Adding built-in storage has been critical for our family’s sanity. I mean, you can never have enough storage, but that’s especially true when you’re a family of four (including two toddlers) constantly moving from one small fixer upper to the next. Over three houses in five years, we’ve had to get creative with our storage…
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Our favorite one-weekend DIY projects
Weekend DIY projects can be transformative for your home without taking a ton of time or bankrupting you. From updating popcorn ceilings with timeless beadboard to building a farmhouse outdoor table for the patio, these are some of our favorite one-weekend projects in each of the homes we’ve owned. Cover popcorn ceiling with beadboard Ev-er-y-one…
DIY Cozy Breakfast Nook Bench
After building a cozy breakfast nook bench in our last house when we had a giant open kitchen to fill, I knew I wanted to do the same in our current house. When we moved in, the dining room was all sectioned off by walls and quite small. But, because it also functioned as a…
Brick-look tile: Two Patterns to try
I’m a renovation supply hoarder. I have been known to keep boxes of tile in our garage with no immediate plans to use them, and to even haul them from house to house without a plan because I know that one day I’ll put them to use. Lo and behold, the time has finally come:…
How to Waterproof Your Bathroom Wallpaper
If you’ve been around a while, you’ll know that to wallpaper or not to wallpaper is an ongoing debate in our household, but when I finally won out in our recent bathroom renovation, I admittedly did wonder how to waterproof wallpaper in a bathroom. Being that it’s, ya know, paper, it doesn’t on the face…
9 handmade gift ideas that are easy to DIY
Finding the perfect Christmas, birthday or anniversary gift can be overwhelming, especially if you have a loved one who is impossible to shop for. Neither of us are in the mindset that you should get some generic gift just to buy one, ya know? Plus, the thought of buying multiple department store gifts — in…
DIY faux Frame TV tutorial
If you, like me, like the look of fancy frame TVs but don’t want to spend $1,500 on a television, then this DIY faux TV frame tutorial is for you. We love this because it perfectly compliments our DIY overgrouted stone fireplace. I see designers all the time in magazines and on HGTV who create…
Key measurements for your kitchen renovation
If I had a dollar for every time I googled something like ‘how much space between island and cabinets,’ I probably wouldn’t have had to spend nine months busting my ass to DIY my own kitchen, but now I’m here to pay it forward and give a rundown of the key measurements for your kitchen…
Redgard vs. Schluter: Which Shower Waterproofing is Best?
We’re in the depths of remodeling our primary bathroom and are finally at the stage of rebuilding, but as we started installing the Schluter shower waterproofing system last week, it got me thinking about whether I like this process more or less than the Redgard we’ve used before. As a DIYer, it can sometimes feel…
The best way to cover popcorn ceilings with beadboard
There must’ve been a time when popcorn ceilings were the A+ move in home renovation but since that time is obviously long gone, we are big advocates for covering them with beadboard for a more classic, polished look. We’ve covered up popcorn ceilings in about 10 rooms in our last two houses so feel like…