DIY

One of our good friends recently hired a contractor to renovate their kitchen. Her vision was to turn her outdated kitchen into a French country-themed kitchen with earthy tones, a stone backsplash and warm gold elements. However, her contractor informed her that he was uncomfortable installing a stone backsplash or open shelving, so Noah and […]

Reese’s playhouse is our most famous project and easily our personal favorite. What started as a glimmer in our eye and a half-serious “hey, ya know what would be kinda cool..” turned into a transformative project for our basement and the entire house. Inspired by Harry Potter’s under-the-stairs bedroom, we decided we wanted to pursue […]

Installing wallpaper can vary depending on the type of wallpaper you are using. For our Playhouse project for Reese, I wanted to add something bright and fun right when you opened the door. Most of our home is pretty neutral, and I wanted this space to feel completely different, so we chose to go with […]

We’re always looking for ways to update and upgrade our house with budget-friendly options. A subtle but important interior design element to any house is its interior doors. When we bought our house, we had cheap-o, hollow core, flat panel doors. While we knew we hated those, we also didn’t want to spend roughly $400 […]

When renovating Reese’s playhouse I knew I wanted to add a kitchen set inside for her. However, the goal of the playhouse renovation was to use leftover material and do it at as low of a cost as possible!  If you have done any research on play kitchen sets you know the prices can vary […]

When we bought our house our master bedroom felt like a basic, 1990’s blah space: nice vaulted ceilings, but otherwise a lot of large blank walls and no character. We felt like the current layout was seriously underutilizing the amount of space and potential for creativity, so we decided to spunk it up a bit! […]

I have wanted cane webbing nightstands for a long time, but I couldn’t bring myself to pay the prices that kept coming across online. It simply wasn’t in the budget for our new bedroom renovation, so I knew I needed to make them myself. Honestly, they turned out better than I could’ve imagined!  Supplies need: […]

Let’s face it, when renovating a whole room, costs can add up quickly. Obviously when doing projects yourself vs paying a professional you save money, but materials aren’t cheap! So, I make it my goal whenever renovating a space to cut costs as much as possible. I normally do this by trying to use leftover […]

This fireplace makeover was for one of our rental properties, so I didn’t want to spend too much money on it, but I did want to make it look nice as it is the first thing you see when you walk in. The first step we did was remove the massive mirror above the fireplace […]

Lately, we’ve fallen in love with accent walls and using interior trim to spice up areas. We had a blank wall in our entryway that needed some love – and hooks for coats – so some classy wainscoting was the perfect solution. Wainscoting is a design element that has been used widely since the 18th […]

In most living spaces, fireplaces are a huge focal point in a room. That’s why I think it’s important to make sure they make a statement. When purchasing our home, our small living room had a very outdated fireplace that I knew needed some serious updating. The original fireplace was from when the home was […]

Shiplap walls are by far the easiest accent wall in my opinion, but they really can make a huge impact to a space. When planning out Reese’s nursery, the room felt very basic to me and lacked any type of character. I knew I wanted to add an accent wall to the room, but I […]