DIY projects and tutorials for anything from simple decor projects to more in-depth renovations!
Our kitchen was made from Ikea cabinets, including the huge island! Did you know that you could make a custom island with stock cabinets like Ikea? Most islands, even a custom kitchen island, are really just made up of a bunch of cabinets attached together. Making an island from base cabinets is not hard to…
How I make 4 different light fixtures in my home. In this post, I show you just how I made each of them and give ideas to make them your own!
One thing that I really wanted in my renovated bathroom was a designated spot to keep my hair tools. Not only a designated spot but also something super easy that would encourage me to actually put them away. I mulled over a bunch of ideas for building a hair tools organizer but at the end…
The first time I tried a ceiling-mounted curtain track I was kind of hooked. The ease of operation for a curtain track compared to almost any other type of curtain rod is unmatched! There is a reason you see them in every hotel room, they just WORK. So when I was working on my guest…
When I decided to build down the ceiling to our bathroom alcove over the vanity and shared that on Instagram, I’m quite certain a few people thought I was nuts for wanting to drop the ceiling. However, I just love how that little detail worked out! In this post I’m going to share how to…
When I was making over my stairwell I really fell in love with this tapestry from Anthropologie. They have so many beautiful tapestries there are they are actually super affordable considering the size! However, the tapestries they make are all a certain size, and I needed something a little bit smaller. So what is a…
I made over my staircase last summer and I really didn’t document much of it at all, but I often get questions about the stair runner and how hard it was to install. I decided to dig up some photos from the archives and pull together a little tutorial for you. It really was an…
You know on reality TV when they get all excited about “DEMO DAY” and start sledgehammering walls and it looks so fun? Yeah, it’s not like that. Well, it is, and then you realize that it’s actually physically hard work and super dirty! Demolition is both my favourite and least favourite part of embarking on…
I’m always looking for ways to add character and charm to my home and make the style of my house fit my personal style a little bit better. The one thing we love about our home is all the windows, this house is drenched in sunshine, especially in the latter half of the day. However,…
In my laundry room, which I made over earlier this year, I had a couple of very basic flat front cabinets that were above my washer and dryer. I thought about replacing them, but really I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on this mini makeover and the cabinets functioned perfectly fine, so…
