Installing framing over our existing brick fireplace is the first step in our fireplace renovation project! We'll be leaving the brick and simply adding a new framed wall in-front of the existing, drywalling, and finishing the fireplace from there. THIS PAGE MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS FROM ...
OUR FAMILY ROOM DESIGN
It is time to start working on our family room renovation! We're excited to share our family room design and list of projects we're planning to DIY. The main projects include refacing our fireplace, building walnut storage cabinets, adding wall mirrors and box trim, and customizing the bay window. ...
OUR BACKYARD DESIGN
It's finally time to work on some much-needed exterior projects at our house, starting by sharing the initial design and renderings of our backyard! Keep reading below to understand the existing condition of our backyard and all of the new elements we are going to work to incorporate. Our ...
STAINING OUR WOOD WINDOWS BLACK
We're onto our last project of our upstairs and we will be staining our existing wood windows black! We previously did this to our kitchen window and it turned out great, so we’re looking forward to repeating the same process on our windows upstairs. THIS PAGE MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS FROM ...
PAINTING OUR INTERIOR WOOD DOORS
Now that our first floor reno has settled in, it is time to begin working on our second floor! The first project we’re going to be doing on our second floor is refinishing all of our existing interior wood (oak) doors and painting them. In total, we’re going to be refinishing and painting 14 doors ...
8 WAYS WE CUSTOMIZED OUR IKEA KITCHEN
With our latest kitchen renovation, we wanted to push the envelope of our IKEA kitchen, so here are the 8 ways we customized our IKEA kitchen. If you have missed our kitchen reveal, you can check out the full blog post. Our reveal post also contains a list with links to all of the projects we DIYed ...
OUR KITCHEN DIMENSIONS
Dimensions of our kitchen are by far our most frequently asked question! See below for some of our most requested dimensions. If you have missed our kitchen reveal, you can check out the full blog post. Our reveal post also contains a list with links to all of the projects we DIYed in our kitchen. ...
OUR KITCHEN BEFORE & AFTER
We thought it would be a great idea to round up some of the best before and after angles for our latest kitchen renovation. We've gotten the request for same-angle pictures a lot, especially on our kitchen projects. If you have missed our kitchen reveal, you can check out the full blog post. Our ...
OUR KITCHEN RENOVATION REVEAL
It's hard to believe we made it, but it is finally time for our full kitchen renovation reveal! We DIY renovated this entire kitchen by ourselves and sometimes we have "pinch me" moments that we were able to execute our vision. This certainly wasn't built overnight and it took us about 6 months ...
DIY PLASTER RANGE HOOD
Our DIY plaster range hood is the last major project in our kitchen renovation. We'll be framing out a new 4 foot range hood, installing the insert, and applying a roman clay finish. We've never done this before, but we are feeling confident in our abilities after all of the kitchen projects we've ...
