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The project forms part of the new Maidenhill development at Newton Mearns, southwest of Glasgow. A completely new neighbourhood, comprising more than ...
To introduce a bed in the shape of a giant teddy bear into the children's room is undoubtedly an extraordinary choice that will completely transform t ...
Image Source: What Is Elevation Kitchen Design Sometimes the additional act requires a set change. In Cindy Borer\'s case, an agenda-driven ac ...
Lucknow city in India has a rich heritage with numerous buildings dating back to the 18th century. The site for this house lies along a busy arterial ...
 Whooo it\'s been an embarrassing stitch of time here, getting back onto the DIY Stair Project.  I\'ve been a tad busy.  But today, we\'re on ...
 Yes, another scrap wood DIY how-to today!  Seriously, I know.  But hey, I?ve got too much scrap wood.  So all right, let\'s make tray pic ...
 Ah here we are, the last in my series of Actual Travel (as opposed to our tours that take you around if you prefer.Considering the vast majorit ...
 Aw now isn\'t this just the darn cutest thing, this Cedar Flower Mobile"!  All in less than 30 minutes!Here\'s the trouble I run into sometimes ...
 We already know the details are not the details so indeed, it truly is the little things that make a major difference.  Hence a Variety Pack of ...
 Well this is a nifty little project!  How to DIY concrete and rebar outdoor solar lights!  They\'re really quite easy too!I\'m always on a q ...
 Yeah so maybe you saw a fun little video of this project over on my Instagram or maybe over on my TikTok but it appears, according to my records, ...
 Ah, look at me in a semi-timely manner getting the week two of actual travel, week two of our Scotland trip shared with you!If you remember wee ...
 I alluded to this nifty project in my ol\' Dollar Store DIY Decor:  Beaded Towel Ring post a short moment ago.  Yes, it\'s another wall moun ...
 There are a zillion tutorials out there on how to repair a wall, for sure.  What makes this one different"Well.  Heh.  Back there in our ...
 Ah ha, another in a series of ...
 Ugh I tell ya...Why does everything break at once"!  Ya know"!  I\'m not necessarily a believer in Mercury Retrograde but seriously, lately" ...
 So I know this isn\'t DIY or home improvement or project related or even a Web Trip but I did promise I\'d share more about my actual trip, my Sco ...
 Sometimes you realize you\'re heading in the wrong direction design-wise.  And that is a-okay.  Both the realization and the wrong direction ...
 Whew, whooo doggie, it\'s been a flurry of activity around these parts of late, eh"  I may be pooped but my head is a?-whirl with a zillion pro ...
 So to be quite frank, this was the project that originally kicked off the Dead Flat VarnishNow, wait what the heck is WeatherWash and where did th ...
 Back at it with that was a terrifying read.  Into the trash the pills went.  Never again.He didn\'t have any other symptoms that warranted a ...
 More spring cleaning in the master closet with part III and today I bring you a WE Cork wall.  And holy moly my goodness, oh my word, it is glo ...
 You guys.  We have the coolest closet ceiling, ever.  Ever.  We\'re pressing on (ah the pun) with the spring cleaning, master closet part ...
 A Variety Pack!  Yay!  It\'s been a while!  Boy, I\'m getting spotty with my Variety Packs, yikes.Well I\'m back with another one then!Wh ...
 Look, I admit there\'s nothin\' revolutionary about making a curtain rod out of a dowel, for sure.  Making a modern version"  Mmm, maybe"  ...
 Ah ok, see, heh, this is what happens, SMDH.  I walk into our master closet and ugh it\'s flipping a wreck.  I should really do some spring ...
 Ok, this surely sounds confusing and bizarre, an outside a closet rod, but hear me out.  And once you do, you?ll want one, or several, too.Gene ...
 You may not be interested in dogs, or maybe dogs having surgery, but Finn did recently, as Hailey did several years ago though hers was different. ...
Just a quick note to let you know I\'m taking a brief break and hope to be back soon.Our big boy Finn, my Trusty Furry Assistant, has some spots of ca ...
 Does this take the cake as the longest blog post title I\'ve composed to date"  So yeah though, come join me back in the bathroom with this Con ...
 All righty!  Yes!  How to DIY tufted floor cushions!  This project, well, this dilemma was long overdue in resolving.  Long.  And n ...
