DIY projects and tutorials for anything from simple decor projects to more in-depth renovations!
My daughter and I saw a picture of someone’s Halloween Decor showing a giant spider decoration holding up a body caught in a web and we really wanted to recreate that! I ordered a giant spider on Amazon, and when it came it was somewhat underwhelming. We decided to beef it up a bit and…
When designing our bar, I came across some images of antique and vintage delft style tiles, and fell in love! But then I started looking at how much they cost, and the price…. yikes! I asked my sister, who teaches ceramics at our local high school, and she thought we could probably make something ourselves….
I saw a Dementor (the guards of Azkaban Prison, from the popular Harry Potter series) for sale at a well known department store for $300! That, to me, is crazy for something you are only going to display for a couple of weeks. So my daughter and I decided to make a DIY Harry Potter…
There is a big stucco wall on our upper deck, and since the day we moved in, I’ve been thinking about what to do with it. I knew I didn’t want to hang art out there. Paintings belong inside a house, in my opinion! What I really wanted was a wall full of vines. To do…
We just finished installing our butcherblock countertops in the bar and they came together even better than I hoped! I had a hard time finding information on how to do this online, so I thought I would put together this little tutorial on how to cut butcher block countertop, and how to piece it together!…
Spring is upon us and with that, the outdoor projects begin! To kick off the summer season, I wanted to start with a quick and easy project by adding some outdoor string lights to our backyard firepit area. However, we don’t have any trees! We figured out a quick and easy way to hang string…
We have removed and reinstalled SO MANY baseboards in our home, I feel like I now have a system down pat. It can be hard to get the baseboards off without making a mess of the walls, and then hard for them to look good again once they go back on. Here are all my…
I am working through installing large format tile in my basement right now and I am beyond excited with how it is coming out! I am no stranger to installing floor tiles, but this is my first time installing these larger tiles. I researched and put my findings to use, and everything is turning out…
I found the cutest antique lamp on Facebook Marketplace last week but I wasn’t a big fan of the lampshade. So I found a thrifted shade and covered it with some printed fabric using nothing but my iron and a glue gun! This is an easy tutorial on how to make a DIY pleated lampshade…
I have a pretty standard closet at my front door with bi-fold doors, and some wasted space in the corner. I made some shelves to make that space more functional! This is a step-by-step on how to build easy DIY shelves in a closet! My house has pretty limited closet space. We use our mud…
