I Made an End Grain Wood Floor From Scratch and Saved Myself $4000!

A Wood Floor Face Lift WITHOUT Sanding, Stripping, or Priming!

Rust-Oleum RockSolid Home Floor Paint System is a two-step interior floor product meant to cover up unsightly wood, tile, and linoleum floors without sanding, stripping, priming, or other prepping measures (let me repeat - NO SANDING!).

Hardwood Wearing? Here is My Hack!!

We installed engineered hardwood in a dark hand scraped hickory in our new home 10 years ago. Over the years the finish on it has worn in high traffic areas. This drives me crazy but I was not about to have the entire main floor refinished, I had to find an easier solution.

Minimalist Table Legs From Flat Bar

Well, as it turns out table legs are expensive!I recently built a table from leftover oak parquet flooring. Having put quite some effort into it, it seemed weird screwing some boring legs to it. That is when I got an idea to try to build minimalist table legs from a flat bar.

DIY Coffee Bar

Y’all know I love coming down to our camper and I love to decorate it just like our home as well. So obviously I needed to have a coffee bar here since I have one at home too. My sweet hubby made this DIY coffee bar dream of mine come true! And it was so easy to create! We only needed a few things in order to make this coffee bar a reality. And even though it is a small space, we still made it work! So that means no matter how small or tight your space is, you can totally create this DIY coffee bar too!

How to Remove Jar Labels With This Simple Hack

Re-purpose any glass jar into beautiful home decor by learning how to remove jar labels with this simple hack!

Inexpensive Wood Floor That Looks Expensive - Four Years Later!

With budget waning back during the renovation in 2014 I needed a solution to cover the 250 square foot front entry of my home. I wanted it flush with my 100 year old kitchen floor and also the very same look. I knew I could never afford to actually match my original hardwoods (if that was even possible!) so I had to get creative!This portion of the home was actually an added-on screened in porch. After my grandparents’ enclosed it decades ago they built the floor up with plywood and then laid down linoleum.When I came in the plywood was disintegrating and the linoleum was unrecognizable. After ripping it all off I spent a lot of time just standing here and staring at the original porch floor.

DIY Plywood Plank Floors

Yes, that says Plywood Plank Floors! - Trust me, it's easier than you may think! We did this in a bedroom! - People think they look like high-end expensive floors... However, we have discovered since then that it would be cheaper to do tongue and groove 3/4" pine (the back side of wainscoting, which is the flat side, would be up - we plan to do the rest of our home with this). I'd say the bedroom, which is pretty good size, cost us about $225 total - including the lumber yard cutting the planks for us from the plywood sheets, the oil base stain and oil base satin finish polyurethane - we were advised to use oil base products for durability by a professional builder/remodeler friend, and the pine plywood seems to have a very hard surface. Because of squeaky floors, we put down sub-flooring first and then glued the back side of the planks with Liquid Nails, as well as used a pneumatic nail gun (note that we used large nail heads). We love the rustic old look it has! Perhaps someone can shed more light on the tongue and groove flooring idea. It makes sense cost-wise for us to do, and we have about 2,000 sq. ft. to cover yet! People online talk about using cheap finished 1 side plywood - we did a LOT of looking around our area (Western NY), and did not find anybody that carried anything like that.

When You Can't Do Real Hardwood

Thanks to some very creative inspiration, We redid the floors in our new/old house in plywood. Here is my new bedroom floor getting all pretty with a nice pecan stain. This room was an experiment to see how it would work and we couldn't be happier with the results. We used only 1/4 in. plywood in case we were unhappy with the results so the loss would be a little easier to handle. It worked so well we decided to do the whole house in plywood but we used 1/2 in and stained a little richer in color.

How to Refinish Your Hardwood Floors

If you love this project, grab your quick start DIY guide & subscribe to our blog!Although it may take some practice and probably a whole weekend of your time (if not more!), hardwood floor refinishing is totally a doable DIY project! This post walks you through the entire process. Most of the work is in sanding wood floors before you apply the floor finish. Once you’re ready to put the hardwood floor sealer on, your flooring really comes back to life!

