The best part about this project is that it’s something you can do for free or super cheap. It’s a great upcycle and the only tool it requires is a hammer.
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Finished 1940s galley kitchen remodel
Our latest DIY remodel-taking a 40s galley kitchen and turning it into an open space with room for family and friends.
$100 Dining Room Makeover Progress
The $100 Room Challenge is wrapping up today! Unfortunately, I can’t quite call this a “reveal” since I still have some work to do. Most of the delay was due to rebuilding the gutted pantry and kitchen at the same time.
DIY dog gate for cheap ($3.75)
A modern baby or dog gate with zero building involved. Just upcycle this one product you can always find for free and attach a couple hinges.
Mini Dining Room Makeover Before
We are still mid-kitchen remodel (thanks to 2020–update coming soon). But since the kitchen is now open to the dining room and it’s pretty much one space, we wanted to fix it up a little too. $100 Room Challenge time is MY FAVORITE time to do that. Because, it clearly only costs $100 and it’s […]
Kitchen demo
Last week I posted about remodeling the kitchen. Here’s the story on why this all started. Back in November (yes, it’s MAY), we were going to host Thanksgiving. Days before, the main sewer pipe in our house rotted through. I was downstairs doing laundry when water came down from upstairs and rocketed out the back […]
1940s Kitchen Remodel Before
You guys haven’t even been introduced to our “new” house yet, hopefully that will come soon, but you’ll meet our kitchen today. It’s T-I-N-Y. Tiny 1940s galley kitchen. Here’s the kitchen from the dining room minutes after we signed the papers for the house (we showed up with bubbly and the pups to celebrate, and […]
How to figure out what your decorating style is
This post is updated from 2013 with a lot more details and tips on how to figure out what your decorating style is. I didn’t want to give you a cutesy quiz (even though those are fun!), because I want this to be REAL for you. Not knowing what your style is when decorating can […]
Our Mid Century Modern tour
Our MCM (the Prairie house as we call it), was our dream house. We even considered getting the blueprints from the original owner’s son so we could re-build it when we moved. (But with our mobile lifestyle, there wouldn’t be enough time for that!) The Story To recap our MCM story: we purchased it for […]
