We’ve had a pile of tiles (which ended up being the perfect choice for our DIY entryway shoe tray) stacked up by our fireplace for close to six months now. The dogs kind of bound over it on the way to their bed in the corner of our living room and Alex and I have…
How We Transformed Our Master Bedroom With a Plank Accent Wall
This master bedroom plank accent wall was long in the making but man, was she worth the wait. Until we did this project, our house palette was pretty light and neutral – white kitchen, greige walls, wood accents. I knew I wanted to start bringing in a few darker, more accent-type colors throughout the house…
The Ultimate Beginner DIY Toolbox: Everything You Need to Get Started
The day we moved into our house was pretty indicative of how everything seems to go for us the last few years. It was a Friday, we were both off work, and we had perfectly crafted our plan of attack, but the timeline was tight. We had to pick up our Uhaul at 8 a.m.,…
How to Spackle Over Paneling in One Weekend for Less Than $60
Before we get into to how to spackle over paneling, we have to tell you about the way we started making over our master bedroom, which is actually pretty embarrassing. It was earlier this year, I was about eight months pregnant and we had just finished covering the too-bold-for-us teal walls in our guest bedroom…
What Led Us to DIY (Without Any Experience)
When I was in kindergarten I distinctly remember being dissuaded from a life of DIY. Mrs R, a beloved teacher in a small town of about 250 in rural Australia who went by that name because nobody could pronounce Rohrschneider, had told a 5-year-old Emma that her ability to cut out shapes with cardboard was…