DIY Projects & Ideas

Find hundreds of DIY projects for your home and garden that you can actually do. Whether you're an experienced DIYer or an ambitious beginner, these DIY ideas will enable you to create the home you love while saving time & money.

How to Build

Build your own furniture, decorative items, outdoor structures and more to get a space that suits your exact needs, style and taste.

Cinder Block Entryway Planter

Large cement planters make for great, modern outdoor style. However, as a DIY option, they take a lot of cement, and building the forms is no small task. When I saw these smaller, solid cinder blocks available at Menards for only $1.09, I decided to give this simple technique a shot. We're thrilled with the results.

A Brilliant Solution for Small Bathrooms With No Counter Space!

We just moved into a new apartment & our bathroom is tiny and oddly laid out with no counter space & no vanity... We had some existing shelves hung - but as you can see (even with baskets) it just wasn't enough storage....

Simple Open Shelving on a Budget

Our home is not very old, and though we love it, it did not come with any character or charm. We (the hubby and I) have taken it upon ourselves to add charm and character to this house ourselves....and the first thing that comes to mind for me is....BRICK!!!

Upcycled Crib Into Bathroom Vanity

A while ago I was given an old crib from a friend who was moving and was going to donate it. I never turn down a piece of furniture as I try to see potential in everything.

Pool Noodle Headboard

If you've ever shopped for furniture you know things can add up pretty quickly! My best friend recently purchased her first home and wanted to move in with some fresh pieces. We found an upholstered headboard online for $800!! Yikes! After looking at it for a bit, I decided to spend a few bucks and try to make it myself

How to Make a Nightstand From Clothes Hangers || DIY Side Table

The majority of us are hoarders of all kinds of hangers. Despite having enough hangers at home, we still buy new sets from time to time. We are all guilty of keeping the old ones even after we have bought new sets. Instead of throwing them away, I was able to convert them into a mini coffee table or nightstand. You can make use of your old hangers and turn them into a coffee table.

How to Paint

Painting is a great way to breathe life into your tired furniture, or transform your home into something spectacular indoors and out.

How to Get a Restoration Hardware Finish

We both LOVE the Restoration Hardware style, but the price "YIKES" is out of our budget! We had been eyeing a bed at Restoration Hardware with that vintage coastal style and it was nearly $3000, but luckily we are DIY’ers and we have come up with a simple 3 step process to achieve their wood finish.

Furniture Hustlers Kitchen Cabinet Refresh

For the last part of January and the first week of February, I joined in on a little challenge over on Instagram - for under $100, build or transform a piece of furniture within the two week time frame. Luckily for me, cabinets were up next on my kitchen transformation!

Folding Table Makeover With Retique It Liquid Wood

This post is sponsored by Retique It. All opinions are my own.My oh my I never thought I would be using a product like this! From chalk paint to milk paint to white wash, I feel like I've used it all. Then I was introduced to Retique It. This stuff is so cool! Who would have thought you could blend actual wood into a paint product. Let me show you how I used it with a folding table makeover.Every day there are new paint products on the market. Friends, this one is different. When the folks at Retique It reached out and wanted me to create a project using their liquid wood, I figured I would makeover an old dresser. But the more I thought about it, the more I decided I wanted to transform a non wood surface into a real wood surface.Hence the folding table makeover...Where do we start?Let me show you the "before" picture of my folding table.

How To Make Textured Medium For Raised Stencils On Furniture

Recently I was asked to create a raised stencil design on a night stand. To my surprise I discovered that texture medium is pricey and that it is very easy to make. So here is a step by step tutorial on how to make textured medium to stencil on furniture and some tips on stenciling and photos of the night stand at the end.

$25 Kitchen Island Update

Yep- I know this is a peninsula and not an island. But I feel like most people have an island and not peninsula... I don't know. Anyway- Let's update it! This peninsula has been through a couple of transformations at this point. When we bought the house, it was just your standard, builder grade, orangey wood. Blah, right?