Farmhouse Picture Frame – Easy Wood Working DIY Using Barnwood

Unique, easy to build, Farmhouse picture frame. I’ve been thinking about a different way of creating a picture frame ever since I built a “typical” frame for my aunt for her birthday. ( See that project here.) I wanted something easier to build that didn’t require mitered corners etc. I got to looking online and saw several gallery ideas using big pieces of wood, some out of pallets, some using barn wood and some using purchased wood that they built big backs out of.

Antique Dresser Refresh

A client I had in the past msgd me asking for a dresser for her master bedroom! Gave me the general idea of what she was wanting and I got to work on what I thought would be the best one for her. Eventually I found the perfect one! And oversized antique! I love when clients get me to do something colour wise out of my comfort zone!

Make A Dyed Cement Planter For Cheap

Some cement colorants can be pricey, but here’s a great way to color cement for cheap- using fabric dye! If you’ve been wondering about how to make a dyed cement planter, then you’re in luck, because there’s a good choice for a concrete dye out there and it’s cheap.

Easy Plastic Plant Pot Makeover

Anyone else having spring fever at the moment? Not the allergies – although I have that too – but the overwhelming urge to plant everything in sight. Sowing, pruning, propagating, repotting! It’s all well and good until you realize you got ahead of yourself propagating enough plants to reforest the Amazon, and you’re running out of plant pots...Read the steps below or view the full blog post to find out how to upcycle any simple plant pot you found in your stash and turn it into a cool planter that deserves a place in your home.

Buffet Storage Cabinet

When you’re living in a remodel, you need to be inventive when it comes to storage.We haven’t started our kitchen remodel yet so we’re having to come up with creative places to put stuff until we have all our new cabinets.(See how we turned an antique armoire into a pantry and other innovative storage ideas HERE)Right now we’re needing more storage for kitchen gadgets and things we don’t use really often like the lime squeezer, potato masher and garlic peeler.

DIY Office Organizer From an Ugly Old Door

An old ugly door has never been more beautiful that this one. Well, it had an encounter with a can of black paint, but it was only for a short time. I mean, it only took a few minutes to apply a coat of paint, but the result is astonishing. And the small additions are only accessories – it’s like a little black dress that needs the right necklace to turn from dull to wonderful.Now it beautifies my creative office and helps me keep my projects in sight.

How To Make Concrete Looking Boho / Farmhouse Beads Using Clay & Paint

I love bead strands. They can go with just about any style and there's so many ways to create them and get different looks 😍For this project, I wanted a strand that could go well with both my farmhouse style and boho style decor.*I refinish furniture for a living and home decor is extremely important when it comes to staging and photographing a piece for sale. Creating pieces that can be used with different styles of furniture is a must for me!*Time listed includes dry time, actual work time is minimal.*Price listed is an estimate for the cost of the amount of product used, not the initial cost of the product.*At the bottom of this tutorial, I have listed both the wood bead strand (spread across the surface) tutorial as well as the bowl vase (what the greenery and clay beads are in) tutorial in case you're interested in creating the entire look in the photo below

Easy DIY Wall Art: How to Frame a Poster in 5 Minutes

Framing posters and kid’s art is really really expensive, so I had to turn to a cheaper solution - just a few bucks, that wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.And it hit me: the best solution was getting dusty in my craft room, but I just couldn’t see it till now.It’s a half frame actually, but it worked like a charm for what I needed. Keep reading to see what I mean!

How to Create a Symmetric Pattern on the Wall

When I was pregnant, I knew I wanted to decorate the nursery walls with solid colours. I was reading an article explaining newborns and infants' vision and how the contrast affects the eye and improves the brain-eye connection.It took me a while to find the perfect pattern, as I wanted it to be symmetric on the wall and aligned- without the need of too many marks on the wall

