Ideas for the Home
Finally! The perfect low-maintenance family command center and a custom magnetic chalkboard wall all rolled into one. Now, that’s something you don’t see every day, unless you have one in your house. Here are a few simple steps to making that a possibility! This is Alycia from Our Homestead Where My Heart Is. Hello again! When we […]
We are amazed and thrilled with how much has been accomplished on our new cottage sunroom and front porch since we gave you the last progress report. A finish line to the project is finally in sight. YAY! With this month’s cottage update you’ll see how far we’ve come and what’s next. Thankfully most of the remaining […]
Spring is finally here and the weather is getting warmer at long last. This means we can actually get back to the cottage renovations we started last fall. Hooray! Today I wanted to bring you up to speed on the progress we’ve made so far with our new sunroom and front porch. Plus I’ll also fill […]
You are in for a special treat today! As you may recall, a few years ago my brother-in-law, Curt and his wife built an amazing DIY covered patio to provide some shade and rain protection in their backyard. Curt is back at Kenarry: Ideas for the Home today sharing how they made a DIY pond with […]
Happy New Year! I’m Rita Joy from Harbour Breeze Home, and I’m starting off a fresh new year by talking kitchens. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have visions of my dream kitchen ~ the layout, white marbly countertops, and laughter around a giant island. It’s delightful that dreaming doesn’t cost a cent. ‘Cause in […]
First thing I thought of first was function: I hated having to move all of our yard furniture every time we mowed so I wanted something our furniture could sit on. Second thing was safety, I wanted a fire pit we didn’t have to worry about still smoldering a little bit when we went to bed. Also, I didn’t want a fire pit that (if not used) would fill full of grass and weeds. Everything pointed to the free pile of sand we had in our backyard, we made ourselves a beachy fire pit!
I decided to tackle my teen daughter’s bedroom and redo it into a space she would love to hang out in and have friends over. The idea I was working with was a brightly colored, modern bedroom with gold accents. We created a lounge area with the beds that will be perfect for accommodating guests for sleepovers and made a bold statement in the the closet with a removable wallpaper.
If your stairs only exist to get you from point A to point B, you’re missing out on some serious fun. Stairs present a unique opportunity to add character and charm to your home. Plus, staircases are often front and center in architecture, making them a fantastic candidate for a interior design focal point.
Looking for some ideas on how to give your stairs a little more oomph? Look no further! Here are 14 DIY projects to give your stairs new life.
Like many old houses that cling on to their original fixtures the wind howls through the gaps in the old doors and the windows rattle. To minimize the draughts, I make my own DIY draught excluders for both my doors and windows. They are made by upcycling old jeans. I also added a bit of humour to them by stenciling on a pun or two.
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