Learn how to build your own wood window cornice box to dress up your window frame. Building a custom wood window valance is a great beginner building project! See more of self-taught DIYer Jenny’s home and tips for beginning DIYers here — you won’t want to miss her beautiful kitchen and living room! Plus read […]
How to Install Board and Batten
Learn how to install a Board and Batten wall. We’re here to help you do it yourself with professional-looking results! Come see how to build the bright yellow Swedish Mora Clock and the Dutch Barn Door / Baby Gate, too! DIY Board and Batten Wall Tutorial Materials for Installing a Board and Batten Wall: Boards […]
White Kitchen Makeover: Small Updates to Make a Big Impact
Sometimes there are homes and rooms that need a total renovation: gut it and start from scratch. More often, you can work with what you’ve got to make something that works — which might still take knocking out a wall or two 🙂 But no matter where you start from, there are some details and […]
Why You Need to Start Caulking + Tips
Hello Remodelaholic readers! Colleen here from Lemon Thistle, home to DIY, home decor, printables, and parties. I’m so excited to be back with you today to share one of the less pretty sides of remodeling and decorating… but boy, it makes such a huge difference — Caulking! Caulking is one of those steps that seems […]
How to Add Woodwork Trim Above The Fireplace Mantel
Remember how we have a huuuge crush on all pretty fireplaces? Some (okay, a LOT) of fireplace makeovers require a lot of work, a moderate expense, or fancy tools. BUT you can get the look of today’s fireplace feature with just some basic lumber and cuts, caulk, and paint, for around $60! Read below to see […]
How to Frame a Window: Tutorials + Tips for DIY Window Casings
Trimming out your windows is one of the top ways to take a builder-grade home and make each room shine with character. Choose your lumber and mouldings to fit your style, and BAM, you’ve got a custom awesome architectural feature in your home.We’ve collected the best tutorials and tips for installing window casings, even for special […]
How to Install Molding and Trim on Arched Windows
You may have noticed… and I’ve mentioned it a time or two… that I love molding. Nice thick sculpted molding just adds joy to my life and my home. A well-trimmed window is just easy on the eyes, you know? So when Jill shared at a recent link party how she installed trim on her […]
Build a Large Wall Frame for a Chalkboard or Mirror
Today, I am super excited to show you the great project I’ve been working on for the Ready, Set, Paint Blog Hop! In Texas we used to have a nice full length mirror on our bedroom closet door. I miss it! Since the move, we haven’t really had a nice place to check out for outfits… […]
Interior Column Plans
Hear ye, hear ye, we FINALLY have the column plans done! WAHOO! The final interior column plans that we designed for our living room, only ya know three 3 years ago are finally here. Ever since we have been showing you the wrap up of the living room, and the built in’s plans part one […]
25 DIY Door Ideas
[tps_header] 25+ Great DIY Door Ideas! Doors, they are not something you may think about everyday, but I can promise you that you use them daily and a LOT at that. They are a huge part of our interior landscape so to speak. And I think I lot of time they get overlooked. Recently though, […]
Kitchen Island Makeover With Corbels: Part Two
Here is where we left off with the kitchen island makeover. It is looking pretty good, but we are about to add the final touch that makes it look 100% better. We had ordered the corbels, but they hadn’t arrived yet when we finished the moldings. But we did all we could up to that […]
Fabulous Kitchen Island Makeover: Part One
Hey Guys this is Justin, I wanna tell you about a project I worked on recently. I have a friend named Nate, a brother from another mother, as we like to joke. He and I have been friends literally since we were like 5 months old. And our friendship is still hanging in there! And Luckily Cassity is good friends with […]
Update Builder Grade Cabinets Without Painting
Okay I need to start this post with a very clear caveat: We cannot paint our cabinets, and we cannot stain our cabinets. Ahhh… that feels better to get that out in the open first thing. Okay, so the reason that is the first thing in bold red text, is because I know I am going to […]
Framing A Large Bathroom Mirror
We wanted to show you how we framed our large bathroom mirror. Now that we showed you the raised up vanity, it’s finally time for the “how we gave our mirror a custom look”. We had big plans with the mirror that we were looking at earlier in this post, but with the time […]
Secret Weapon for DIY-ers
So, I have this secret weapon, a secret DIY weapon if you will! Like a karate chop to your project. It’s caulk. Oh wait? You’ve heard of caulk before!?! Well, okay, I still think that it is my secret weapon, it makes all the difference between perfect and meh… I thought it would be fun […]
