Built-in Kitchen Wall Shelves!

24-Hour Kitchen Makeover With Tanya Tucker and All In One Paint

We spend a good chunk of our day in the kitchen, so it’s important to make sure that your kitchen is a place that brings you joy. When Tanya Tucker called on us for help, we knew that our products were the perfect fit to help her give her kitchen a complete makeover. Check out the simple changes we made that made a big difference. Sometimes all you need is a little paint to give your kitchen a whole new look!

Natural Floating Wood Shelves

I wanted floating wood shelves in our laundry room, but I have very beginner construction skills and was on a very tight budget. I decided to try this "cheater" method and was super happy with how easy it was and how great it looks!Okay, this method will only work if you are building shelves wall to wall, because the supports for the shelves will be on each of the side walls.

Faux Brick Backsplash

DIY Faux Brick backsplash from faux brick panels

Faux Cement Paint Technique

HOW TO MAKE ANYTHING LOOK LIKE CONCRETESome things just look better with a rustic and weathered look. Like the cute bunnies I found at the thrift store. They had a pretty cheap looking pink finish. I gave them a faux cement treatment with ordinary paints and now they still look cute but also beautiful.

Small Wreath Spring Wall Decor

Let’s make a small wreath to add to your Spring wall decor! This sweet little wreath is so pretty, simple, and quick to make.

Birch Tree & Dollar Tree Scented Diffuser

Here is perhaps one of the easiest ways to make a scented diffuser using twigs, diffuser reeds and a fragrance oil. It brings nature into your home and adds a hint of scent as well as being a home decor piece.

Can We Cook?

A total transformation took place in this kitchen. Notice the before picture. The family has lived in this home for 20 years and the room felt heavy to them. The wanted an update with more room, storage, and counter space. The brick was removed and new custom cabinets and stainless steel appliances put in it's place. Imagine creating lunches to banquets in this beautiful kitchen.

Budget Kitchen Update

When we decided to update our kitchen we set a certain budget. Not too small but we wanted our dream kitchen so were willing to hire out projects and DIY what we could. We knew we wanted to remove our upper cabinets to make the space feel more open and airy, we wanted to keep the layout but make a change to the style of the cabinets, new appliances, and new counter tops. Those were the "big budget" items. The small stuff we did ourselves and we are so happy with the end result. We ended up spending around $15,000, which included the counter tops, refacing/custom cabinet work (they even through in matching the vanity in the half bath near the kitchen to make the area uniform), and new appliances.

Kitchen Pantry Doors Mural

My daughter wanted her Pantry doors spruced-up. She gave me an idea and this is the result. These doors can be seen from the family room and were screaming for some personality.

Kitchen Redo

So I have been waiting several years to replace all my kitchen appliances and the day finally came. However, my cabinets needed a new face lift. So, I decided to repaint. I found this paint at Lowe's that is for cabinets and doesn't require too much prep. I used Mr. Clean erasers to clean the cabinets well. Those erasers are wonderful to remove dirt, grease, glossy finishes and so on.

How to Organize Spices in a Drawer

I share how to organize all those different sized containers of spices in a small kitchen drawer.

How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets

I'm so thrilled with the results of our painted kitchen cabinets. It's so worth the labor if you are familiar with painting and a BONUS: its a huge money saver! For under $200 you can simply transform your outdated kitchen into something you have envisioned!! By following these steps, you can transform your own kitchen cabinets giving your kitchen some updated and character-worthy appeal you've been dreaming of!!

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....

How To Construct Custom Built In Shelves in Wall

Built In Shelves In WallDoes your home lack storage? Are you tight on space? Perhaps you don’t even know where you could even place additional storage.This was the case for one of our clients.She spends a good part of her day in the salon, whether it’s working with her own clients or instructing her students. The space itself is small and simply overcrowded.She was in need of ample storage space for products to sell, coloring supplies, etc. Certainly, this alone would give her students more room to observe and learn.Several years ago she resolved that the only solution would be to add this much needed storage space directly in the walls.Her husband began by opening up the wall, and prepping the space for shelves. And this is exactly how it sat for several years. Clearly, we were happy to help with this problem!You’ll be inspired today as we share how to construct custom built in shelves in a wall with our step by step guide.Please see our video tutorial for instruction as well. The reaction of our client alone to these completed shelves is PRICELESS!

