Caulk. It can be intimidating and definitely takes some time, but use these caulking tips and you’ll love the finished, professional look you create! Use your caulking skills on these projects: Beginner Tips and Tricks for Installing Trim — Built-In Bookshelves for Your Home — Build a Wall-to-Wall Built-In Desk and Bookcase By Colleen of Lemon Thistle […]
Installing Trim: A Beginner’s Guide
Installing trim just got do-able for beginners! Crown molding, chair rail, window and door casing, and shadow box trim — Jenny did it all as a complete beginner and she’s sharing what she learned so you can do it, too! More for you: Ultimate Guide to Wainscoting – DIY Craftsman Window Trim (with no angle […]
How to Build and Hang a Window Cornice
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 […]
DIY Craftsman Window Trim
This easy craftsman style window trim requires NO confusing angled cuts, so it’s easy for anyone to do, even a beginner, and it makes a HUGE impact. Don’t stop at window trim, make your own curtain rods, add window boxes outside, and even some wood shutters outside! Hi, friends! It’s Lauren from Bless’er House, and […]
How To: DIY Craftsman Door Casing and Easy Corbels
Hey All! Corey here from Sawdust 2 Stitches! We have recently moved and I have found my self up to my elbows in casing and trim work! As much work and as tedious as it can be, I am ALWAYS amazed at how much it can add to a space! Seriously, there was nothing wrong […]
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 […]
Best DIY Door Tips: Installation, Framing and Hardware
[tps_header] Best DIY Door Tips Before we finish up Shut The Front Door DIY Week — we need to cover installing, framing, and door casings! Here are our best DIY door tips and ideas to get you going on beautifying and updating your doors: [/tps_header] Installing Doors + Hardware Beginning with the basics: how to […]
Add Molding to Update Closet Doors
Continuing on with Shut The Front Door DIY week… more ways to update plain doors! And stay tuned because there are even MORE to come! Using molding to add features to a door is such a versatile DIY projects! You can go for a classic panel-style with curved corners like Suzanne shared here on her interior […]
Make a Flat Door Look Like a Paneled Door
I hope you are enjoying our Shut The Front Door week full of DIY doors! We have more to come, so make sure that you’ve subscribed by RSS or email to get every update! And don’t forget to come link up your door-related projects here, plus tell us a knock-knock joke for a chance to win $25! Our next […]
DIY Custom Window Mullions (Grids)
Updating a cookie cutter house to a custom stylish home usually means combining large projects (like entry renovations and updating cabinets) with smaller details like choosing the right paint color and window treatments. Jill has put a lot of work into her home (remember her range hood and trimmed arched windows?) , and this latest project is simple […]
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 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 […]
DIY Wainscoting Tutorial
As much as we all love and admire older homes that are full of character, intricate woodwork, and lots of architectural details…most of us don’t live in homes like that. Instead, we occupy homes that were slapped together sometime in the last 40 years by builders that were looking to make a quick buck, not […]
