I recently installed the most beautiful wallpaper mural over my Murphy Bed and I am smitten with how it came out! It is the most beautiful little feature wall moment over the bed. It only took me about an hour or so, and of all the wallpapering I have done, I would say that a…
How to drill hinge holes in new cabinet doors, including all the right measurements for using IKEA Utrusta Hinges.
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…
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,…
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…
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…
How to install a pocket door yourself! This step by step tutorial includes everything you need to think about!
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…
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…
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…
