I’m going to show you my DIY kitchen remodel before and after that can be done on a budget. *This post is sponsored by The Home Depot and contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. So while home on maternity leave, I started the plan to renovate…
Hey Guys Meet Rosa! Rosa is a Brooklyn girl, where she offers DIY workshops. She’s a mother, she’s a wife, and she’s a self-taught carpenter obsessed with Doing It Herself. She makes dope furniture, including turning old outdated pieces into something new and innovative. Rosa blogs at 7thperiodshoppe.com where she shares the ups and downs…
The kitchen is the heart and soul of the home. So when you have a kitchen that is old and worn out or outdated, like mine was, it’s like your home has no life. For me I was just sad every time I stepped foot into my kitchen. The worst part of it,…
There are plenty of articles about creative ways to organize a kitchen, but many of them center around practicality at the expense of an aesthetically pleasing kitchen. Let’s look at ways to organize your kitchen, but still be proud to show it off to guests while cooking. Ease of cleaning Before actually organizing, it’s important…
When a pressing hardware issue comes knocking on your doors, it usually means high costs, at least a few hours of repair hassle, and lots of grease and dirt stains all over your snug nest. But did you know that major appliance disasters seldom happen without a prior warning? Knowing which signs of an impending…
When the summer comes knocking, it brings along a great deal of problems, such as humidity, heavy showers and huge electricity bills. However, there are positive sides to this season as well, and one of the perks is that you can finally do your repairs and perform a large-scale house cleaning. Check out our ultimate…
The backsplash area in the kitchen plays a major role in the design outlook of the house. When decorating a kitchen, it is best to do it yourself so that you create it as you would like it to be. Installing a tile backsplash is a simple procedure consisting of few steps and the use…
Congratulations! You’ve successfully removed the old, ugly and dated tiles. And if you read my previous entry, you did it without damaging the drywall ;). So now in a perfect world, you’re ready to start tiling. Well, not so fast. Drywall is so delicate. You’re bound to be left with cracks and holes (divots) after…
Living in a rented space demands a certain level of adaptation. Usually, you are not allowed to do any drastic changes to the overall setting and are required to leave it in the state it was before you rented it. Luckily, this does not necessarily mean that nothing can be done to upgrade redesign your…
In this article details a step by step how to instructional on how to remove an old tile backsplash without causing severe damage to the drywall. Removing an old tile backsplash can seem like a daunting, maybe even infeasible task. There are questions like, ‘how do I begin to remove this wall essentially tiled with stone? If…
