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Full Main Bedroom Makeover

You are looking at a dingy, multi-colored bedroom. This photo was taken the day we closed on the cozy creekside cottage. This was the...

The dream: Mood Boards for the Cozy Creekside Cottage

I can't help but daydream about the finished result of all the hard-work in restoring our cozy creekside cottage. I have made mood boards...

Week 10 - Water leak inside addition and in crawlspace

Week 10 was a not so fun week. I won't lie, it was a very frustrating week for me. I was so eager and excited to get the main bedroom...

WEEK 9 - Electrical moved/removed

There are so many areas in this house where I think "What were these people thinking?" This is one of many. We spent the weekend working...

Week 7 - Removing the front porch roof only

A major issue with this house when we bought it was the porch roof that was caving in. So much water damage cause many rotten pieces of...

Week 6 - How to close in doorway using drywall

Week 6 This week was a hard one. Measuring, cutting and carrying drywall is very difficult. I measured and measured and then measured...

Week 5 - Heat gun to remove layers of paint

If you have thought about stripping paint, you MUST buy a heat gun. Makes the process so much easier. (still hard/annoying) The reason...

Week 4 - Let's strip some paint off these cabinets

Week 4! Cabinet updates! I had to make some purchases for the kitchen remodel. I needed to get a paint stripper and some metal putty...

$5,000 Limit - Full Home Renovation

We officially closed out week 2 of the home renovation. We are still in demo mode. A lot of things still need to be...

We Bought A Fixer Upper - Investment Property!

For YEARS I have had a dream of buying an investment property that I could renovate and have creative freedom with! We finally made that...

Shiplap Fireplace Makeover

We bought our house 8 months ago and ever since we bought it I knew I wanted to update the dated, constructor grade fireplace. I...

Paint goes a long way, Master bedroom remodel.

5/24/2015 So Corey and I bought my childhood home from my parents at the end of December. And have just started doing some updates.  I...

DIY: Triangle Wood Shelves

5/24/2015 My obsession with triangles continues! So we have a very large plain wall in our living room that our couch sits against.  I...

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