How to Make a DIY Fireplace Mantel & Built-in Bookcases

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build a DIY fireplace mantel with built in bookcases.

DIY Built-In Pantry for Less Than $100!

With all the organizing going on in social media, I was officially bitten by the "I need to get my life together" bug! You see....Since moving into my home, I have longed for additional space for food and cookware storage. The problem is that since our kitchen is open concept, we have very limited wall space. The kitchen is supposed to be an eat-in kitchen, but it is so narrow that placing a table in the space puts it right in the walkway. With that in mind, what was used as the previous owner's living room became my dining room. This left my kitchen with an unusually "large" open space that served as a hallway of sorts. Several times the refrigerator migrated into this space. Hutches took up temporary residency a time or two, but nothing seemed to fill the space like I wanted. Finally one day will scrolling social media and longingly looking upon the large pantries others had I realized that I could use the open area of my kitchen as a pantry! Here is how I did it!

How to Make a Built-In Spice Rack | Thistlewood Farms

Spice organization can get a little overwhelming.The key to successful organization is to keep the spices where you can see them and keep them in a place where you can reach them.That's why this built-in spice rack is perfect.You use the back of the cabinet as part of the spice rack and build around it.Here's the step-by-step on how we built it.

Our DIY Built-in Media Center Reveal (Material List & Cost Included)

Ready to take on building an entertainment center for your family room? It’s not as difficult as you might think. So if you’re willing to invest the time and effort, you can create your own custom built-in for a fraction of what the professionals charge. Read on to find out how we designed and created this piece in just a week!

Simple Farmhouse Kitchen Open Shelves | How to DIY Brackets

We finished these farmhouse kitchen open shelves a few months ago, so I decided it was time to show you guys how we DIYed them! They were so easy and since we did them ourselves we were able to customize them to fit our specific needs.

Renter's Cabinet Cover Up

If you rent, you know there are limited with options at times to make a space your own. If you happen to hate your kitchen cabinets, but can't paint or replace them, this may be an option for you! My cabinets weren't all that bad, just your standard simple oak, but I thought I would test this out and share my results. With the fabric of your choice you can "paint" your rental cabinets to customize your space!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.

How To Build DIY Pantry Cabinets: Part 1

Homemade Lysol Spray

Readers have been asking Chemistry Cachet to create an easy DIY Lysol spray, and we are finally sharing that post with you today!Please, visit our blog post linksfor answers to questions! We are sharing WHY we use hydrogen peroxide, how it compares to rubbing alcohol, and we also break down this spray vs the store-bought version. We have all the answers for you there.

Get The Barn Wood Look By Using Vinyl Flooring

What do you do when you have a large curved surface that lacks character? You add it by using peel & stick planks! Get the barn wood look by using vinyl flooring.I love this weekend project idea! Add much-needed character at a fraction of a cost using peel & stick vinyl flooring planks. Not only was this project easy but creating the faux barn wood was a piece of cake too!Back in the fall, I had the opportunity to travel to one of my dearest friend’s new home in the Texas Hill Country. She purchased and beautiful home with great bones and beautiful appeal. This abode was however lacking a little of the Hill Country charm she wanted. Case in point, the kitchen bar area.The kitchen itself is a perfect size and the bar area is wonderful for friends and family to gather – it just needed a little “Hill Country ranch” oomph. Oomph on a budget!*Heads up! This post does contain an affiliate link. This means I may receive a small commission if you decide to purchase the product but at no additional charge to you. Check the sidebar of my website for full disclosure.

How to Make a Tulip Wreath for Easter

Learn how to make a gorgeous tulip wreath for Easter with just a few simple materials, and less than an hour of your time.

DIY Vanity Upgrade

I wanted to update my boring builder grade bathroom vanity.I painted it last year but was lazy and didn't prime so it was chipping and wasn't looking its best.

