This “How to Buy a House in 12 Weeks” guide is brought to you, in part, by Homes.com. For more home buying help, check out 10 Questions You MUST Ask Before Buying a House, along with helpful tips on how to hire a contractor. Here at Thrift Diving, we talk a lot about how to decorate, improve, and… View Post
I’m so happy that I finally completed this boy’s bedroom makeover! My son loves his new blue bedroom with orange accents! If you like this bedroom makeover, be sure to check out my other boys’ green bedroom makeover as well as my own master bedroom makeover. BEFORE AFTER! I thought people were pulling my leg when they said that it takes years to… View Post
This DIY bat house post is sponsored by The Home Depot. There’s an old saying that you learn something new every day. Isn’t that the truth. I recently found myself up past midnight researching how to build a bat house, how to install a bat house, and why bat houses are even “a thing.” I’ll admit that I was clueless… View Post
This boys bedroom makeover is brought to you by Carpet One. All opinions are my own. For more bedroom makeovers, check out my oldest boy’s room makeover, my master bedroom makeover, and this pretty guest bedroom makeover. When I was a kid, I don’t remember what my childhood bedroom looked like. I remember the basic structure of it, but there… View Post
I’ve done really good with curbing my “buy-and-hoard” tendencies at the thrift store. But when you find thrifted path lights like these, and then upcycle them into fall-inspired DIY lanterns, I have a renewed appreciation of my “buy-and-hoard” ways. I bought these old path walkway lights many months ago from the thrift store. I gasped when I found them because I… View Post
Here at Thrift Diving, it used to be that I’d highlight my favorite readers that makes Thrift Diving a great community. These are the thoughtful, engaged people that take time out of their busy day to leave comments here on the blog, read my posts, and who have spent a lifetime loving thrift stores, too. For 2018, though, I’ve been… View Post
It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper thrift haul, but don’t think I haven’t been stopping through the thrift store, especially on their 50% off holiday sales for Memorial Day and 4th of July! I haven’t been buying as much furniture because….well….I just don’t have as much space for it anymore! But I love when I’m doing a… View Post
This DIY whiteboard tutorial is brought to you by Gorilla Glue. For more fun craft projects to keep you organized, be sure to check out my DIY wood journal, DIY notebooks made with scrapbook paper, and DIY pegboard organizers. When I decided to make over my kids’ bedroom, I knew it must include one thing: a big DIY whiteboard!… View Post
“Should I go to the Haven conference or not?” That’s the question I was mulling over in my head up until weeks before the conference. Haven is a DIY (do-it-yourself conference) held once a year that brings together creative home decor, home improvement, and craft bloggers that’s been organizing for 8 years now. Back in 2013, I attended Haven for… View Post
At the age of 40, I got this crazy idea to enroll in a carpentry certificate program at my local community college. The first class, Introduction to the Building Trades, was starting the same day when the public schools were on a 2-hour weather delay. Having been years since I have taken college courses, I didn’t realize that the community… View Post
