Need a guest bedroom fast? The holidays are here. And if you have guests coming into town, they will need somewhere to stay. Here’s how we quickly transformed a room of our home into a welcoming guest room in just one weekend. This dingy room was used mostly for storage. Having just completed an […]
Hallway Bathroom to En Suite Retreat: A DIY Bathroom Renovation
Reveal posts are weird for me as a DIY blogger. I want to show you stunning before and after photos of our bathroom renovation, but with the intent that you say, “Sweet, I can totally do that!” rather than, “Oh man, I could never do that.” You can totally do it. Here’s a look at […]
How to Paint Your Home’s Exterior
Hiring a company to paint your home can be expensive. But is this a DIY task? Absolutely! With the right preparation and a good plan, you can get the same results for a lot less so you can spend the savings on…well, if you are anything like me – another house project. I’m partnering with […]
Simple Steps to a Front Door Upgrade
You know what color always always always looks good no matter the house? A black door. Classic. Elegant. Grown up. There’s something deliciously perfect about a black door. If color is more your thing, a black door provides the perfect background to go crazy with porch-y accessories. That all said, I have no idea […]
Flip House Reveal Featuring Kichler Lighting
Every house has a story. And for those that end up as investment properties – those infamous “flip houses” – that story is often a sad one. Allow me to introduce you to the project that has kept us busy for the past several months. First of all, yes, several months is too long. But […]
DIY Kitchen Renovation: One Year Later
One year ago we renovated this kitchen as part of the One Room Challenge. Translated: In six weeks, we did this: I’ve had a lot of questions about this renovation, and I thought it might be helpful to do a quick retrospective about what we are are happy with a year later. And what […]
Shared Kid’s Room Reveal
There are a whole lot of ideas out there for girls rooms and boys rooms. You know what there are not a lot of? Shared boy-girl rooms. But after a little over-thinking I decided something. It totally doesn’t matter. Forget theme-y colors or what not and just make the room nice and comfortable and a […]
DIY Mudroom with Dog Bath
Around here we rank renovations according to energy drinks. Here’s where we break down on this home: I would put the kitchen at a solid 3 – as in it took three energy drinks each for my husband and I to complete the project. There’s a straight up correlation to the lateness of the […]
Small Walk in Pantry and Laundry Reveal
Once upon a time we renovated our kitchen. And it went from this, to this… But what you may not know is that the renovation dominoed (is that a word?!) through the home in a big way. See that laundry sink through the doorway of the before image? This is what that area outside the […]
DIY Kitchen Renovation Reveal
According to a study by Houzz.com, the average kitchen remodel is between $25K and $50K, which is such a crazy range that only goes to to show how ridiculous the question is anyway. Only 4% of people spend less than $5000. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with the 4%. Deciding to renovate your kitchen […]
