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Home Improvement

Our budget home improvement journey began in 2012, and our first priority was to enhance the “good bones” that our builders-grade house already offered. Each paycheck we’d invest in quick, inexpensive, yet elegant-looking projects that would improve the value of our home. These are simple projects that beginners could do on a weekend! We taught ourselves – and you can, too! We’ve included our source lists, paint choices, before + after pictures and shortcuts along with lessons learned. 

12 Ideas to Make Your Kitchen Look Spectacular
Home Improvement

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 Project Ideas | Home Improvement | Thrifted Home Decor Ideas

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
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

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
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

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
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement | Home Tour | Our previous home

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
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement | Molding & Trim

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
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

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
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

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…
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

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
Home Improvement | Our previous home | Spring DIY + Decor Ideas | Summer

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
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement | Thrifted Home Decor Ideas

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!
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

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!
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

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…

DIY Built-in Shelving
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement | Thoughts

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
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

DIY Industrial Light Fixture

Jeanette and I are in the middle of a bathroom remodel, so when our bathroom remodel came about, we found…

20 Budget Backsplash Ideas
Home Improvement

20 Budget Backsplash Ideas

The kitchen is the heart of your home and anchors your entire decorating scheme, that’s why I think backsplashes are…

Top 10 DIY Projects of 2014
Craft Ideas | Decorating Ideas | DIY Project Ideas | Furniture Projects | Home Improvement | Thrifted Home Decor Ideas

Top 10 DIY Projects of 2014

Top 10 DIY Projects of 2014! I have to be honest with you. 2014 really kicked my butt. I don’t shy…

DIY Laminate Floor Installation
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

DIY Laminate Floor Installation

DIY Laminate Floor Installation Cost = $1.95 / square foot Product we chose:  Purchased from BestLaminate.net.  Item #SL30CH-SP (Diamond Living,…

Industrial Basement Remodel 800 square feet
DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

Industrial Basement Remodel 800 square feet

Thank you to MSN // Family Handyman // Shutterfly for featuring our space. Like the rest of the house, we did most of the…

Industrial Lighting Upgrade Over the Mantel
Decorating Ideas | DIY Project Ideas | Home Improvement

Industrial Lighting Upgrade Over the Mantel

This post is sponsored by National Builder Supply and my opinions are my own. I was compensated with product from…

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Budget DIY. Classic Style.
Welcome! I'm Jeanette, a Cincinnati-based portrait & wedding photographer and 10-year blogger about the snazziest of things (including decorating, tech and DIY). Some of our projects might look familiar to you, so I hope you'll stick around! I'm so glad you're here! Read more...
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