Category: DIY

Cabinet makeover with Fusion Mineral Paint

There was nothing wrong with our bathroom cabinets, but I was itching to paint them.

Using curtain rods as drying racks in a laundry room

Years ago, my handy husband and I lived in an apartment with a laundry room down the hall. The dryer sometimes failed to dry our clothes properly in a single session, but we’d stubbornly refuse to shell out another $1.25. Our thrifty solution was… Continue Reading “Using curtain rods as drying racks in a laundry room”

DIY stair organizer

When you walk in our front door, our stairs are to your immediate right. The carpet is builder-grade and I want to replace it — that’s a discussion for another day — but there was an even bigger eyesore: the “piles.” Every time I… Continue Reading “DIY stair organizer”

Our home’s tried-and-true paint shades

A lot of people find picking a paint colour REALLY hard, but I can’t get enough of it.  That doesn’t mean I’m always choosing the RIGHT colour, of course. But I love the thrill of pawing through the different paint chips and brazenly deciding… Continue Reading “Our home’s tried-and-true paint shades”

A sneaky way to remake a $3 footstool

Footstools are apparently the unsung heroes of the thrifted furniture world. They’re cheap, quick to make over and I can’t get enough of them. My obsession started when I tucked a low footstool under my desk a few months ago. I couldn’t believe how… Continue Reading “A sneaky way to remake a $3 footstool”