a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
A big step in completing this room- installing the floors! The original floors in here were in rough shape- random holes throughout and needing to be stripped. Instead of doing a bunch of patching, we decided to cover them with laminate flooring. This room will get a lot of abuse so I needed something to hold up to that! If… Read More
I know that painting a wall sounds like a SUPER basic DIY project. And it is! But, like anything, as I’ve done this over and over again, I’ve learned how to get better and faster at it. So, I’m going to share my best tips! And my fails with painting walls (because, yes, I have learned some things the hard… Read More
The first time I grouted was in my kitchen at my old house. I had no clue what I was doing and I was SO scared I’d mess it up! I spent hours grouting (we put in a TON of subway tile) and I learned a lot. For this kitchen, I tiled behind the oven and now it is time to… Read More
All weekend I’ve been working on my kitchen. It feels so good to get back to it after taking months off doing other projects! I had planned on putting the same peel and stick tile behind my stove that is on my backsplash, but its not heat resistant so I came up with plan b. I decided that I wanted… Read More
When we decided to buy this house, I knew two things- the kitchen needed to be renovated and that I didn’t have enough money to pay for that renovation. What’s a girl to do besides an affordable DIY alternative? So instead of tearing out all of the cabinets and appliances (like I’d love to do), the kitchen is getting a… Read More
A few months ago, I got this cute bench for our dining nook. I knew that I needed to do something about the fabric since my 3 year old sits here, and I finally took the time to re-upholster it! This was a project that only took a few hours including time to paint the legs. I can’t believe I… Read More
