DIY Front Door Window Privacy

DIY Front Door Window Privacy

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended. We moved into our current house almost one year ago. During that year we have done a lot of renovating,...
Front Door Roman Shades

Front Door Roman Shades

Since we’ve moved into the new house two months ago, we’ve been slowly updating the little things here and there in tandem with a few larger projects, such as replacing the sewer lines and removing the 200-year-old tree that was ruining the house...
Paint Over-spray Tip

Paint Over-spray Tip

Today I repainted the french doors that lead out to the back deck. I knew even with no wind I’d get a little overspray. I wasn’t concerned with the glass since a razor blade will scrape it right off, but I certainly didn’t want any getting on the house exterior that...
Pantry Door Updates

Pantry Door Updates

I continued the rubbed oil bronze updates with our mirrored pantry doors that are off to the side of our living area of the main floor. We removed the doors and the top trim piece so we could take them outside to paint. I then taped newspaper over the mirrors. Since...
Brass to Bronze

Brass to Bronze

When we bought our house over four years ago all the light fixtures were cheap, gaudy brass. Every. Single. One.  Shelling out money for new light fixtures when the ones we had worked flawlessly wasn’t an option we wanted to choose. So, out came the DIY in us...
Cost and Materials for DIY Faux Butcherblock Kitchen Countertops

Cost and Materials for DIY Faux Butcherblock Kitchen Countertops

Here is a before and after photo of the kitchen counter remodel project. Below is a materials list and the final cost for our project. Now that our butcherblock countertop project has come to a close, I went back and worked up a materials and cost list for anyone...