Don’t let anyone tell you that they don’t have any DIY fears. Because they’d be lying to you. The truth is that DIY is wrought with fear because there are so many things that can go wrong. Last time I checked, HGTV magazine doesn’t tell you that part when you see its brightly colored collections of prettiness splashed all over… View Post
Eat-in Kitchen Table Makeover: Watch This Project in Action! Click below to watch this eat-in kitchen table makeover using an old drafting table! If you’ve been reading this blog for a few months, you’ll know that a few months ago I had turned an old drafting table from the thrift store into a chic, natural wood (solid oak!)… View Post
Have you ever found such gorgeous prints and wanted to make framed fabric wall art using a picture frame? That’s what happened when I found this beautiful floral linen fabric that reminded me of watercolor paintings. Stunning! There’s no other word to describe it. So I did what any DIYer would do: I mounted the fabric on plywood… View Post
Watch the Video to Learn How to Win! – CLOSED Winner: Ann! Stop by my house any ‘ole day of the week when I’m working on a project in the garage (and driveway) and I guarantee you’ll find me bouncing away to music from my RYOBI Wireless SCORE speakers. As much as I love DIY, working in a… View Post
I wouldn’t necessarily call myself an industrial furniture kind of girl, but this vintage metal cabinet makeover with hairpin legs may have converted me. Several months ago while hanging out with Thrift Store Pete, he was showing me some pictures of projects he had done and sold at a show. The hot item that people couldn’t get enough of were… View Post
Ask any DIYer, woodworker, or crafter what it’s like working in the garage during the summer and 9 times out of 10, you’ll get a description somewhere between “feels like Hell” and “this really feels like Hell.” Thankfully, here in Maryland is hasn’t been too hot (although I’m sure we could debate what’s considered to be “hot.”) But it’s been hot… View Post
Ever wondered where to buy stencils for furniture and walls? Yes, your local craft stores have stencils, but they’re unlikely to be the cool, trendy stencils that you see paraded all over Pinterest. You can take the most boring piece of furniture and add a coat of paint and stencils and–BOOM!–suddenly it has an amazing “WOW” factor it didn’t have with just a… View Post
I’ll admit that as cool and addicting as Pinterest can be for finding repurposed furniture ideas and upcycled goodness, I have a love-hate relationship with Pinterest. Pinterest can make even Martha Steward herself feel insecure about her creativity! You see all these amazing, jaw-dropping projects and ideas and you’re like, “Where the heck do people come up with these ideas?!?!” You’re left… View Post
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. All opinions are 100% mine. Nationwide provided me with information regarding its Member Connections program. Now….Imagine for a moment that you were unhappy with a company. Maybe a service they provided stopped being valuable to you. Maybe their product sucked and you wanted them to know why it… View Post
Do you have trouble getting accurate miter saw cuts? Yep–me, too. Keep reading for a great tip on how to cut off only 1/8″ from your piece of wood or trim! First of all, let me confirm that you want your miter cut to be too long when trying to get accurate miter saw cuts. At first. If you’ve ever built… View Post
It’s about time that our backyard got some fun games, like this DIY backyard bean bag toss game! Watch This Project in Action! The thing that drew me to our house was its backyard. Nearly 7 years ago we were moving from a condo with very little space into a home twice the size with this amazing backyard. I… View Post
This repurposing project is sponsored by Beyond Paint, but the project idea, pictures, video, and opinions belong to Thrift Diving. There’s something sad about getting rid of your kids’ baby and toddler furniture, isn’t there? I’d put it up there with getting rid of their artwork: no matter how much you know you don’t need it anymore, sometimes you… View Post
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape®. All opinions are 100% mine. Everyone has a DIY fear. Mine is that I’m afraid of dark paint. I’ve had bad experiences where I’ve painted who-knows-how-many-square-feet of walls, only to wake up the next day and state matter-of-factly, “It’s too dark. I hate it” only to have to repaint it… View Post
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Always Discreet. The opinions and text are all mine. Six months ago I did something I never thought I’d be able to pull off: I built a DIY bathroom vanity from scratch. (Surprisingly, it hasn’t fallen apart! YAY!) And I know this is “mean,” but since I built the… View Post
Nationwide provided me with information regarding its blog post, “DIY Fails: How to Do It Your Way But Right.” Imagine painting your entire living room and dining room in your open floor plan, only the next day to wake up and absolutely hate it. The once-well-lit space was suddenly dark, dreary, and closed in. All because of paint. I’m talking… View Post