 Shockingly, so quickly, we have updates to updates:  Joybird and Interior Define!  And exhilarating ones at that!I\'m not gonna lie, and as ...
 Well!  How exciting, right"  A rug that?s washable!  Whaaat"!  I know it sounds cuckoo but what a boon!  And thanks to Tumble, we g ...
 All righty, joining back up with the recurring the dowels and my other wood shapes, they needed a small hole drilled in order to stick in the f ...
 It\'s been a year, 2022, amiright"!  Ciao, buddy!  I don\'t even speak Italian.  Either way, I thought I\'d close out the year with a spi ...
 Moving ahead with the controversial master bath project, jet tub cover up, onto part II here.  Cedar!  Kind of in a slight holding pattern a ...
 So back when....goodness, only 2019, we ordered a couch and rug online from Joybird and I wrote up a spiffy post with my initial review.  Now i ...
 So, yeah, it\'s been a stitch since I mentioned the ol\' DIY Stair Project I see.  Time to update with part three, the risers!It\'s not quite d ...
 I\'m probably a tad late with this fall DIY leaf sun catcher wall hanging thingie.  I\'m a punctual human, early even, but it appears never so ...
 Right, there are a bazillion tutorials online about how to DIY wood dowel hooks quickly and easily, say in 15 minutes, or I suppose in this case t ...
 All right, yeah, this is going to seem strange but hear me out.  This here How to DIY post is about a detachable, portable fen ...
 I say this, travel, as today is the last day of no doubt an utterly and completely jaw-dropping experience traveling overseas.  I\'m writing th ...
 Love me a Variety Pack post as it gives me a chance to not only catch up on sharing smaller projects about the house but also cover tidbits, tips, ...
 I don\'t know that these workbench updates necessarily warranted a two-part series, but, here we are with it.  Seemed like too much for one pos ...
 This really is a very easy, very simple, IMO quite stylish little DIY project:  a leather plant hanger.  It\'s boho, it\'s mid-century, it\' ...
 I know, I know, it seems like I\'m always working on dowels and such, say.  Very simple, just some scrap wood pieces I had lying around and som ...
 Here\'s a totally fun little dowel decor project:  DIY modern printables frames.  These are what you see hanging above that spiffy Smart $40 ...
 Yes, yes.  Yes we know, Amazon Prime Day is here, we know.  It\'s a shopping extravaganza, time to outfit the workshop, get some new tools, ...
 So, how to build an elevated raised planter using cedar fence pickets.  And also how not to build it.  Yeah.And by that I mean, have a freak ...
 All righty.  Let\'s get back to the DIY Stair Project today with part two, all about the stair treads.Can I just open with I am pooped"  Yea ...
 That\'s right, you can make a stylish little faux concrete tabletop solar fountain for your deck or patio or sunny window even, wherever you\'ve g ...
 Time to catch up around the house with a Variety Pack Day!  Yay!  Variety Pack Days are fun.  Let\'s get going then!In my never-ending qu ...
My goodness, supplies are whoo pricey lately, huh"! Â Sure makes it tough to run out for materials to create stuff. Â Let\'s dip into and use up s ...
 Oh my word, have you ...
 Back, oh, shortly after we moved in, I was scratching my head at a window opening in the kitchen and thought to add some shelves.  Make functio ...
 One of these days I\'ll get back to house-related projects.  Promise.  In the meantime, here we\'ve got an update around Finn, yay Finn! � ...
 So I\'m always looking for ways to add some sparkle to the yard at night with lighting.  As we are sans outdoor outlets, solar is the solution. ...
 Ok, this may seem a weird entry into the DIY ...
 So this is going to be controversial, this project.  A cover up build-over of the jet tub in our master bath.  And in the end, when the day ...
 Here\'s the thing with this cool program Hometalk has going on:  I have too many ideas.  I\'ll struggle, hem, haw, hem, haw, fear I\'m tappe ...
 Huh, it\'s been a long stitch since I\'ve brought you some good reads from the internet so let\'s get to surfing the web fantastic.  Besides, i ...
 The master bath, it\'s back.  It continues!  I know, right"!  This time the vanity gets some updates, make it functional and organized wi ...
Hey, I\'m back with another episode of Dollar Store DIY Decor! Â This time it\'s candle holders.Sure, I know, I just mentioned how I\'ve got a slew ...
