Learn how to quickly and easily paint the inside of your fireplace with heat-safe paint. Painting the firebox is a great way to improve the look of non-working fireplaces, too! Is the inside of your fireplace looking dirty, old, and dingy? Or, maybe you have a non-working fireplace that is sitting empty, collecting dust, and …
DIY Projects
For us, creating a crafted home means being willing to do it ourselves (even if it means we’ll make some mistakes along the way).
DIY allows us to save money, spend within budget, and learn new skills. Plus, we can step back and be proud of the home we’ve literally created with our own hands.
Our Favorite DIY Projects:
- How to German Schmear a Brick Fireplace
- How to Install a Faux Brick Backsplash
- How to Install a Shade Sail for a Deck or Patio
- How to Make Long Curtain Rods for Sunroom and Big Windows
- How to Make DIY Bamboo Blinds
- How to Remove Carpet Staples from Wood Floors (the Easy Way!)
Add reeded glass to glass cabinets, glass doors, or windows to let in light while obscuring the view. Learn how to install DIY reeded glass in your home. Love your glass cabinets, but don’t love the look of clutter inside? Our black display cabinet holds our family’s photo albums and keepsakes. While it is fairly …
Organize and display your dishes on heavy duty shelves for the kitchen. Learn how to install open shelving in a kitchen. When installing wall shelves for kitchen dishes, it is imperative to make sure that shelves are sturdy, strong, and well supported. After all, dishes are heavy! You need to build heavy duty shelves for …
Store (and display!) all of your books on these heavy duty wall shelves. With these heavy duty shelf brackets, you can install an attractive and sturdy storage solution in a few hours. Installing wall shelves for books can be tricky, because books are heavy! You need heavy duty shelf brackets to build the shelves. But, …
Learn how to hang a shadow box or heavy picture frame securely every time. We’ll show you how to use a combination of 2 inexpensive picture hanging kits to hang almost any heavy wall decor! Have you ever bought wall decor without a plan for how to hang it? Guilty! We bought letterpress drawers to …