How Much does it cost to DIY a Kitchen?
Full breakdown of how much it cost us to DIY a kitchen, as well as some useful tips for planning your own kitchen budget!
DIY Corbels out of MDF
One Room Challenge Week 5 This week we made some good headway in the mudroom. We installed all of the shiplap wainscotting all around the room and added a top cap and baseboards. All the little bits of trim were finished up as well! At the eleventh hour, I decided I wanted some corbels, or…
Blind Corner Kitchen Cabinet Ideas
With the exception of very linear kitchens, a lot of kitchens have a corner in them which makes kitchen cabinet design a little tricky. I had this issue in my own kitchen and opted for blind base corner cabinets and a hidden magic corner for easy access to my coffee maker with a slide-out shelf….
DIY Floor Tile Install – My Top Tips!
One Room Challenge Fall 2022 Week 4 This week for the One Room Challenge my tile came in and I completed a DIY floor tile installation. You might recall that I had a little trouble finding the right tile for my mudroom, and I originally ordered some tile (without sampling! Terrible Idea!) that I didn’t end…
Closet Mudroom DIY
One Room Challenge Week 3 The biggest of the DIY projects for the mudroom space we are making over is the reconfiguration of the old closet space, with a closet mudroom DIY. This week, we worked on our mudroom bench. Here’s how we DIY’ed this small coat closet into a mini mudroom using some off-the-rack…
How to Change a Door Swing from Left to Right
One Room Challenge Fall 2022 – Week 2 Week 2 of the One Room Challenge is upon us! This week, we demo’ed the existing closet and bench area and drywall patching is in progress. We also sanded off the popcorn ceiling and that is ready for primer. We also had an issue with the door…
DIY Laundry Room Makeover (On a Budget!)
FINALLY! I started this mini makeover in early summer thinking it was going to be mainly a cosmetic laundry room makeover on a budget that I could finish quickly… but here we are months later! We had some setbacks, we had some motivation issues, but finally, with a few small changes, we’ve made this tiny…
Modern Traditional Mudroom Makeover Plans
One Room Challenge Fall 2022 – Week 1 If you found this blog through the One Room Challenge Website, welcome! This is my fifth time participating in the One Room Challenge, if you can believe it! I started in 2019 renovating my parent’s bathroom to be wheelchair friendly (that was before I had a blog!),…
DIY Laundry Room Countertop (Using an Old Door!)
I’ve been slowly working away on this portion of our basement that I can’t quite call a laundry room. It’s more like the end of a hallway with a washer and dryer stuffed into a closet opening. At some point, the washer and dryer were replaced with machines that do not quite fit in there…
The Best Primer for Cabinets
Painted kitchen cabinets are a huge trend. Cabinet paint colours these days span from bold colours, earth tones, and neutrals like black and beige, to all shades of white. Given that it’s only paint, it’s not surprising that many people are tackling this as a DIY project. But is there a difference between painting walls…