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Blanco Bungalow Kitchen Renovation: Week 1
Blanco Bungalow Kitchen Renovation: The Design Plan
Surf Shack Update: How we Maximized Space and Created Tons of Extra Storage in our Garage with IKEA PAX Wardrobes
One Room Challenge Week 2: Garage Makeover - Floors, Walls and Oh Roof!
One Room Challenge Week 1: Garage Makeover | The Big Purge
It’s official, I’ve signed on for another Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge, and the lucky room is : MY GARAGE!
Coyote’s Clubhouse: A DIY Modern Kid’s Play House
My Yardzen Round 2 Designs are Here: The Blanco Bungalow is Getting a Major Glow up!
My Yardzen Round 1 Designs are Here, and I’d Love your Feedback
Bye Bye Weeds & Stickers: My Backyard Artificial Turf Reveal
Weekend Project: How To Bring a Boring Bathroom Nook to Life with Macrame and Plants
DIY: How To Build a Modern Wood Gate
Our fence, prior to this project, was a sad and rusty old wrought iron gate with zip tied bamboo. I wanted a sleek modern wood gate that would match our new crisp white exterior. Read on to find out how we built this new modern wood gate for under $2,000.
DIY: Fence Topper
If you live in Southern California, you know that our homes are literally built on top of each other. Some so close, you could reach out and touch your neighbors window from yours. For us, that was the case in addition to a two story unit next door looking down into our backyard, and a ever changing roster of airbnb guests. We had zero privacy and I’d had enough. Find out how I solved this problem and created some much needed privacy!
Old Windows, New Love. How to refresh old windows with new hardware and a few easy tricks.
There’s really nothing a little putty, paint, and fresh hardware can’t fix.
I think the hardest thing for me to do when it comes to projects, is finish. I’m really good about starting a project full speed, and then I usually fizzle out towards the end.
However, that ends now! I’m finishing up the windows on our house finally!
Better Homes and Gardens One Room Challenge: How to Refresh your Home Office in Three Easy Steps
I did it! I finished! Ugh, what a mission. Trying to redo a room and style it during Covid was a serious challenge.
WEEK 6: One Room Challenge
Alright folks. Here we are at week 6, and I’m having anxiety flashbacks of being in school and having a paper due today, and I haven’t even started it!! Jk Jk, I HAVE started, but am I caught up, and was I ready for today with an impressive progress report, nope! So here’s where I’m at.
THE TRIALS OF STENCIL TILES
So to start out here, I’m going to tell you this was REALLY hard for me!
Haha, not to scare you or deter you from trying this, but for some reason I just couldn’t figure this one out!
FROM BLAH TO BOLD
PART ONE: How to refresh a tired old slab of concrete and make into something beautiful.
DIY: PAINTED POTS
I’m sure you’ve seen all of the incredible painted pots circulating on Pinterest and have probably pinned quite a few. Since I’m going on one month quarantined now, and might be going slightly insane,
I thought I would attempt to DIY some hand-painted pots myself.
NEW YEAR, NEW DOOR
When we painted the exterior of the house white, the old door became impossible to look at every day. The overall condition didn’t match the freshness of our crisp white paint (and I despised the spindles, and the handle. They reminded me of my grandma’s house, but not in a good way:). However, I loved the original door, and wanted to keep it….
HOME OFFICE REFRESH: Planning for a revamp
Starting to plan for a little home office refresh. I mean, considering I never did anything with it to begin with, I guess it’s not a refresh but more so that I’m finally going to decorate the space.