Indoor Projects
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Budget Living Room Makeover Ideas
4 Ways to Update Your Living Room on a Budget One of my most favorite things about updating my home or any house is that often the simplest or least-expensive things can make the biggest difference in the look and feel of the space. And that rings true in the case of this living and dining room Dad and I updated on a recent episode of Today’s Homeowner, which you can watch online now. Here’s what the living room looked like before: And here’s the dining room: We basically did 4 things that you can do to update just about any room in your house-living room, dining room, bedroom, or…
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Rental House Project Ideas
Projects You Can Do in a Rental House and Take with You When You Move A few months back, my dad and I traveled to my sister’s house in Birmingham, Alabama to tape an episode of Today’s Homeowner. (You can watch the full episode here.) She and her college roomies live in a rental house that was built in what appears to be the 1960s or 70s. Although it looks very dated, it’s all in really great shape. Unfortunately some of the things about the dated appearance just can’t be changed when you’re renting. But I’m not here today to discuss things you can’t change! I’ve got 4 projects you…
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DIY Pegboard Hanging Bins
These custom DIY pegboard bins are perfect for hanging scissors, rulers, pens, pencils or markers! With the recent completion of my pegboard makeover, I thought I’d give you a little more detail on the bins I built. So you can make them for your pegboard too! The finished inside dimensions of this bin are 2.5 x 2 inches. So all subsequent measurements are based on this size bin. Hit me up in the comments if you have any questions!
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Painting Small Spaces White
When I was originally selecting paint colors for my house, I was a novice homeowner and really had no idea what I was doing. (Well, who’s to say I know what I’m doing now! But at least I feel more confident in choosing paint colors.) Back then my dad was remodeling a house and one of the rooms was painted the golden yellow I used in my dining and living rooms as well as the hallway. I didn’t necessarily like it but it was easier to write down the color’s name and have a few gallons mixed up than pick one from the hundreds of swatches in the paint aisle.…
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Gallery Wall Display for Boy Nursery
Just popping in to share the gallery wall I put together for baby Gus’s room! I’ve been collecting white frames for a while now with the idea of doing a larger gallery wall somewhere in one of our living areas. But it doesn’t look like that’s ever going to transpire, so I decided to use some of them for baby boy’s nursery. I did a similar gallery wall for Mary Helen’s room before she was born with sentimental mementos. And this one is no different.
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DIY Stained Wood Shelves
CANNOT believe it has been 4 weeks since we welcomed our sweet boy into the world! Fortunately for me, he eats and then falls right back to sleep. So I was able to knock out these shelves for his room that I didn’t quite get around to completing before he made his grand entrance. I wanted something a little more manly than the crisp white ledges I made for Mary Helen’s room. And in my mind, gray wood tones=manly. Before I cut and made the shelves, I ordered IKEA’s EKBY BJARNUM shelf brackets to hold them up. (Since the closest IKEA is 5 hours away, I ordered mine from Amazon.)…
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Chalk Paint Furniture Fail
I’ve been a big fan of chalk paint for several years now. I’ve used it on countless projects including some dining room chairs my mom helped me update. It’s supposed to eliminate the prep work, like sanding, before you get to the actual painting. But I’ll admit I’ve always cheated on this step. I couldn’t help but at least lightly sand my pieces before painting. Knocking a little of the sheen off of stained wood before painting over it just seems to make sense. Well, this time I decided to try it without ANY prep work on this old hand-me-down coffee table from my parents’ house. It used to reside…
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Footstool with the Fur
Since I’m only 39 weeks pregnant, I thought it was time for a little post about the new nursery in town. Fit for a baby BOY! My husband and I went back and forth about where to let the new little one sleep during his first months at home. We contemplated our room until he slept longer at night at which time we could move him in with his big sis. But co-sleeping didn’t work out too well for us with Mary Helen. Babies make a lot of noise in their sleep! So instead, I cleared out all of my “junk” from our guest room and turned it into a…
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Installing Grab Bar Without Studs
One thing I’ve learned over the past few months of having a toddling tot around is that a perfectly fine shower/bathtub for an adult is not necessarily perfectly fine for an 11 month old just starting to walk. And then I entered my third trimester with baby #2 and realized maybe my shower isn’t perfectly fine for an adult either! I’ve recently developed a Sunday morning routine that includes a bubble bath, hot coffee, and sometimes some music. It’s part necessity since a bath is the only way I can manage to shave my legs nowadays! The only problem is at the end, when it’s time to face reality again,…
