This RIDGID rotary hammer drill review is brought to you by The Home Depot. All opinions belong to Thrift Diving. I started using power tools in 2013, wielding my first circular saw and reciprocating saw after attending the Haven conference, which is an annual blogging conference for do-it-yourself and decorating bloggers. My DIY toolbox slowly grew. Over time, though, as… View Post
This painted brick fireplace tutorial contains affiliate links for Brick Anew fireplace paint. When we moved into our old, 1973 house, it didn’t cross my mind that I would one day have to DO something about the ugly brick fireplace that spanned the entire wall. You know what I’m talking about–that wall that sucks the life out of the room….that… View Post
This post is brought to you by The Home Depot. When you become a homeowner, one of the first tools you buy for your homeowners toolbox is a power drill. It’s one of the simplest power tools to use. I guarantee that you’ll grab it for hanging curtain rods, adding or changing knobs on kitchen cabinets, putting furniture together, and… View Post
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and is part of The Home Depot PROspective Tool Review Program. One of the very first tools that I ever owned was a reciprocating saw, but I’ll be honest with you: I didn’t know what it was, and I didn’t think I would ever need it. This was back in 2014 when… View Post
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cricut. All opinions are 100% mine. The kitchen is the supposed to be the heart of the home. It’s the gathering place where friends and family (pre-corona, that is….) would stop through and mill around, chit chatting. It’s supposed to be the happy place of the home. But that… View Post
Imagine you’re painting wood furniture: an amazing, gorgeous dresser that belonged to your grandmother….and only minutes after painting it a beautiful soft white paint, it starts to turn yellow. Or you’re about to finish painting your oak dining room chairs and realize that you have messy paint drips down the backs (and even worse–they paint has already dried!) Painting… View Post
This post on how to use a paint sprayer to paint a wood fence is sponsored by Wagner. Isn’t it funny how once you improve something, you can’t believe you lived with the uglier/plainer/older version for so long? Doesn’t matter if you fixed something up around your house, changed your hairstyle, lost weight, or suddenly became a nicer person (or…heck…… View Post
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot as part of The Home Depot ProSpective Program in which I test out various tools and equipment while working on my projects. The biggest reason that we never finish DIY projects is because we’re scared of something: scared it won’t turn out, scared that we won’t know how to fix it, scared… View Post
If you enjoy this tutorial on how to make an herb garden using PVC pipe, be sure to check out my tutorial on how to build DIY garden beds. Watch This Herb Garden in Action This project is featured on my YouTube channel . Click here to save this project on Pinterest. It’s only been in the past… View Post
This helpful post on fire safety is sponsored by We Love Fire. The first time I ever started a fire outside in the summer, it was a few years after moving in. I had bought one of those inexpensive little fire pits for about $50. I called myself trying to “roast marshmallows,” but it turned out to be an experience… View Post
