Project deck overhaul (aka fixing our wreck of a deck) is finally complete! Behold the renewed, restored, and refinished deck in all her glory! This sad back deck was in really rough shape when we purchased the Forest House. The…
Revealing our Lovely, Equity-Boosting, Finished Attic Office!
We are thrilled to finally post that our empty attic to beautiful office conversion is DONE! We have finished transforming what was once an empty attic space into a lovely, useable, modern office and flex space for our family! This…
DIY Whitewashed Wood Floors
In this post, we’ll share how we created beautiful DIY whitewashed solid wood floors VERY inexpensively! And spoiler — we did not paint ourselves into a corner – which is a huge win! We hope you enjoy this final work-in-progress…
Modern Shiplap Ceilings & Gorgeous Cedar Beams in the Attic Office!
We are happy to report that the Attic Office (the formerly unfinished room over our garage) is NEARLY done. Since we last posted, the CEILING LAP BOARD has been cut, nailed into place, and painted…the CEDAR BEAMS have been finished…
Simple & Stylish DIY Murphy Beds
Need a bed (or two) but don’t wanna dedicate an entire room as a permanent “bedroom?” Is your old college futon/hand-me-down guest bed/blow-up mattress no longer cutting it? We have a solution! You should DIY your own Murphy bed! This…
Basement Media Room Reveal!
Friends, our media room is finally finished! Complete! Donezo! Seriously!! Let the theater usage begin! Movies can be viewed in extreme comfort, at maximum volume, in surround sound, within a sound dampered room! Excited? Us? Yep! Who’s bringing the popcorn?…
Coffered Ceilings with Unique Hidden Access
Looking to achieve the functionality of drop ceilings, but maintain a higher end look? Enter our invention: DIY Coffered Ceilings…with hidden access!
Basement Office Reveal!
Chris’ basement office is finally done! This project has been a few months in the making, but Chris finally has a finished, bright, and modern office space to call his own. Here is the recap and full reveal! After moving…
Master Bathroom Reveal
Master Bathroom Reveal!
Master Bedroom Refresh
When we purchased the Palms house in 2015, our master bedroom was a little sad, dark, heavy, and stuck in the 1980’s. There was an odd, arched opening over the door to the en suite. Talk about zero privacy. Light…
Double-Sided Fireplace Makeover
The fireplace was originally very boring. It was a color I nicknamed ‘super beige’…not in a nice way, either. The tile was old and literally falling off. So much potential though peeps. It was double-sided and begging for us to…
DIY – Atom Light Fixture
We desperately needed a new light fixture in the entryway. But I soon realized that we had caviar dreams and champagne wishes….but a regular folk budget. Enter our light fixture DIY!!! Materials: Pendant light kit (hardwired) – $12 Metal tube…
