You may have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard of Marie Kondo. She’s the cute, petite woman who’s been popping into people’s cluttered, messy homes for the past month on Netflix (longer, if you’ve read her book, The Magic of Tidying Up) encouraging people to ask, “Does this spark joy?” before deciding whether or not something is worth keeping or… View Post
I’ll admit–I was a little nervous about using these DIY furniture appliques. You know how it is…any time there’s a new product you’ve never used before, there’s always some amount of hesitation, right? You’re worried you’ll look like a DIY idiot and not be able to figure it out. But I knew that this little thrifted IKEA box I found… View Post
This post is brought to you by Arrow Fastener. All opinions and project details are my own. If you’ve been following my upholstered wingback chair series, you’ll know that it took a whole lot of upholstery classes and a bunch of materials to take this $60 chair from my favorite thrift store….. …and tore it down to… View Post
This thrifting survival kit blog post tutorial is sponsored by The Home Depot. I can’t tell you how many times I have left the thrift store with dirty, questionable furniture. I’m talking about the kind of furniture that leaves you desperate to wash your hands, your clothing, and shampoo the back of my van (twice). This is the… View Post
I used to joke that when I “finished” my house I would need to go and buy a new house to work on because what else would there be left to do in the house??! I mean, it’s not an uncommon joke amongst DIYers. But it’s apparent from these pictures below of my basement office that’s not the case…. View Post
If you love this word light sign DIY tutorial, be sure to check out how to make DIY picture frames, how to make a big DIY whiteboard, and how to make a DIY wooden journal! WATCH: DIY Word Light Sign Tutorial Have you ever created something that, when you’re done, you simply stand back and think, “OMG, did I just… View Post
This liming wax oak wood chest “before and after” is brought to you in part by RYOBI Power Tools. Get the full tutorial on RYOBI Nation. For more liming wax projects, watch this tutorial on how to use liming wax. The first time I saw a piece of wood furniture with liming wax on oak, I melted. All this time… View Post
This post on how to use a circular saw is brought to you in part by RYOBI Power Tools. After doing an in-depth review of how to use a jigsaw, I have been dying to do another video on how to use a circular saw. Watch: How to Use a Circular Saw When I first started DIY’ing, it was… View Post
If you’re reading this post, it’s likely that you went to Google and asked how to get rid of cable (or how to get rid of Comcast) and you landed here on this blog post. Well, so we’re not strangers, I’m Serena. Nice to meet you. 🙂 Getting rid of cable isn’t a topic I generally talk about on my blog… View Post
I love finding old stuff at the thrift store and painting it or replacing it, like this IKEA kitchen cart. It was only $20 and I knew it could be really pretty! When I found this IKEA cart, it was actually bare wood and I thought I wanted it gray. I painted a coat, stuck it in a corner, and… View Post