Painted Shower Tile

Hi, I'm Amber Oliver! I hope if you enjoy this project you'll also stop by my blog!Tearing and replacing the tile in your shower is expensive, difficult, and time consuming! Not to mention the tools required to cut tile are pretty pricey too! While I wouldn't recommend a tile project for a beginner DIYer, this project is one you can do no matter your skill level! If you can read and follow directions, you can transform your dated tile shower with a little bit of PAINT!I teamed up with a Hometalker in my community who had wanted to transform her bathroom for a while but needed a bit of help and guidance. With my help, we created a space she loved!If you're in the Houston area, I can help you create this look for your home! Click here to see how I can help you & send me a message to get started!

How to Grow

Beautify and maintain your home's outdoor spaces or bring the green indoors with these great gardening tips and methods.

Here Are 10 Gorgeous Designer Tricks for Your Dollar Store Pots

You know these cheap Dollar Store flower pots?

Fix Burnt Grass & Dog Urine Spots With This Easy Solution!

Summer is a beautiful time of year to sit out and relax in your yard. But the suns rays can do some major damage to your lawn. And what about those furry friends? Experts say, certain PH levels found in dog pee can leave unsightly brown spots that stick out like a sore thumb! Solve both of these problems in snap.We want to help you DIY, so some of the materials in this post are linked to sellers. Just so you know, Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.Watch the video below to see how much my grass had improved in one week!

Ladder Herb Garden

I’m pretty obsessed with ladders right now. I have blanket ladders in almost ever room of my house. I recently made a potting bench out of old pallets and had a leftover portion of a pallet that resembled a ladder! It was far too rough to be used in the house, but it was too rustic chic to not be taken advantage of! I’ve gotten into herbs lately, and though my green thumb is still young in its development, I decided this would be the cutest little ladder garden! This ladder would be quite easy to duplicate if you don’t happen to have a pallet ladder just laying around! I’ll go over that here as well! This is the perfect little garden if you are limited on the amount of green space you have available! You really could plant just about anything in here you wanted, flowers outdoors, house plants indoors, herbs inside or out! I love how versatile this is!

Tomato Cage Cloche

The cloche adds a bit of whimsy to your display pieces. Whether fairy lights or plants, they beg you to take a closer look and see what’s inside. They also protect delicate treasures from well-meaning but overly curious noses (watch the video at the bottom of this project to see why...). Make a farmhouse style version with a tomato cage and chicken wire.

Moving a Leafed Out Hosta With the Help of a Belt and Some Tape

Denial-that is what I am in every time I plant a Hosta. I know it is going to grow and get big I just don't believe it at the time. This is probably because I usually purchase bare root Hosta from online retailers and they usually have only a few leaves and 1 or 2 eyes (eyes are what growers call a Hosta division). They seem so small that when I go to plant them I lose all sense and end up putting them where I will eventually have to move them.

Epsom Salt for Your Plants - Inside and Out

Did you know you could use Epsom salt for your outdoor plants and your houseplants? It says so right on the label!!

How to Organize

There are so many DIY organizing ideas and solutions that will have even the messiest home organized, one room at a time.

Winter Gear Storage

I needed a system to organize my winter gear. We have our coats hanging in the laundry room entry way but our hats, gloves, scarves ... they were a mess! Here is an easy and inexpensive way I have come up with to store our winter gear. You can see more of my crazy creations here

DIY Kitchen Drawer Dividers

I wanted to add dividers to my kitchen drawers, to help control the chaos! And also to help curb the colourful language that mealtime can sometimes elicit from me. I wouldn’t say I’m savvy in the kitchen, but I know enough that when things start to cook (burn), finding the utensil I need is time sensitive!I saw a few tutorials online, where they built inserts using ¾” or 1” wood, and simply dropped them into the drawer. And while they seemed easy enough to duplicate and looked really great, I couldn’t help but think that all that thick wood was using up a lot of valuable space in the drawers. So I decided to try something a little different.My first step was to lay all the drawer contents out on the countertop, into groups. Once I had a clear view of what I had, I purged many items. Seriously, four soup ladles, who was I trying to kid?

