This post is brought to you in part by The Home Depot. I can’t tell you how long I’d been wanting to build a DIY fire pit in my backyard, with a stone walkway. But when you can barely manage to finish projects inside of the house, the outside seems that much less important, doesn’t it? Last summer, though, I built this outdoor… View Post
This post is brought to you by Arrow Fastener. All projects and opinions belong to Thrift Diving. Keep reading to find out how you can also win a Mother’s Day Prize Pack from Arrow Fastener! One of my favorite moments is to pull out my crafting materials…turn on some Golden Girls or Reba on Hulu…and get to craftin’. Whether it’s a… View Post
This outdoor makeover is part of our Outdoor Overhaul Makeover Challenge, which was sponsored by RYOBI Outdoor Tools. All opinions belong to Thrift Diving. I’ve never been as happy to come to the end of a makeover challenge as I have with this outdoor makeover. In all the years (since 2014) that I have tackled our yards, bedrooms, basements, and… View Post
The following post is brought to you by The American Cleaning Institute for the #PacketsUp campaign. I’ll be honest with you. Since my children (ages 12, 9, and 7) have been out of diapers, I haven’t given much thought to safety around the house. Okay, I’m probably exaggerating a bit. Of course I don’t want them to lean too close… View Post
If you’ve got a spouse who complains about the amount of furniture you’ve got hoarded up in the garage, basement, spare bedroom, etc. go show them this post about how to paint a dresser in 10 easy steps. Seriously! I’ll wait. [Insert Jeopardy theme song here]. They’ve got to see this because it’s the perfect example of how buying the right piece… View Post
This post is brought to you by RYOBI Outdoor tools as part of our Outdoor Overhaul Makeover Challenge 2.0 #RYOBIOutdoorChallenge #HangoutChallenge. All opinions belong to me. I’ve been a die-hard RYOBI outdoor tools fan since I started teaming up with them several years ago. One of my favorite products has always been the RYOBI lawn mower (the electric lawn mower,… 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. It was stunning! Watch the Tutorial! There’s no other word to describe it. So I did what any DIYer would do: I… View Post
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
