Tag: remodel

  • How to make plywood look expensive

    Recently, we made our own bathroom vanity as part of the bathroom remodel in our house. It was a very custom space, and we knew that we were not going to be able to find a vanity to fit it. Plus all of the vanities that I did find were so expensive for particleboard materials…

  • How to properly paint furniture

    How to properly paint furniture

    Painting a piece of furniture is a great way to redo some thing for your home or a great way to flip something to sell. Paint is generally inexpensive and creates a big impact. There are lots of different paint varieties out there and it can be confusing to know which ones will last the…

  • Bathroom Remodel Update

    Bathroom Remodel Update

    Its been awhile since I have posted an update about the bathroom remodel. We have made some good headway over the last little bit. Although we did not finish in time with the one room challenge deadline, we are still going. I am hoping to be able to finish before the next one room challenge…

  • DIY Dry Erase Board

    DIY Dry Erase Board

    I recently re-arranged a few of the rooms in my house. I was working in an office space that was cold and dark. I found myself taking my laptop into a sunny side room we had instead of working in the colder space. We decided to make the much larger cold space into a shop…

  • Up-cycled Bulletin Boards

    Up-cycled Bulletin Boards

    I love to thrift. I found these worn bulletin boards for a dollar each at a thrift store awhile ago. I had them sitting in my basement for a different project originally, but ended up using them in my office space instead. I had all of the products on hand to redo these boards, but…

  • Making a faux climbing Rose Bush

    Fixing a sunken front porch part:6/6 See the full list of supplies I used to create the faux plants on my porch here. Materials: I always start each project out with a drawing or design. I would say the final outcome is pretty close to what I originally imagined. Step 1: Find some dead branches…

  • Bathroom Remodel Update

    WE HAVE A NEW WINDOW IN! Just one, but this is huge progress! We have to still install the big double window, but there are some logistics to figure out before that one can happen. It is on the third floor, and has to be screwed in from the outside. A single ladder is not…

  • This week was all about gathering the materials for the bathroom. Demo is done, we have framed, leveled the floor, and now while I am waiting for the right time to put the new windows in, I worked on getting all of the other materials here and ready to go. Excited to be apart of…

  • Fixing a sunken front porch: Part 5/6

    Hello! Welcome back to part 5/6 of fixing my sunken front porch. This part of the 6 step series focus on the painting I did on the steps. This part would have taken me probably half of the amount of time it did, if I could make up my mind lol. The steps had been…

  • Fall ORC Week 1

    Welcome to the first week of the newest One room challenge. I am determined to finish this bathroom remodel project. So I signed back up for the one room challenge this fall. It will run for 8 weeks starting today. I have broken down everything we have left to do in the bathroom, and I…