Tension Rod Shoe Storage

Shoe lover? I certainly am, but living in Brooklyn with limited space can sometimes cause chaos in the closet. An easy way to organize your shoes is with some tension rods! Tension rods are honestly a staple in organization these days and this hack is no exception. By simply installing some tension rods in your closet you can rest your shoes in an orderly fashion easily. If you need to organize your entire closet, join our online workshop, where you'll learn all the techniques to make your closet a sanctuary :)

Super Easy DIY Ladder Pot Rack for Under $40

My husband thought I was a little bit crazy when I suggested suspending a ladder in the kitchen and hanging pots and pans off of it... ladder pot racks just weren't something he had ever even heard of, let alone seen.But he admitted that I have a pretty good track record when it comes to home décor, so he was willing to hear me out and see what he could do to help.We happened to have a ladder already on hand from when he made blanket ladders last fall, so we held it up in the kitchen a bunch of different ways until he could see what I was going for. It was obvious that it would work and look amazing, but first we would need to cut it down a little to make it a) look more like a pot rack and less like a ladder and b) fit above the island in the middle of the kitchen.For our pot rack, I simply cut 2 feet off the blanket ladder to make it 4 feet; but I'll cover a do-it-from-scratch routine here in case you missed the how to make a blanket ladder post. If you already have a blanket ladder (and why wouldn't you??), skip on down to the Preparing to Hang Your Ladder Pot Rack section below.

DIY PVC Pipe Organizer for Your Shoes

Shoe clutter has always been a problem that haunts our entryway. Between everyone's everyday shoes, sports shoes, boots, and leisure shoes, there's barely any floor space!I'm always on the hunt for creative ways to stow clutter, so after the last time I tripped walking in the door, the wheels in my head started turning on turbo. What I came up with is an easy, affordable, and attractive enough way to store shoes, while keeping them easily accessible—using PVC pipes!Learn tons of other hacks to an organized closet, by joining our organizing workshop! Registration ends May 15th, so hurry!

Storage Bin to Toy Box

Do you have one of those plastic storage bins lying around? You know, the ones we use for moving, storing decorations and tucking away clutter? I've found another great use for these bins - a toy box! Create a playful toy box with a bin, fabric and a little glue.

How to Clean

Clean those stubborn stains on your furniture and get your favorite appliances sparkling clean with these DIY cleaning tips

Removing Tough and Odd Stains

Stains can be such a challenge to remove and I put some to the test. Here are a few ways I found to remove these stains with inexpensive and easy to find ingredients. You can see more of my crazy creations here

How to Clean Your Front Loader Washing Machine

Like all things that have anything to do with water, if you are not keeping your washing machine clean and dry, the smells will come- and let me tell you those smells won’t be pretty. Just like stripping your laundry, your washing machine needs to be deep cleaned too. Over time, washing machines build up sludge from detergents, fabric softeners, and different fibers from our clothing. This sludge then gets trapped in a warm, damp machine.

Easy Toilet Fizzy Bombs

Everyone loves a clean toilet, right? And no one likes cleaning their toilet, right? If you answered "wrong" you're invited to visit me and scrub anytime. If you said "right" you're in luck, my dear, 'cause I have THE BEST solution. These fizzy toilet bombs are easy to make and will look cute sitting in a jar on your toilet.Bonus: These double as laundry cleaners! Scroll down to the end for that little trick!

DIY Natural Toilet Cleaner + 6 Bathroom Toilet Cleaning Tips

Make an all-natural toilet cleaner + 6 places you're NOT cleaning at your bathroom toilet! Time to step up spring cleaning!