$15 Backsplash Make Over

Searching for ways to give your backsplash a makeover? I have an idea for you that is under $15! Have I told you I love our cottage? If I have not, then I want to let you know I do! We keep working at making it "our" home with our personalities reflected throughout. Sometimes I come up with a really crazy idea, and then the more I think about it I wonder if it is as crazy as I think it is, or if it is just perfect for our cottage.If you have read along for any length of time then you know my creativity was hindered by an art teacher for way too long. If you would like to read that post, you can click on Spring Decorating Idea. I am unsure if she was having a bad day, meant what she said, or what happened that day in 1980 something, but you know what? When working with the youth, you never know how you say something could be taken to heart. Sometimes you need to be mindful with your approach because like me, they could take that one comment and let that affect them... forever... don't worry, I got my confidence back in the creativity department. I quite enjoy it now... which leads us back to my crazy idea.There is one room in our home that I have not spent energy doing much of anything to since Mr. Vintage is dead set it will be completely remodeled. Yep, the kitchen... I have spent many hours combing the internet looking at kitchens. None really get me excited. I do not want a kitchen like everyone else. Standard boxes that store things... I want to be excited to be in my kitchen! I want it to reflect my personality... I want to wake up every morning with a smile on my face and be so excited to set foot in my kitchen that I cannot sleep at night... ok, that may be taking it a bit far. I already do not sleep enough... but I do want to be excited to spend time in my kitchen.I want to see curves... detail... furniture... not square boxes all lined up and your standard backsplash, and standard tile on the floor... I would love to have the black and white penny tile of days gone by, but Mr. Vintage does not agree... and I know you have to compromise... but why on this one detail do we have to? LOL.So, when I had a crazy idea for a new backsplash, I presented my idea to Mr. Vintage. He did not have much to say at first, sometimes I think he has to prepare himself for the idea and know we will more than likely move forward with it, but he has to mentally get himself ready for it... like why do I want the bathroom closet wallpapered? Click if you would like to read You will never guess what we did. He just shakes his head and asks how do you think this will get done and who is doing this project?My response is we can do this wonderful project together. Then we start whatever project and he takes over because he does not like how I do something or I get frustrated because it is not working out the way I saw it coming together in my mind.... secretly, he is just better at doing projects than me so I tend to get frustrated early on. Shhh... do not tell him my secret!So when I prompted him again about changing out the backsplash, he said he wanted to do it when we remodeled the kitchen. I said well, I have an "easy" way to make it different, and beautiful, and fancy pants... he rolled his eyes and kept doing what he was doing since he has found the projects are seldom easy... so then I had to step up my game and tell him I could do it for less than $15.00! That may have gotten his attention...Here is our backsplash before:

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…..

Girl's Nursery Makeover Pt. 1: Pink Bead Board

Girl's Nursery Makeover Pt.1Pink Bead Board

Speckled Egg Wreath DIY

Learn how to make a Spring wreath using speckled eggs! This egg wreath DIY is perfect for your Spring and Easter cottage home decor!Hi friends, welcome back! I guess I’m all about wreaths this week because I’m sharing another one with y’all today! I love this speckled egg wreath and I think it turned out SO CUTE!So, if you have been following for a while, you know I love using this moss in my home decor and crafts! I recently used it to make a bird nest in this Bird Nest Art and Craft. So fun!After I made the bird nest, I came up with the idea to use it for a wreath. The texture and messy look of this moss is perfect for this spring DIY. I added speckled eggs to this particular wreath, but I think it would be so beautiful if you left the eggs off and used it with your fall home decor or even as a neutral year-round wreath! You might see that look in my home later this year. 😉This wreath is very simple to make, it just takes a little time! Let’s get started. You need to gather a few supplies first.

Farmhouse Styled Flower Arrangement

Okay peeps, I'm gonna share a really useful tip here in this post so lean in close...no closer. Okay so if you are creating a flower arrangement and you have a few select flower stems that don't pair up well what do you do?

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.

This One is for All the Cat Owners! Custom Raised Bowl

I have 2 cats. Both are not picky at all with what I feed them but one throws up pretty often after eating. I've tried smaller portions more often and different food but nothing seems to really help. One day I was scrolling Facebook and saw an ad for a raised, tilted cat food dish and decided I would make one myself.

Modern Painted Arch

Got a blank wall and 30 minutes? Paint an arch! This is such a great way to liven up a space or try a new color. AND! If there’s one thing I find myself saying OVER and OVER, it’s, “it’s just paint.” Don’t like it? Paint over it. Simple.

Make a Lavender Wreath

A wreath of lavender is a wonderful way to greet guests or just to greet yourself when you come home. I would love to have you stop by my blog , Celebrate & Decorate for more details as well as sign up for my latest creations, posts, recipes, exclusives, and more...

