This sunroom project is sponsored by Surplus Warehouse. All opinions are my own. If you are looking for building supplies at the best price possible鈥攃heck them out! Like most things in life (and particularly in remodeling life!) things move a little slower than ideal. Exhibit A: our sunroom. If you recall, we partnered with our…
Remodeling
Backyard Redesign and Remodel Plans + Fire Pit Giveaway!
This post is created in partnership with Belgard, proud sponsor of the HGTV庐 Dream Home 2019. It’s no secret that we are pretty handy when it comes to remodeling. After five complete home renovations filled with tons of DIY work, I feel we have earned some bragging rights. Moving plumbing pipes or ripping apart a kitchen…
We’re Building A Sunroom | DIY Sunroom Ideas & Plan
This post and project are created in a partnership with Surplus Warehouse. I am so pumped to be typing this out…we are building a sunroom! Ever since we moved into our new house a year ago, we had been talking and dreaming about doing a sunroom addition (I’ll get into the reasons WHY in a…
IKEA Hack- Billy Bookcase as Pantry Storage
I have always loved walking around Ikea looking at the kitchen section. Strangely, my favorite part is the Ikea pantry area鈥攍ooking at all those pantry cabinets and storage is so much fun to me…nerd alert. 馃檪 When it was time for us to put our own freestanding pantry in, we turned to Ikea. Rather than…
Before and After – Our Bath Remodel with Brushed Gold Fixtures
Hooray…three cheers for Pfister – they are sponsoring this post and helped me remodel our tub shower combo as part of our bath remodel. As always, all opinions are my own. Remember the before photos from our hall bath? Lovely, right? 馃檪 When we moved in, I was 7 months pregnant and the number one thing…
Hall bathroom before + remodel plans
I have mentioned this a time or two…but our house was pretty ugly when we first moved in. Out of the five houses we’ve lived in and remodeled, this one was the worst in my opinion鈥攂oth in terms of condition and looks. The fun thing, however, is we made a commitment to stay in this home…
How to Choose and Use Basic Tools
I鈥檝e done a lot of DIY projects over the past 8 years, and have learned a lot the hard way鈥攂y trial and error, or by watching a project come crashing down (literally and metaphorically!). It鈥檚 definitely better to work smarter and not harder, and to get there you need the right tools. I鈥檝e teamed up…
The UpSkill Project Workshop Summary
I鈥檝e had a great time partnering with Lowe鈥檚 to promote The UpSkill Project over the past several weeks and have been especially looking forward to The UpSkill Project Workshop, which was held at the Preston Road Lowe鈥檚 location in Dallas on a chilly Saturday morning. We had an incredible turnout and I had so much fun…
Galley Kitchen Remodel: Painting Kitchen Cabinets
This is my fifth kitchen renovation (can you believe that?!!?), and I’m starting to feel like I sort of, kind of know what I’m doing now. Our galley kitchen remodel is coming along quite nicely! After (finally) deciding on a floor plan, we decided to paint the kitchen cabinets. Painting kitchen cabinets are something I’m…
How to Build a Chicken Coop: The UpSkill Project with Lowe’s
I recently got to work on a project that was SUPER fun! Lowe鈥檚 recently ran a video contest called The UpSkill Project where homeowners who didn鈥檛 feel confident in the DIY arena could submit a video of a project they needed help with. The UpSkill Project team selected five Dallas residents who not only got…