DIY Dust Removal Guide: How to Effortlessly Banish Dust

Hi everyone, and welcome to my guide on dust removal! Dusting is one of those tasks that can be really annoying, but it's essential for maintaining a clean and healthy home.Did you know that the dust that builds up in your home, like on your upholstered furniture, fans, and floors, can contain dust mites that can cause pesky allergies and asthma? Plus, let's be real, nobody likes a dusty and unsightly home.This post was transcribed by a member of the Hometalk editorial team from the original HometalkTV episode. You can see more of my crazy creations here

3 Non-Toxic Household Ingredients to Unclog Your Drain in 4 Easy Steps

The only time I remember to clean the drains is when water starts going down slowly. Then I freak out! (Plumbers are one of the least favorite people in my “contacts” list.) Sounds familiar? But keeping the drain clean ’n smooth is easier than you think: All you need to do is to use a couple of my two favorite cleaning ingredients regularly. So. Ready to save some money on plumbing? Read on to find out how to unclog a bathroom sink or tub!

How to Decorate For Any Occasion

Transform your home into a spectacular space that really speaks to you! Find DIY home decor tips here for decor inspiration from other DIYers.

Here Are 10 Gorgeous Designer Tricks for Your Dollar Store Pots

You know these cheap Dollar Store flower pots?

Rusty Tin Can Lanterns

Ohhhh, I have something to be excited about!!!! I have been ask by a group of awesome bloggers to participate in a monthly DIY challenge. Each month we will have a different project to come up with. This month the challenge is RUSTY ITEMS !!!! So without further chatter, welcome to the Project Challenge where 7 DIYers are creating some awesome stuff!!!!

How To Make a Bed Skirt Using Dental Floss

I love to have pretty bed skirts on our beds, and I bet you do, too. If you have shopped for bed skirts, then you probably know they come in all different colors, sizes, qualities, and prices. Just so I can have the colors and quality that I want, I have started making the bed skirts for the beds in our home. I prefer the gathered look rather than the pleated look because that fits my decorating style better. I learned an easy tip to make the gathers easier to sew, and it involves dental floss. Let me show you how.

DIY Glass Dome Cloches

I have always thought glass dome cloches were beautiful and love how they highlight special treasures. Using a cloche is like giving a beloved photo a frame. Because I don't have any, I decided to make my own. They turned out so beautiful and were easy and inexpensive.

Farmhouse Thrift Store Upcycle

Who doesn't love a great thrift store find?! Whenever I get the chance to go to the local "Bargain Barn", I am never disappointed. This time around, I found a large mirror on sale, but I wasn't loving the frame. Nothing a little paint and elbow grease can't fix!

Tomato Cage Cloche

The cloche adds a bit of whimsy to your display pieces. Whether fairy lights or plants, they beg you to take a closer look and see what’s inside. They also protect delicate treasures from well-meaning but overly curious noses (watch the video at the bottom of this project to see why...). Make a farmhouse style version with a tomato cage and chicken wire.

Room & Spaces DIY Projects

Make all the rooms and spaces in your home reflect your style, needs and taste with these DIY projects. Whether you're taking on a small project or large, here you'll find everything you need to get the job done and create a home that you love.

DIY Bathroom Ideas

Add shelving to get more space for toiletries and towels, or change up your countertop, vanity or backsplash to get a beautiful AND functional bathroom.

Custom Look Cornice and Shower Curtain

This little condo of ours was going on the market and I wanted a custom look cornice and shower curtain without spending the money for that.

Painted Shower Tile

Hi, I'm Amber Oliver! I hope if you enjoy this project you'll also stop by my blog!Tearing and replacing the tile in your shower is expensive, difficult, and time consuming! Not to mention the tools required to cut tile are pretty pricey too! While I wouldn't recommend a tile project for a beginner DIYer, this project is one you can do no matter your skill level! If you can read and follow directions, you can transform your dated tile shower with a little bit of PAINT!I teamed up with a Hometalker in my community who had wanted to transform her bathroom for a while but needed a bit of help and guidance. With my help, we created a space she loved!If you're in the Houston area, I can help you create this look for your home! Click here to see how I can help you & send me a message to get started!

A Brilliant Solution for Small Bathrooms With No Counter Space!

We just moved into a new apartment & our bathroom is tiny and oddly laid out with no counter space & no vanity... We had some existing shelves hung - but as you can see (even with baskets) it just wasn't enough storage....

