Projects and ideas for building a stylish, comfortable home on a budget.
So many of us have large, plain, builder grade mirrors in our bathroom. We created a DIY wood frame mirror as part of our $100 powder room makeover, and it was such an easy way to update a boring mirror on a budget. I love the brackets that give it […]
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 […]
I’ve wanted to add some sort of kids chalkboard wall to the basement playroom for months now. The main thing holding me back was all the rowdiness that goes on in the playroom. The speeding dump trucks or roughhousing games would surely knock down an easel. Plus, I was pretty […]
