DIY: $40 T.J. Maxx Table Rescue
The clearance section of a store is almost always where I start my shopping journey. It’s the section of the…
DIY: $25 Goodwill Table Upcycle
*** Acquired this nice table Goodwill for $25, I have been doing this (selectively) over the past few months. Our…
DIY: Large-Scale Image Transfer
I can tell this story best in pictures. If you saw my previous post about image transfers, I was determined…
Upcycling: CD Tower as a Shelf
I needed to get out of the house for a bit and if you read my previous post, you know…
My DIY Image Transfer Fail
Update: See how I recovered from this initial disaster here. Over time, I’ve come to realize that I have a…
Closet Makeover Ideas
As I make some final design decisions on how to organize our extremely tiny master closet, I’m sitting among what…
Damaged Victorian Table Gets an Update
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is a DIY’er dream. From start to finish, this piece was complete in under two hours!…
Updating Foyer with Frieze Molding
Adding molding in a two story foyer can be a bit of a DIY challenge, especially when you don’t have…
Dropcloth DIY Projects
{Painter’s Canvas Drop Cloth Projects} Today I’m going to show you what other crafty bloggers have been up to using…
Framed Boxwood Wreath
Need some inspiration for your front door? Here is one of the most complicated DIY tutorials you will ever witness–a…
Rustoleum Cabinet Transformation (Kitchen)
My kitchen when I first moved in back in 2005: I added a wallpaper backsplash that year…I had NO budget…
Ikea Butcher Block Countertops
Ikea butcherblock countertops are not only beautiful, but super affordable. We used butcherblock to repurpose our existing builders-grade island and…
Entryway / Foyer
The foyer went through quite a transformation since I built my house. Lots of DIY took place here. We enjoy…
French Inspired Kitchen
Here is a tour of our kitchen which we remodeled a little at a time, for a grand total of…
Master Closet Makeover
Our master closet was a big selling point when we sold our previous house. If nothing else, it looked glamorous…
Master Bath Refresh
Bathroom Remodel — here are all the projects that we tackled in this space. Be sure to subscribe and follow along…
Stamped Concrete Overlays Before & After
A stamped concrete overlay was our answer for a pitted concrete front porch. Here are some photos of the process….
Industrial Basement with Exposed Ductwork
Industrial basement with exposed ductwork including before & after photos, and our paint swatches at the bottom of this post….
Our $1600 Kitchen Makeover
I keep a running tally of our spending when we do makeovers. At this point we had spent approximately $1600…
Vintage Postcards as Art
When was the last time you received a letter in the mail…just because? And not because of an event or…