Bathroom Blanket Ladder

We are currently renting the house we live in. That presents some designing and decorating challenges. We needed a little more storage in our bathrooms and found a way to add some design and decor as well as a little bit of storage. Come take a peek at how we customized a blanket ladder to fit over the toilet.

Upcycled Crib Into Bathroom Vanity

A while ago I was given an old crib from a friend who was moving and was going to donate it. I never turn down a piece of furniture as I try to see potential in everything.

Wicker Bike Basket Storage Hack

Lacking towel storage in the bathroom?Here’s an easy, super quick hack to make your bathroom practical and stylish!There wasn’t a great deal of storage in my bathroom for towels, and I’d been looking for an alternative for a little while.One day whilst out shopping at (Kmart) I spotted a cute wicker type basket sitting on its own in a trolley. I read the label and discovered it was a wicker bike basket. It had a great look about it , particularly the leather look buckle straps that were attached. I didn’t buy it, but I kept thinking about it and wanted to use it in someway.Then I had a light bulb moment! I had recently purchased a bamboo decorative ladder from Kmart and had been intending to use it.

DIY Bedroom Ideas

Change up your decor, add an accent wall, makeover your furniture or completely redo the entire space to create the bedroom of your dreams.

How to Get a Restoration Hardware Finish

We both LOVE the Restoration Hardware style, but the price "YIKES" is out of our budget! We had been eyeing a bed at Restoration Hardware with that vintage coastal style and it was nearly $3000, but luckily we are DIY’ers and we have come up with a simple 3 step process to achieve their wood finish.

A Boring Dresser Gets an Epic Suitcase Makeover

Don't you just love those pictures of vintage suitcases stacked one on top of the other? There’s just something about the look that makes me think of a life well-traveled and filled with adventure and I really wanted my own stack of suitcases sooo badly. But they’re so hard to find and terribly expensive. We needed to make another plan. And the plan involved this boring pine dresser.

Car (Ute/Truck) Bookshelf

For my sons 3rd birthday I wanted to make him a bookshelf, something super cool that would double as a storage for his favourite toy cars.After some brainstorming, I decided on a Ute (as we call them in Australia) or truck structure, with a door that would open to storage and then a shelf in the back tray to hold his books. 🤩

How To Make Textured Medium For Raised Stencils On Furniture

Recently I was asked to create a raised stencil design on a night stand. To my surprise I discovered that texture medium is pricey and that it is very easy to make. So here is a step by step tutorial on how to make textured medium to stencil on furniture and some tips on stenciling and photos of the night stand at the end.

Pool Noodle Headboard

If you've ever shopped for furniture you know things can add up pretty quickly! My best friend recently purchased her first home and wanted to move in with some fresh pieces. We found an upholstered headboard online for $800!! Yikes! After looking at it for a bit, I decided to spend a few bucks and try to make it myself

DIY Closet Loft

We had some major issues with the closet in our little guy's room. You couldn't open the doors without hitting the room door. The storage was just ok and basically not utilized. We decided to make the closet into something he would love and use. For under $75, we were able to create a space that he can read, climb and play in.

DIY Living Room Ideas

Chic or cozy, form or function, check out the hundreds of living room ideas shared here by other DIYers like you.

Faux Stained Glass Cabinet Technique

Grab some Elmer's glue and craft paint for this one of a kind cabinet update!Check out the video for more how-to's!

Farmhouse Style Curtains

I had a gotten quite a few questions on my last tutorial for my chandelier about how I opened the shutters with the chandelier hanging in the way. Well here is the answer to that question. I knew if that project came to life the way I had it envisioned in my head, that I would be changing out that window treatment anyhow. I just wanted to see how that project played out before I committed the time to changing the whole window, because, lets be real, not every DIY attempted turns out how it was initially envisioned! But since this one did, I got to work on the new window treatments for my bathroom to allow more natural filtered light into the room so my little green friends can continue to thrive. I got this idea from Pinterest, but needed to make it a little more budget friendly! I’ll show you how I made these tab top curtain panels as well as how to create the wall treatment to hang it on!

