DIY projects and tutorials for anything from simple decor projects to more in-depth renovations!
If you have been following along on my office makeover, you know that I have been thinking about adding a wood shelf in my desk nook. I have been on the hunt for wooden shelf brackets that I could paint that were charming and cute and my search has come up a little short. I…
Filler strips are an important part of any cabinet project. Even with custom cabinets, there are still places where a filler strip is recommended, such as adjacent to a wall. In our recent office desk build we used a ton of cabinet fillers to make our desk have a built-in look. In this post, I…
Somehow in our house we still seem to have a lot of paper to store, so file cabinet storage is something we need. But have you ever looked for a cute filing cabinet? Cute filing cabinets are not something that seems to exist in the current market. So instead of buying a new file cabinet…
Two holiday seasons ago, our fireplace was brand spanking new and we were in the middle of larger renovations. I set out to create a beautiful Christmas DIY mantel garland and create some beauty among the chaos. I got a lot of questions about how I did it, as I didn’t buy any of the…
Every time I show my bedroom, I get a question or two about the art in there, in particular the grid-style gallery wall with chains. How the heck did I hang that? The answer is, that the wall art is on a picture rail molding. I have used picture rail a few times, so I…
The last few years we have been deep into a renovation in the fall and haven’t done much in terms of seasonal decorating. When my kids were little, we were always very into Halloween décor. I decided to try my hand at a few seasonal crafts and it morphed into a whole Harry Potter-themed Halloween…
I have been crafting up a storm this holiday season working on some DIY Halloween decorations. I made this super creepy wreath and it turned out awesome! I thought I would put together this quick tutorial on how to make a DIY dollar store Halloween wreath. How I did it, as well as a few…
A few years ago I made myself an easy upholstered DIY ottoman for a coffee table to fit inside my U-shaped sectional. At the time, I chose a bold blue Ikat fabric (with a tufted top) to tie into a stencilled accent wall I was creating. A few years later, I painted my basement a…
In my mom’s kitchen refresh, I wanted to give her some updated stools but she didn’t want to spend very much on the upgrade. I found some inexpensive stools from Amazon with one problem – they had an upholstered seat that didn’t really go well with the overall design scheme. That is not a…
I recently replaced my Mom’s backsplash for her using leftover tile from my bathroom ensuite, and I got so many questions about it. I answered a few questions on my Instagram stories but there were too many to go into there, so I thought it would be a good idea to write a post about…
