New Floor in the Foyer…
I’m thinking I might have completely missed the boat on holiday decorating this year…I can’t complain though. I feel as…
Pergo Flooring Dining Room Reveal
Today I’m sharing my Pergo flooring dining room reveal, along with a few before and “in-progress” photos thrown in. Can I…
Pergo Flooring: Our Kitchen REVEAL!!
Today I’m sharing my Pergo flooring kitchen reveal, and all I can say is…why in the world did we wait…
Pergo: Kitchen Progress Update!!
Today is the day! I’m finally sharing our Pergo kitchen progress update since we are in a full-speed-ahead-rip-and-replace DIY flooring…
12 Ideas to Make Your Kitchen Look Spectacular
Painting Kitchen Cabinets + 12 Embellishment Ideas Read more about our kitchen project: How to Prep Your Cabinets // Kitchen…
DIY Faux Leaded Glass
DIY Faux Leaded Glass Cabinets I loved the look of old painted cabinets, and pony walls (half walls) with pass-through built-in…
How to Eliminate Wood Grain on Your Cabinets
Porous, grainy oak cabinets can be one of the most difficult types of wood to paint. Trust me — we…
Kitchen Island ButcherBlock Countertops
As with most kitchen islands, our island sits right in the middle of our home. We suffered a serious case…
Daughter’s Bedroom
Here is a never-before-seen-glimpse of my daughter’s bedroom. It’s a project that we are all really proud of since we’ve…
Repainting & Adding Trim on Our Kitchen Cabinets
We’ve experienced a few “lessons learned” with our DIY budget kitchen remodel. I started this project years ago. Back during…
Craft Room Design Plan
Several years ago we added a “bonus room” during our basement remodel. Our basement has no walk-out, so technically we…
The Real Scoop on Chalkboard Walls
Welcome to the room that we never talk about. My daughter is very sensitive about changes to her personal space….
How we “fixed” falling drywall tape…
How to DIY Hand Hewn Wood Beams (and make them look authentically old) I’m convinced that we live in a house…
Our Deck, Before & After
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you will notice that some of our DIY projects have slowwwwwly evolved….
Our Garage Woodshop Progress
Garage Woodshop – from upcycled materials The perfect distraction from finishing my ever-growing list of to-dos? Craigslist Introducing our new “salvaged”…
Industrial Family Room – REVEAL!
For this challenge, Mark and I chose to update the most abused room in our house – our family room. Here…
You can MAKE your own trim!
Here is a quick tutorial that saved us around $100 in precut trim. We’re making wood trim from scratch… For…
Simple Bedroom Update
{This post is sponsored by LushDecor.com} Enter to Win a Lush Decor $200 Spending Spree! As we DIY our way…
DIY Built-in Shelving
*** DIY Built In Shelving This post is part of our master bathroom update. To see what we’ve done so…
DIY Industrial Light Fixture
Jeanette and I are in the middle of a bathroom remodel, so when our bathroom remodel came about, we found…