$5 Curtains

I have come up with a super easy way to make curtains, and for super cheap!

Clothes Hanger Side Table

Transform 12 wooden clothes hangers and 2 cake boards into a mid-century side table.

DIY Rustic Farmhouse Tables

I am getting thoroughly frustrated with the furniture you can buy in stores. I will pay $200-300 for desks and side tables made of pressed particleboard. Within a year or two, they are already crumbling. On another frustrated note, the designs I like typically end up costing me a lot more than I want to pay, or are missing something! So, I started to learn how to build my own furniture. I typically use less expensive pine you can find in a hardware store to keep the cost down. Any nicks in my kitchen table are considered "memories" - haha! My guests had started asking me where I was buying my furniture - when I told them I actually built it, they were interested in the prospect of me building their own furniture. One of these builds included a coffee table and a pair of side tables for my brother in law's living room. His girlfriend and I did some searching to find exactly what she was looking for and then I came up with a plan and went to Lowe's.

Shower Curtain Valance

If you've followed any of my previous posts, you may have seen where I did a mini makeover on our bathroom a few months ago. It, to me, was a pretty big change cosmetically but there was just one element of the makeover that didn't sit well with me so I finally changed it up and I'm so happy with the result! It's amazing what some shower curtains and Stitch Witchery will do to a small bathroom!We want to help you DIY, so some of the materials in this post are linked to sellers. Just so you know, Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.

DIY Outdoor Ideas

Update your deck, porch, patio, sunroom or even shed with these awesome DIY projects. Refresh your outdoor decor or get inspiration for outdoor furniture ideas, and make it happen!

How to Easily Make a V-Shaped DIY Cinder Block Firewood Rack

We had another tree fall in our yard and oops no space for the wood! So, we decide to make a v-shaped DIY cinder block firewood rack. This is one of the easiest, fastest, and cheapest wood racks to assemble for your backyard.The materials needed are something most of us have already in the garage or shed but if not, it's still cheap to purchase. About $1.10 for a cinder block at Lowe's (you'll need 2) and $3.40 for a 6-foot-long treated 2x4 (you need 4) at Menards. Under $20 total!Here's how to make your own DIY firewood holder:

Stacked Planter Fountain

The inspiration for this project came from one of my favorite people, my Mom. She has her back porch set up perfected, a covered gazebo, beautiful green grass, an oasis of a garden with an included water feature surrounded by lush floral and evergreens. Shes even painted her concrete slab to look like over sized terracotta tiles... Creativity runs in my blood, I'm convinced.I have really been trying to create a back yard space that we want to be in. We have almost an acre fenced out back and so far the only thing we have done with it is occupy it with my pet chickens. They have a 10x14 foot coop off the the side of my backyard and are now contained to one corner of the space with a fenced off run, don't worry, they have more than enough room, and I will likely be doing a tutorial on their upgraded fence soon! If any of you own chickens, you know containment is the only hope you have for any kind of garden bed. So now that these landscape destroyers are contained I can finally create the beautiful backyard I've been dreaming of since I bought my home in 2015!I started researching fountains, and OH MY are they pricey! I wanted something on the larger scale to really be the focal point of my patio transformation, but most in my price range were tiny, like the kind you may sit in the middle of a patio side table.... I thought I may have to put my fountain on the back burner and save for the one I really wanted. I was searching pinterest for other ideas, decorative planters and so forth when inspiration struck! A stacked flower pot fountain! There were a couple posts on pinterest about assembling one on your own but nothing that really fit the bill. I wanted it as simple, yet, substaintal as possible! Here is what I collected for this project:

Boost Curb Appeal With These Tall Planters

I've always wanted to have a pair of tall planters for my front porch but I couldn't justify the cost, given I have no budget for such non-essentials. Costco has a pair for $159 and Wayfair sells them for $70.99 each. Then it occurred to me that the side table project I did last year, could just as easily serve as a template for planters, too! So, off to the dollar store I went.