Informative DIY Faux Brick Tutorial

I’ve been a DIY’er for several years… and a blogger for…well, not nearly that long, so I have more projects than I do posts about those projects. I thought I would take advantage of and share with you something that I’ve done a few times and it’s one of my favorite DIY projects to do! Turning a boring wall into a gorgeous statement piece by using joint compound. I hope you’ll find this DIY faux brick wall tutorial informative!For our first DIY Faux brick wall, we used brick panels that we purchased at Lowe’s. I still love our walls of brick panels, (we have 3 of them), but I wanted to try this process using joint compound because it looked like fun. And it is! If you follow me over on Instagram @somethingpaintedwhite, you may have seen this process because I’ve done it a few times and I love to share my DIY’s in stories.

Home Bar Glow Up

I gave our wet bar a glow up makeover with new paneling and stools.

DIY Frame TV

By now you’ve probably heard of or seen the Samsung Frame TV. Not only are they beautiful, I mean they look like a piece of art instead of a box black box eye sore, but they are also beautifully expensive. Although I would love a new, modern profiled TV, $1600 for one just wasn’t in the budget, so like with most DIYs, I found a creative way to get the look for less.STEP 1: CHOOSE MOLDING + BUILD FRAMEI started with choosing some molding that fits my home’s aesthetic. Depending on the thickness of your TV’s current frame you may be able to go a lot thinner that I did. Ours was pretty wide, so I chose this molding that has a traditional feel and was wide enough to fully cover our TV frame.I measured the dimensions of our TV screen so I would be sure not to block any of the picture with the frame. Then I used my miter saw to cut the trim to size to build my frame.A little pro tip here, to help ensure your frame is perfectly square, make a cut, then line up your cut piece next to the uncut piece to get a perfect mark that will result in two pieces exactly the same size. Sometimes going on measurements alone you might find there is a little difference between cuts.

Dog Rope Toy to Boho Container

So strolling through Dollar Tree, I ran across this cotton multicolored rope toy for dogs. I bought it thinking it would make really pretty rope handles for some project someday. By the time I got home, I had a whole new idea for Fido’s toy.

3-Tier Cart

Have you ever seen the Michaels or Ikea 3-tier cart on wheels. If not, here it is. I’m not a fan of the protruding wheels on that bracket. The style just wasn’t for me. So I came up with something just a little bit different and I’ll show you here. If you prefer video demonstration, I saved this build to my Instagram reel.

Painted Concrete Porch Floor

Remember what my front patio looked like?You don’t?Could that be because I don’t show photos of it very often?Hmmmm…….it’s true. I don’t. Wanna know why?Okay I’ll tell you but it’s just between us…..

Decoupage Plastic Easter Eggs With Postage Stamps

It’s easy to decoupage plastic Easter eggs to give them a fun new look with just a few supplies needed.

Easy Twine Carrot Wreath

Three packages of Dollar Tree twine wreaths, a small wire wreath form, and some ribbon combine to make a fun and festive Spring wreath!

DIY Sign

I wanted to change up my space for spring and summer by incorporating yellows. I love lemons, so I figured I would start there! I was browsing Joann Fabrics the other day, I saw those $2 bags they have up towards the cash register, and a lemon printed one caught my eye. An idea spring to mind, and so I decided to grab the bag and head home instead of spending a ton of cash on the other incredibly cute summery signs they have. Follow along as I show you how to make the easiest sign at the lowest price!

Blue Beauty Furniture Makeover

I gave this ornate chest of drawers a makeover with just a little paint and some love.Taking old furniture and completely transforming it is something I’m very passionate about. I literally am giving the dated piece a new life and possibly saving them from landfills.

Perfect Hanging Ferns in 5 Minutes

There’s something so nostalgic and romantic about southern porches. I’ve always adored the look of them and secretly longed for a house with an unending porch that I can see every nook and cranny of my yard and gardens from.

Antique Cabinet’s Interior Makeover

I’m willing to bet that anyone that has worked on more than 3 pieces of furniture knows what it’s like to have a tough project sit… and sit, and sit, just waiting for a lighting bolt of inspiration (or motivation) to hit.

DIY Dog Bowl Succulent Garden