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From simple weekend upgrades to full room makeovers, our DIY projects are packed with tips, tutorials, and budget-friendly ideas. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned DIYer, explore step-by-step guides to transform your home, one project at a time.

Colourful budget-friendly home gym with a colour-blocked wall, workout equipment, arched mirror, TV and gallery wall in a compact Queensland home.
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Colourful Home Gym on a Budget: How I Did It

How I turned a dingy garage space into a colourful home gym for a couple hundred dollars, with a colour-blocked wall, budget weights, and a gallery wall.

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Murphy Bed Office Ideas: How to Create a Home Office and Guest Room
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Murphy Bed Office Ideas: How to Create a Home Office and Guest Room

Learn how we transformed one room into a functional home office and guest room using a DIY Murphy bed, built-ins, and smart storage.

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DIY upholstered headboard project showing the materials, tools, and step-by-step process for creating and installing a custom fabric-covered headboard.
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How to Build Your Own Upholstered Headboard (Step by Step)

Learn how to make a DIY upholstered headboard with plywood, foam, and fabric. A step-by-step tutorial anyone can follow, no upholstery experience needed.

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After replacing our traditional dining setup with a built-in banquette, our small dining area became more functional, spacious, and inviting.
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This Banquette Upgrade Made Our Dining Space So Much Better

After replacing our traditional dining setup with a built-in banquette, our small dining area became more functional, spacious, and inviting.

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Custom alcove bed in a treehouse-themed kids' bedroom with built-in storage and shelving.
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Why I Built an Alcove Bed for My Son’s Treehouse Bedroom

How we turned a former kitchen into a treehouse-themed bedroom with a built-in alcove bed, extra storage, and a cozy bed nook kids will love.

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How to Hide a Projector in a Small Room (Our Playroom Built-In Setup)
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How to Hide a Projector in a Small Room (Our Playroom Built-In Setup)

How we hid an 84 inch projector screen inside IKEA built-ins for movie nights, no TV needed. Full step by step DIY for this hidden projector.

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DIY kitchen renovation in progress with flat pack Kaboodle kitchen cabinets being assembled and installed, showing practical cabinet installation tips, tools, levelling, and budget-friendly renovation ideas for an Australian home kitchen makeover.
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Tips for Installing Kaboodle Kitchen Cabinets (What Nobody Tells You First)

When we started planning our DIY kitchen renovation we went…

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A whimsical and budget-friendly Fairy Garden Birthday Party filled with DIY decor, easy food ideas, and magical touches—perfect for creating a charming celebration without overspending.
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How I Threw A Fairy Garden Birthday Party on a Budget (DIY Ideas + Easy Decor)

Fairy garden birthday party on a budget: easy DIY decor, cake ideas, simple food, and magical touches for a whimsical kids party.

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Close-up visuals from a DIY dollhouse stone tutorial showcasing step-by-step techniques, textures, and materials for creating realistic miniature stone finishes.
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DIY Dollhouse Stone Tutorial

Create charming mini exteriors with this DIY dollhouse stone tutorial. Compare tools, tips and materials for realistic cottage-style results.

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How to List a Home While Living in It
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How to List Your Home While Living in It (Without Losing Your Mind)

Selling your house while still living in it? Here are realistic, family-friendly tips to keep your home show-ready—without going completely insane.

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A thrifty Aussie mum with the audacity to DIY anything. Old house, new projects, & life back home after a decade abroad 🛠️
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Reminder that sometimes a $50 Facebook Marketplace Reminder that sometimes a $50 Facebook Marketplace find feels as good as a full renovation. 
We don’t have space for a mudroom or proper entryway and these shoe bins in our playroom were out of control. Also everyone would be sprawled out on the floor trying to get shoes on at the door with nowhere to sit then I found this (perfectly sized) bench that fixes both problems. 
I just chucked it in place for now but how should I finish it? Paint? Sand it back? 

#thriftfind #thriftflip #diyprojects #entrywaydecor
Do you ever wonder what kind of crazy nickname som Do you ever wonder what kind of crazy nickname some friend group out there has about an interaction with you? Because we bring up the Facebook marketplace sh*tter a lot around here and it’s like a quantifier of how bad a day you’re having. 

I do truly feel bad for that guy but oof, I don’t think he expected to leave with a couch and a new thing to think about every night as he falls asleep. 
What’s the worst marketplace experience you’ve had? I actually don’t even think this is my worst one 😅

#diyer #facebookmarketplace #thriftedhome
People always message me some variation of ‘I wish People always message me some variation of ‘I wish I could do projects but have no idea where to start’ and I always say try hanging a shelf. 
Let me know if you have any questions or requests for more specific how-to videos (and I hope you appreciate that I added an extra hole I didn’t even need just to show you what a stud looks like 😂). 

#diyer #beginnerdiy #easydiy #diyhome
One day she’s a name in a notes app and the next s One day she’s a name in a notes app and the next she’s a little crafty queen 🥲 

We decided to have a girls outing this weekend and she requested a fun drink and painting in the park so I added in some thrifting for my input and phew this day had me like a dog hearing all its favourite words.

#craftymom #kidswhocreate #girlhood #thriftymum
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