Projects and ideas for building a stylish, comfortable home on a budget.
When we toured our home for the first time, I had so many exciting ideas for the kitchen. Fast forward to closing, and it was six months of part time renovation…(yes, six MONTHS!) It is now my beautiful farmhouse kitchen. We made a lot of changes, and saved a ton […]
I decided this week it was finally time to organize under the kitchen sink. When we painted our kitchen cabinets, we never finished inside the sink cabinet. We originally planned to replace that cabinet, but ended up making it work. So for the last couple years, it has looked pretty […]
During our evening walk on trash day, I found two old wicker chairs with peeling red paint sitting by the bins. I asked Jason if he would go pick them up with the truck (even though he thinks I’m crazy to try to rescue them!) They may look sad, but […]
When we decided on wood countertops for our diy kitchen remodel two years ago, I did so much research on sealing butcher block. I was concerned wood counters would be high maintenance and get stained easily. I wanted to naturally darken the Ikea butcher block we purchased to look more […]
It was so much fun creating a TV gallery wall in our family room. This whole project is inspired by a photo I saw in a Pottery Barn catalog. I had been contemplating various TV wall decor ideas for the family room, and when I saw this photo…I knew what […]
When we moved into our home, it overwhelmed me just how many curtain rods we needed for our windows. I have been working on these beautiful and affordable DIY conduit curtain rods for the living rooms. It is the perfect budget solution to get the designer look I love! I […]
Trying to beautify an entire house with a limited budget means doing whatever we can to make the money go as far as possible. I thought of all sorts of ways to save on our kitchen remodel, and one of them was to spray paint cabinet knobs! I dreamed of […]
Am I the only one who practically drools when they see a beautiful, organized pantry? I was so happy that the house we purchased had a designated place for food storage! It is a small pantry, but now that it’s organized, it really has ample storage! Shortly after we moved […]