Fun DIY Lego Table- Ikea Trofast Hack

Got a lego problem?! I’ll solve it! Hah, just kidding. But I can improve it! Check out my IKEA hack lego table below for a great solution to the always ongoing lego storage issue. Disclaimer: In the name of full transparency, please be aware that this blog post may contain affiliate links and any purchases made through such links will result in a small commission for me (at no extra cost for you). As an Amazon and Home Depot Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Supplies: IKEA Trofast Unit with storage bin2×6 boards Primer Sherwin Williams Iron Ore General Finishes Java Gel Stain Wood Conditioner Varathane English Chestnut Stain Varathane Water Based Satin Polyurethane Support Bracket Heavy Duty Wall Anchors Peel and Stick Star Wars Wallpaper OK. I’m tired of legos being everywhere on the floor. I’m guessing you are too, or you wouldn’t be here. Is this IKEA trofast lego building table the perfect solution to your lego troubles? Nope. I think the only way to solve that permanently is to get rid of your legos…or your kids. But this DIY lego table does help with the issue for sure!

Abstract Wall Mural

There is a large open landing at the top of the stairs in my house. It’s about 8’ wide, it overlooks the great room and it separates the bedrooms of my older girls from those of the younger children. The wall of the landing is visible from the great room and it was, like ALL of the other walls in this house, just grey.

Simple Dollar Store Tray/Plate Charger - The Power of Paint

This very well may be the easiest project I will ever post. For quite some time now I have wanted to make a tray with some of the pizza pans from Dollar Tree. I anticipated that I would have to get very creative in order to come up with a nice-looking tray. Imagine my absolute surprise when I finally embarked on this project and started... AND STOPPED with spray paint! That’s it! I originally planned to add a stencil design, (and may still later go back and add one) or “feet” so that it is a tad bit elevated. But the honest truth is that I do not feel that the tray needs them. I think for this project, simplicity is key!And if a $1 pan and spray paint wasn’t easy enough to create a tray, while writing this post, I realized that you could also use this “tray” as a plate charger when creating a festive tablescape! It’s a two for one!!!

How To Divide Perennial Plants

Did you know that dividing perennial plants in your garden not only keeps your plants healthy, but can save you money as well? I’ll show you the process of dividing perennial plants, and the benefits it brings.

Crafting Whimsical Stepping Stones With Unicorn SPiT

This post is sponsored by Unicorn SPiT. All opinions are my own. I don’t consider myself an artist. I have to say, though, after this fun project with Unicorn SPiT I feel like one! Unicorn SPiT makes it so easy to create something out of nothing (like random tree slices). Let me show you how I created five fun stepping stones with Oak tree slices and Unicorn SPiT.So what is Unicorn SPiT? According to Eclectic Products website “UNICORN SPiT SPARKLING is a paint, gel stain and glaze concentrate – all in one bottle. It creates a sparkling, 3-dimensional effect on wood, glass, metal, fabric, pottery, wicker, concrete and laminate. Ideal for creating new – or – refinishing thousands of projects.”Let me show you the Oak Tree Slices I’m going to be transforming today with this fun product.

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.

Spring Bee Sign and Skep Made From Thrifted Items

Pairing up oddball items to create new looks is just something I love to do, sometimes it doesn't meet up with my expectations other times it surpasses them. These items I'm about to share were a success story so I knew I had to create a post about it for my Hometalk folks.

Upcycled Mantel Shelf Made From A Dresser Mirror

This upcycled mantel shelf is a great example of how you can get the exact look you want for your home and still save a ton of money while doing it!I found this piece while browsing my local Salvation Army store.

Updating a Plant Stand? Of Course!

Some plant stands have gorgeous detail but they are just boring as far as color goes. Do you have one and want to make that detail pop? Here’s what I did to mine!

DIY 2×4 Bajot Table

Thrift Store Purchase to One of a Kind Hallway Bench

Read on to see my thrift store fixer upper iron bench makeover. I’d been wanting a sturdy bench for my hallway for quite some time. When I saw the one pictured below, I loved the lines of the wrought iron part and stopped to check it out. I kept thinking about the bench as I continued to search for treasures at my local thrift store. I went back and looked at the bench once again to inspect it further. The iron frame was super sturdy. That’s about all the bench had going for it.