Instantly Add Sparkle with a Light Fixture
Over the last several weeks we've been working on Elsa's bedroom. Today. we were able to instantly add sparkle with a light fixture. Her old ceiling fan has never worked that well so we decided to replace it with something much more her style. Today I'm showing you...
Adding Plank Paneling to Walls and Ceilings On the Cheap
Paneled walls are an expensive look to get for our homes. Let me show you how adding plank paneling to walls and ceilings on the cheap can be achieved. Right now you can't look anywhere without seeing vertical plank paneling. When I first started seeing it I...
Easy DIY Painted Wallpaper
As you probably know if you've been following along here for a bit, budget friendly design and DIY are some of my favorite topics and the main focus of this blog. I'm always looking for ways to keep home design and decor costs at a minimum here at Pure Happy Home....
ORC Spring ’22 Family Room & Office
It's time for the Spring One Room Challenge! We're tackling one of our most ignored and neglected spaces, our Basement Family Room and Office. Project deadlines are a double edged sword. They can increase my productivity, but they also freak me out a little bit as...
DIY Curtain Rods and Affordable Curtains
Hey Friends! You know I'm all about saving my pennies right? Well, these DIY curtain rods and affordable curtains are case in point! I got the exact look I wanted and save sooooo much money in the process. DIY Curtain Rods and Affordable Curtains Whenever I design a...
DIY Fabric Upholstered Headboard
Elsa's bedroom makeover is coming along. You can see more of what we've done in her room here (moodbaord) and here (furiture flip). When it came to her headboard I wanted to avoid painting it and instead opted for a simple upholstered headboard. I found the perfect...
Storage Chest Furniture Flip
After finding this storage chest at a thrift store I knew we could make it cute for Elsa bedroom. I did a quick storage chest furniture flip and now it fits in perfectly with her space. Slowly, but surely we're making progress on Elsa's bedroom makeover. I love...
Elsa’s Little Girl Bedroom Makeover
Designing my kids bedrooms with them makes me so happy. I love getting their opinions and hearing their thoughts about what they want their rooms to look like. It's important they each feel they have a special space of their own, and I want them to have a say in how...
How To Turn a Cabinet Into a Partition Part 2
In my last post here, I showed you how we turned a shelf into a partition. As pretty as it was you only got to see the front of the project. Today I'm showing you the back, and it's full of storage which makes me happy. Let's start with the before photo of the...
How to Turn a Cabinet Into a Partition – Part 1
Our house originally had a formal dining room right off of the front entry. We knew right away we wouldn't be using it much at all as a dining room. It was too far away from the kitchen and we rarely had formal meals. During our renovation we changed it into our front...
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