Projects and ideas for building a stylish, comfortable home on a budget.
With the best intentions, I hang the kid’s beautiful pictures on the fridge…only to have them fall off every time I open the door, or be pulled off and ripped up by the kids. Is anyone else with me in this? I have been meaning to find a special (and […]
We created a DIY wood frame mirror for the powder room makeover. I love the brackets that give it a farmhouse industrial style. Plus, making it was really simple since there was no miter saw necessary! The mirror was the perfect project for this $100 bathroom makeover, because we already […]
Today, I’m excited to share how we installed the new farmhouse shelves above the toilet. In September, we finished a $100 makeover on our downstairs bathroom for the $100 Room Challenge. Friends, it seriously made SUCH a difference! Check out the before photos here. All my favorite inspiration bathrooms seem […]
Horray, it’s reveal day! (Or in my case, reveal night after the kids go to bed!) The challenge is to take just three weeks and $100 to completely transform a room. The room I selected is our dated 1960’s powder room. This was such a rewarding challenge. The budget was […]
It’s week 2 of the $100 room challenge, and the very first thing I did this week was to paint the bathroom sink white. I have been so curious about painting tubs, sinks, and tile surrounds since we purchased our fixer upper a few years ago. The powder room has […]
Hello, and happy September! This month, I’m so excited to participate in the $100 Room Challenge. The challenge is simple: three weeks and just $100 to completely transform a room! For information on joining the $100 Room Challenge, visit Lavender Lemons and Laundry! I love everything about this challenge; it […]
When we remodeled our kitchen several years ago, I researched obsessively about the best method for finishing butcher block counters. We did not want a finish that was a lot of work to maintain, or allow the wood to get stained or scratched easily. I also wanted to somehow stain […]
Who doesn’t love the peaceful sound of running water? You can have your own bit of backyard oasis with a DIY solar fountain! It was a childhood dream of mine to have a babbling brook in my yard like Anne of Green Gables. (Our neighborhood has a stream, so we […]
