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DIY Bookshelf for Hallway Nook

Completed Girls Bedroom Makeover Pink Paneling
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Pink Girls’ Shared Bedroom Evolution

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Waterproofing Vertical Masonry Wall

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DIY Pennant Banner for Kids Room

January 5, 2023 By Chelsea Lipford Wolf Leave a Comment

This DIY Pennant Banner is the perfect something extra for a kid bedroom or play space! It’s so easy to paint by hand with minimal materials and skills!

DIY Hand Painted Pennant Banner Saybrook Sage Bunk Beds

We overhauled this bedroom for a grandmother who has 6 grandkids. She needed more beds than just the full bed and futon previously in the room. So Dad and I built 2 sets of bunk beds complete with trundle drawer storage underneath! The transformation was part of an episode for Today’s Homeowner.

I designed the room to be fun and cute but not too young since the grandkids span ages 1 to 9. Bright colors mixed with black and white bedding was one step. But it needed a little lagniappe, or something extra. So I hand-painted triangles on the wall for a whimsical touch as a pennant banner. Here’s how you can do it too!Read More

Completed Girls Bedroom Makeover Pink Paneling

Pink Girls’ Shared Bedroom Evolution

November 29, 2022 By Chelsea Lipford Wolf 2 Comments

Our girls' shared bedroom has come a long way since we first moved in. See how its design and makeover has slowly evolved over the past year.I shared the evolution of this ... Read more >>>

Completed Large Lighted Two and Zero Numbers

DIY Lighted Marquee Numbers

November 9, 2022 By Chelsea Lipford Wolf 2 Comments

Create DIY large lighted numbers to celebrate any birthday or anniversary using dollar store foam boards and cafe lights.The fundraiser at my kids' school was celebrating ... Read more >>>

Completed Updates in Modern Master Bathroom

How to Make a Pink Tub Look Cool

October 13, 2022 By Chelsea Lipford Wolf 7 Comments

Small updates can make a big difference in making your 1950s pink tub and tile look and feel like it's supposed to be there! I'm sharing how I updated our bathroom without tearing ... Read more >>>

1950s Ranch Kitchen Before Renovation

1950s Kitchen Renovation Ideas

September 30, 2022 By Chelsea Lipford Wolf 16 Comments

We're getting ready for a kitchen renovation, so I'm sharing a before tour of what our 1950s kitchen looks like now. And check out my design plans to see what we're changing during ... Read more >>>

Brick Retaining Wall How to Waterproof and Paint

Waterproofing Vertical Masonry Wall

July 22, 2022 By Chelsea Lipford Wolf 5 Comments

Moisture can wreck havoc on painted bricks. But applying a simple masonry waterproofer prior to painting can eliminate that headache! ... Read more >>>

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What else do you use paper plates for besides eati What else do you use paper plates for besides eating?? Spray paint onto a paper plate and dab a small paint brush to do spot touch ups! Life hack when you’re working on a project but don’t need to paint the whole surface!👏🏻
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Didn’t mean for this to be #ASMR but here we are Didn’t mean for this to be #ASMR but here we are!🤷🏼‍♀️ I bought this orchid 15 months ago to use the flowers in our hair for my sister’s wedding. I’ve already repotted it once and it’s bloomed 3-4 times! Time to do it again with a pretty new pot that matches our new kitchen cabinets!🤩
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Steps to repot an orchid:
1-large pot without drainage holes
2-plastic pot slightly smaller with holes
3-trim if needed so plastic pot is at or below outside pot
4-add layer of orchid specific potting mix (it looks like bark!)
5-add orchid, fill in around roots with more bark- don’t forget to add some mix under the leaves!
6-to water, soak bark and fill up outside pot, rinse the leaves too!
7-let sit for 5-10 minutes, then drain and dry the outside of your pot.
8-set in place and enjoy!🌷
New laundry, who dis? Our laundry room was a BLANK New laundry, who dis? Our laundry room was a BLANK slate after the kitchen renovation left it reconfigured too. So Dad and I tackled simple projects that make this space functional and of course visually pleasing too!👏🏻The full project airs this weekend on @todayshomeowner!
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I love that the cabinets and hardware match what we have in the kitchen since the spaces are right next to each other! Synergy!
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So funny the number of people who told us they loo So funny the number of people who told us they looked at our house when it was on the market but didn’t buy. Guess we’re the only suckers🤣🤣We’ve brought her a long way since closing day though! 👏🏻😍🤩
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Exploring new cities is fun but there’s no place Exploring new cities is fun but there’s no place like my hometown! Come visit!💜💛
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Lookie! It’s a shelf for your bookies! 🤣Build Lookie! It’s a shelf for your bookies! 🤣Building a shelf unit custom for ANY space in your home is so simple and can be done over and over again to add much needed storage aka sanity! The kids were running all over the house at bedtime trying to find a book to read because we had them stashed in baskets and shelves in several different rooms. So I took advantage of this space in the hall next to a closet to create a central location for their books and some of mine too! Plus it adds a little character to an otherwise blah space!🙌🏻
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A full how to video is on checkinginwithchelsea.com! Book nerds can be DIY nerds too!🤓
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