Do you keep a Thrift list? I try to go thrift shopping every week and when I do I always check my Thrift list. My Thrift list is a list of items that I'd like to buy and ideally hope to find at a thrift store. Sometimes an item can be on my thrift list for a year or...
Guess what kind of DIY projects are my favorite? The ones I don't spend any money on! When it comes to home projects, especially those involving design, I like to challenge myself to use what I have. If you've read my blog for a bit, you understand I really love a...
Do you procrastinate on house projects for years? I do! We just finished a project where we used 4 simple DIY improvements in a small space. The result was so satisfying I decided to share it with you in the hopes you wouldn't procrastinate as long as I did. It...
While thrifting for furniture I found a table that needed work. I'm going to show you a simple way to save cracked and damaged wood furniture. How I Saved a Damaged Vintage Table The price tag on this little table was $15 so of course I bought it! It has a by gone...
Jeremy and I have been DIYing our home into a place we love for a long time. It's just so satisfying to us. Some years we do less, like baby's first year, some years we do more, but were always dreaming up a project. One of the goals we stick to is to spend our money...
Are you decorating your home on a tight budget? Thrifted furniture flips are one of the best ways to get the look you want and save money. On a quick trip to Salvation Army I found this broken down armoire sitting at the entrance for $7. Yes, you read that right, $7....
Right now you can't look anywhere without seeing vertical plank paneling. When I first started seeing it I immediately preferred it over horizontal paneling or the shiplap look so popular at the time. Why? Who knows, but as a DIY enthusiast I'm certain it's a lot...
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....
Whenever I design a space, I always make a point of identifying what items in the room I can save money on. The curtain rods in Elsa's bedroom were never meant to be one of those items. Initially I had planned on using brass rods from Target in her room, but as I was...
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...
Welcome to Pure Happy Home! A home design and DIY blog encouraging and helping you to design spaces you love. Here you’ll find budget makeovers, design tips and creative ideas you can apply to your home. Follow along as our family of 7 works to make our home more beautiful and our relationships closer.
When I found these chairs I immediately loved them, but transforming my barrel chairs with slipcovers made me love them even more. If you follow design trends then you know that the barrel chair is having a moment. Go to any furniture brand from Target to CB2 and...
The birds are quite excited. At 7:00 am they're already busy singing, and loudly. When it's quite and I'm sitting inside the sound of their lyrical songs set the tone for the day. Be joyful! But we're not birds, we're humans and not just any humans, we're the ones...
The music room bookshelf was getting very cluttered. Here's my process of decluttering and styling our large bookshelves. Spring is in the air, it really is! Today I went for a walk and saw the first robin of the year. As a kid growing up in Michigan, it was always a...
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Want to give your bathroom floor a refresh with a quick fix? Let me show you how to paint a tile floor to mimic stone. Inspiration for Painting a Tile Floor It's hard to see the before of the kid's bathroom as the inspiration for painting a tile floor to mimic stone....
Last week I showed you a couple of projects we finished in the kid's bathroom refresh. You can find how we replaced the shower doors with curtains HERE and how we built an upcycled shelf HERE. Check them out! They are great examples of how low-cost changes can serve...
Do you sometimes get a burst of inspiration that can't be ignored? Even if it sounds a little crazy? Recently an idea came to mind based on wanting three things. Save money. Save the planet. Save time. That second one is a little grandiose, but hey, I dream big....
