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A DIY fireplace mantel with stained wood and a black brick paint.
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How to Build a DIY Fireplace Mantel: A Step-by-Step Guide with Bold Paint Makeover

This DIY fireplace mantel gave a breath of freshness to our old, boring, outdated fireplace without a ton of time or money.

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How to Build a DIY Photo Ledge with Scrap Wood: Easy Step-by-Step Guide
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How to Build a DIY Photo Ledge with Scrap Wood: Easy Step-by-Step Guide

Read our detailed guide on creating a stylish DIY photo ledge using scrap wood. Organize and display photos in a cost-effective way!

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How to Build a DIY Farmhouse Outdoor Table: Step-by-Step Guide with Free Plans
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How to Build a DIY Farmhouse Outdoor Table: Step-by-Step Guide with Free Plans

Create a charming DIY farmhouse outdoor table with our step-by-step DIY guide. Perfect for adding rustic charm to your outdoor spaces!

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Guest Bathroom Makeover: A Budget-Friendly Transformation
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Guest Bathroom Makeover: A Budget-Friendly Transformation

Our guest bathroom was a nightmare. But for less than $500 and with a couple weekends of sweat equity, we got a full guest bathroom makeover.

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In the corner of a nursery, an armchair to nursery rocker conversion.
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How to Convert an IKEA Armchair into a Nursery Rocker: Easy DIY Guide

How to turn your armchair into a nursery rocking chair in one hour for under $70. It’s an easy DIY project for parents-to-be.

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Free Printable Paint Labels to Organize Leftover Paint Cans
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Free Printable Paint Labels to Organize Leftover Paint Cans

Download and print these free, printable paint labels to clear the clutter of old, half-used paint cans. Use on mason jars, lids, and more.

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How to Build a DIY Entryway Shoe Tray Using Scrap Wood and Tile
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How to Build a DIY Entryway Shoe Tray Using Scrap Wood and Tile

Turn your leftover scrap wood and tile into a cute, handy DIY entryway shoe tray for your family to use. Follow these easy steps.

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DIY Master Bedroom Plank Accent Wall: Step-by-Step Guide
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DIY Master Bedroom Plank Accent Wall: Step-by-Step Guide

Building a stunning master bedroom plank accent wall doesn’t have to break the budget. Learn how plus the tools and materials you’ll need.

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painted our brick house white paint color
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The Ultimate Beginner DIY Toolbox: Essential Tools to Get Started

Before you get started on house renovations, check out this beginner DIY toolbox checklist. Here’s everything you’ll need.

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white paint color
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How to Spackle Over Paneling in One Weekend

Learning how to spackle over paneling isn’t complicated. It starts with knowing what tools and materials you’ll need and LOTS of prep work.

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Fellow Type B DIYers: what’s the most unhinged t Fellow Type B DIYers: what’s the most unhinged thing you’ve used to stir paint? Because I know you’re not digging out an actual paint stirrer every time. For me (this week at least) it’s this leftover bit of curtain rod I had sitting around and it got the job done 🤷‍♀️

#typeb #diyer #homerenovation
Fully aware this is maybe how everyone approaches Fully aware this is maybe how everyone approaches their punch list(?), but not me until now and I feel like it’s made the last 5% of our kitchen renovation feel so much less overwhelming for my ADHD brain. 

It also means far fewer doom piles around the house from all the little touch ups I was intending to do and forgot or got distracted, so if your brain also won’t let you do anything without being tricked, this may work 😅

#kitchenreno #renovationjourney #diykitchen #diyer
I’ve been on a journey to make my own cafe curta I’ve been on a journey to make my own cafe curtains because I needed a little bit of softness and whimsy in my kitchen renovation and despite feeling very overwhelmed for a bit in the middle there I feel like these turned out so cute (if you aren’t tooo close)! 
Now I’m overconfident on the old sewing machine and who knows what this self proclaimed seamstress is going to make next. 

#sewsewsew #diycafecurtains #kitchenremodel #kitcheninspiration
After 11 years in America, one husband and two kid After 11 years in America, one husband and two kids, coming home to a house that needed everything seemed like the next logical step. Can confirm live still feels calmer. 

#lifeinaustralia #expatlife #movingabroad #australianhome #diyhome
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