Category: DIY Projects
June Upcycle Challenge: Hanging Wine Rack ReFab
I’ve paired up with 19 other talented ladies to bring you a monthly Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge. Each month we will create a new home decor piece from an item(s) we’ve found at a thrift store, yard sale, resale shop etc. There is no budget […]
DIY Budget Art with FREE Botanical Prints
Remember my old window upcycle that I posted last week? I mentioned that I originally planned to use some awesome botanical prints for that project, but I switched gears and put some jumbo vintage typewriter keys in the window instead. You didn’t think I forgot about those […]
ReStore Cabinet Upcycle – Meet My New DIY Liquor Cabinet
I’ve been on the hunt for months for something I could use in my dining room for a liquor cabinet. I entertain a lot, so I usually have a pretty decent stash of adult beverage supplies on hand, and none of my kitchen cabinet shelves […]
Old Window Upcycle + Budget Friendly Living Room Update
One of my resolutions this year was to actually DO something with my stash of old windows and doors. At a certain point you’re not “saving it for a project” – you’re just going down that slippery slope to being a hoarder. So, I figured […]
May Upcycle Challenge: Old Door Upcycle
Hi there! I’ve teamed up with 19 other talented bloggers to bring you a monthly Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge. Each month we will create a new home decor piece from an item(s) we’ve found at a thrift store, yard sale, resale shop etc. There is […]
West Elm DIY Bentwood Pendant Debacle
One of the projects I’ve been working on over the last couple of months is updating the small sun room in the front of my house. This room has been my nemesis over the years, so it’s not surprising that my West Elm DIY Bentwood […]
DIY Farmhouse Table (aka “Franken-Table”)
What it is about renovating a room that suddenly starts an avalanche of unplanned projects in the surrounding areas? You would think that after tackling a long grueling kitchen renovation that we would take it easy for a while, wouldn’t you? Nope… As we were […]
Guest Bedroom Old Door Chalkboard
My guest bedroom got a much needed makeover when the DRG moved in because his son stays with us on weekends. My decorating challenge was to make the room appropriate for a 10 year old boy AND the adults (like my mom) who visit on occasion. […]
DIY Capiz Shell Chandelier
Like a lot of people, I have one of these in my house: Yep…the dreaded “boob light”. This beauty hangs in my upstairs hallway. It certainly could be worse, but it could be a lot better too – so I started brainstorming budget DIY ideas […]
DIY Pallet Table + 13 Easy Outdoor DIY Projects & Upcycles
How is the weather this week in your neck of the woods? We had a picture-perfect weekend here in Central New York, so we did the spring garden clean up and pulled out our deck and patio furniture over the weekend – whooo-hooooooo! I’m sure […]