 I swear to goodness, wasn\'t I just wrapping up 2020\'s project review"!  Seriously.  Where the hell did this year go"  Dear me.  So n ...
 All righty, let\'s wrap up this DIY low-budget laundry room makeover, shall we"  What was left"  Some shelves, a replacement pegboard, an ...
 You may wonder, how on earth... redecorate with low effort and for free.  It is possible, my friends.  I kid you not. There is never not ...
 So here\'s a case where I did something stupid but it somehow panned out, sorta but not really, but sorta, but I would not encourage ...
 Continuing with the laundry room makeover today, let?s catch up with the stencil painting and replacing the ceiling light fixture!  Yeah!  P ...
 Fact:  a DIY\'er is perpetually DIY\'ing.  As I suck at wrapping projects up too, the bits tend to linger.  Please tell me I\'m not alone ...
 So if you\'ve ever tried to stain pine, a soft wood, you know that it never looks quite right.  It looks dull and ruddy and washed out and it\' ...
 This is it.  It\'s time.  It is time for the stair project.  THE Stair Project.  The main stair, the only stair taking us from the fir ...
This, ugh, this set of steps, these metal outdoor stair units are a rusting maintenance time-suck hell, I tell you. Â And this type of stair is ubiq ...
Taking a brief break here from the DIY to rant about women\'s work gloves. Â Notably, issues regarding gloves of the heavy use variety for ladies. � ...
 Once I got the laundry sink utility tub covered and done, man, I was pleased as punch!  Time to keep rollin\' through the room, right"  Next ...
 Boy, it\'s been a stitch since I\'ve penned a Variety Pack, goodness!  It\'s not for a lack of variety projects, heh, it must just plain ol\' b ...
As I\'m about to get out of order with the chain of events here just to confuse you, don\'t worry, I\'ll backtrack. Â In the meantime, we\'re ...
Summertime summertime, sum sum sum summertime and we all know what that means!  Scary frizzy hair  but it also means oodles of outdoor DIY maint ...
Today I bring you another installment in the series of web trips, dancing around the internet plucking out the cool, enjoying a lil\' escapism, ya kno ...
This here is a how-to on a 15 minute DIY pot lid storage rack, heh. Â Where do you come up with....." Â How can that be, you say" Â Fifteen mi ...
 Mmk, all righty, let\'s do some catching up on the DIY laundry room budget-friendly makeover, shall we" It\'s been a stitch since the inaugural p ...
So yeah, I finally finally finished up that master shower tear-out and rebuild (nearly) all by my DIY lonesome self, right" Â Glaring up a ...
 Ok this is it, guys! It! It is done!  Done, I tell you!  The DIY master bath shower renovation saga is complete!  ...
Oh so, peel and stick wallpaper" Â Yeah, it\'s a thing. Â And it\'s a DIY boon for renters, amiright"! Â You can decorate your walls finally, to ...
Well that\'s a mouthful, kitchen cabinet uppers shelf topper. Â But, I guess that\'s what it is though. Â So here\'s a DIY how-to way to resolve t ...
Right" Â How many times am I going to do and redo and rework and undo and design and redo that six foot wide stretch of territory in our house ...
Righty-o right on, let\'s hop into the laundry room DIY makeover redesign business whoo-ha now, since I\'ve teased it for far too long enough. Â R ...
Oooooohmygosh, we are so close now, so close! Â Ok, let\'s get to wrapping up the story of this master bathroom DIY shower renovation, shall we" ...
*clap clap*Â alrighty, new segment on the ol? blog today: Â Dollar Store DIY Decor! Â A little outside the box thinking, reimagining supplie ...
It\'s January, again"! Â Jeez louise, seriously....January, with the quicker and quicker arrival, amiright"! Â But, as it is January yet again, it ...
Since it\'s that extra ambiguous time of year where we barely know who we are between and around the holidays and as it\'s been a bit, a long bit, sin ...
Jeez louise, another year has come and gone"! Â What the hell, man"! Â Preeeettttyyy sure not one person is sad to see this one come to an end ...
So tired of the back stair looking like poop, beat up walls with spattered coffee and dog dirt smears, I finally did something about it. Â A bit o ...
Gutters, man. Â They?re typically so unattractive (to me anyway) but yet they serve such a vital f ...
Ah, the DIY tiling was underway and man, tiling with subway tile, no matter their size, is a big project. Â Big project in that it\'s astonis ...
