Ikea Kitchen Look Custom
We renovated our kitchen a few years ago, and in order to save money we used Ikea cabinets and DIY’ed the whole thing. I did not want the end product to scream IKEA, though, so we did quite a few things to customize our kitchen. Over the years we have used Ikea kitchen cabinets for…
How to Make Your Own Simple DIY Garage Storage
This year was the year we were finally going to get our garage organized and under control once and for all! In preparation for this huge spring cleaning, I’ve been looking into all kinds of DIY garage storage ideas. We had some space restrictions so early on I decided that making something was not only…
Outdoor Patio Rug Ideas and a Rug Roundup
Our outdoor space right off our dining nook has not-so-nice decking. At some point, I would love to do something with that but for now, I just want to make it look a little nicer. An outdoor area rug is a great way to cover that ugly old deck surface. While I was looking, I…
Polyurea Floor Coating Vs Epoxy in Our Garage
Our next project is going to be a little bit of a clean-up in the garage and we are starting off with a new coating on our concrete garage floor. We have had some experience with both epoxy floor coating and polyurea coatings, and I’m going to let you know which one we are going…