Ok, it never really took off the ground to begin with, but here’s the story of a cabinet that needed some love after some water damage, too much varnish and lots of dirt. I found her on marketplace, pulled her out of an old shed and planned to sand her down, clean the hardware and… Read More My furniture flipping career is over
It’s incredible how wallpaper can change a space. I think of it as large-scale art. I don’t think I’ve ever done a post on how to wallpaper with paste, so let’s do it! It’s a bit trickier than peel and stick, but it lasts longer and sometimes that’s the only option. This week I wallpapered… Read More How to wallpaper with paste
I have added some fun new paint additions to the house lately. I thought I’d take you on a paint tour and show you how the colors work together. I try to limit the number of colors I use to add continuity to the house, but of course there are alway exceptions! Here are my… Read More Whole house paint color palette
I did an impromptu home tour on YouTube, sharing all my frugal DIYs and paint jobs. (And how they’re holding up!) I’ll take you into each room and show you how I saved thousands and just how many things one girl can paint! Design doesn’t have to be expensive. I hope I can give you… Read More Frugal home tour
Some of my Instagram friends have been joking with me about how I keep painting and repainting things in this space and they’re right! “Didn’t you just stencil that?” they said. Yes, I did. I have painted every surface in this area at least twice, some four! We’re going to take a look at how… Read More All my living room “mistakes”
I painted my ENTIRE pool deck in a checkerboard pattern! It took me awhile to figure out a method (and a week and a half to get it done), but hey, now I can share the easiest way to paint a checkered floor without tape! This looks like a completely different lanai. I first had… Read More Painting checkerboard floor without tape
We just built a new kid playhouse out of 8 pallets that we had sitting around from other home projects. The kids LOVE it! We mainly just used things we had. The only purchases we made were four inexpensive plastic roof panels and screws. This is a very rustic build, but maybe this will give… Read More DIY rustic pallet playhouse
Florida is finally cooling off and we’re celebrating with a brand new fire pit! I’m sharing the exact list of materials, cost and my lazy person’s guide to a “smokeless” fire pit. I couldn’t believe it actually did reduce the amount of smoke. We truly had fun doing this project together as a family. I… Read More DIY rustic fire pit in the woods
Let’s add some color to these doors! I’ll show you exactly how I painted the exterior doors on our back lanai step by step. Painting doors is such an easy way to give your home an upgraded, custom look. And this pop of green looks so pretty complementing all the trees around the pool. Thank… Read More How to paint exterior doors with KILZ primer
Last weekend I used a $15 roll of contact paper to make this ledge look like a wood beam! It was an easy, cheap project with a big impact. And the great part is that it’s super easy to peel it right off if I want a change. I took down all my decor here… Read More Faux wood beam with contact paper
Can you believe these nightstands are painted?! When I painted a couple frames to look like wood, I had a lot of questions on whether they this technique would hold up on doors or tables. The answer was: I don’t know! So I decided to find out. I tried the same faux wood painting on… Read More Painted faux wood nightstands
I learned a new technique for faux wood painting! It’s only two steps and I was truly astonished by the result! It’s such a pretty, raw wood tone. I want to do this to everything in my house now! After the frames turned out so well, I turned to Instagram and TikTok to vote on… Read More Faux wood painting + colorful DIY art