Watch how I easily transformed a dated-looking 80's coffee table by using this unfinished wood furniture hack without sanding. Sometimes happy DIY fails happen! I just had one and I'm so relieved it actually turned out to be a good thing. No, a great thing because I...
So excited to share a super simple project I dreamed up. Let me show you how to make the easiest DIY Lazy Susan ever! A few weeks ago I was on Amazon looking for wooden lazy Susans. Nothing I was seeing really interested me or it was way more than I wanted to pay, so...
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....
What do you do when you have a very large piece of wood furniture in a smallish room? I'll tell you. You paint it the same color as the room's walls. Even if you have brightly colored walls, you ask? Trust me, you still paint it and guess what? It almost disappears....
You are not going to believe this is the same light fixture! We wanted to update the old ceiling fan in Mary's bedroom, but costs needed to be low. Also we wanted something unique and amazing. So we came up with an answer! Where there's a will there's a way, and...
Look out the window here at our house and you'll see the most beautiful colors of leaves. Are your Fall leaves still hanging in there or are they already gone? Soon all the leaves here in Michigan will have fallen. In preparation for that we need to get a window...
It's week 4 of the One Room Challenge! We've been experiencing a lot of frustration from what seems like a long list of dead ends. Yep, it happens when you DIY. Things never go as planned and you have to come up with solutions real quick. The trick is not to let all...
Guess where this writing desk was found? If you saw the broken drawer and guessed the garbage you would be right. As you may know, we're giving Mary's bedroom a makeover for the One Room Challenge. Over the course of 8 weeks I'll be sharing what we're working on to...
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.
Not enough sunshine outside and you need some cheering up on a dreary day? Do some Spring decorating with a lemon centerpiece! Nothing says fresh air, new starts and warm weather like a bunch of lemons. At least that's what comes to mind when I think of a bowl full of...
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...
5 Easy Home Tips for Hosting Guests
So excited to share a super simple project I dreamed up. Let me show you how to make the easiest DIY Lazy Susan ever! A few weeks ago I was on Amazon looking for wooden lazy Susans. Nothing I was seeing really interested me or it was way more than I wanted to pay, so...
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...