DIY Wine Barrel Market Light Posts (with ABS Pipe)

Hello friends! While we may be quarantining it up right now, that doesn’t mean that Spring isn’t in the air. And that means summer is just around the corner. Here at the Fiddle Leaf House, we spend so many days and evenings out on our patio as the weather gets warmer, so adding some light and ambiance was key! If you can believe it, these wine barrel market light posts were our very FIRST DIY in this home when we moved in 3 years ago! I wasn’t blogging back then, so I didn’t take any photos. But when we replaced our original faux wine barrels for real ones this past summer, I took a few photos of the process for you! I hope you'll visit me on my blog for more fun projects!This is a GREAT quarantine project because you can order materials online and then try out your local hardware stores curbside pickup for the bigger things, like the whiskey barrels, dirt, and plants. Many local nurseries are also doing local delivery right now too. And of course, if you’re reading this after quarantine life is over, then all you have to do is make a quick run to your local hardware store to pick up everything you need!EDIT: Little did I know, this is ABS pipe not PVC pipe. Thanks for the correction. On that note, we have had no issues with it bending over time due to the heavy gauge wire in place. We have made small adjustments on one occasion. As a reader noted, you can seal PVC pipe to protect it from the sun - I would still spray with spray paint as I did here and then add a clear top coat as well.

Need to Hide Your AC? Try Building a Fence Around Your AC Unit

We are pretty excited to bring you our latest build. In our backyard, we have an old ugly AC unit. It’s an eye sore like most people’s outside AC units!So we decided to hide it by building a fence around the AC unit. Here's how we did it:

Front Porch Pergola

The front of my house needed a drastic facelift and some curb appeal. I really disliked how plain it looked, so this is what I came up with. Staining the brick, adding fresh landscaping and a newly built front porch pergola really seemed to do the trick. Hope you enjoy!

Kitchen & Dining Ideas

Refinish your cabinets, update your lighting, or resurface your counters to bring new life to the busiest room in your house.

Furniture Hustlers Kitchen Cabinet Refresh

For the last part of January and the first week of February, I joined in on a little challenge over on Instagram - for under $100, build or transform a piece of furniture within the two week time frame. Luckily for me, cabinets were up next on my kitchen transformation!

Folding Table Makeover With Retique It Liquid Wood

This post is sponsored by Retique It. All opinions are my own.My oh my I never thought I would be using a product like this! From chalk paint to milk paint to white wash, I feel like I've used it all. Then I was introduced to Retique It. This stuff is so cool! Who would have thought you could blend actual wood into a paint product. Let me show you how I used it with a folding table makeover.Every day there are new paint products on the market. Friends, this one is different. When the folks at Retique It reached out and wanted me to create a project using their liquid wood, I figured I would makeover an old dresser. But the more I thought about it, the more I decided I wanted to transform a non wood surface into a real wood surface.Hence the folding table makeover...Where do we start?Let me show you the "before" picture of my folding table.

Curio Wall Cabinet Made From Dollarstore Tea Boxes

I'm that person who always lingers in the craft aisle scheming ideas about what I can create with the loads of items they tease me with! Like these tea boxes at Dollarama, some walk on by, I stop and take one off the shelf twist it, open it and tilt it. Then I get 2 from the shelf and place together and the concept of a faux window idea came to me which led me to buy four at $4.00 each! 😁

$25 Kitchen Island Update

Yep- I know this is a peninsula and not an island. But I feel like most people have an island and not peninsula... I don't know. Anyway- Let's update it! This peninsula has been through a couple of transformations at this point. When we bought the house, it was just your standard, builder grade, orangey wood. Blah, right?

DIY Granite Countertop Makeover

We were looking for a cost-effective way to make our old outdated countertops look new without spending a whole lot of money.Using the Giani Granite Countertop Kit, we did just that!

Simple Open Shelving on a Budget

Our home is not very old, and though we love it, it did not come with any character or charm. We (the hubby and I) have taken it upon ourselves to add charm and character to this house ourselves....and the first thing that comes to mind for me is....BRICK!!!