So excited to show you this Pottery Barn arched mirror hack. Almost a year ago while strolling through a thrift store I scored huge, beautifully arched wood mirror. Leave it to a thrift store to make you start dreaming. I knew it called for a complete change if it...
Looking to lighten up your home for Spring, but want to keep the cost down? Here's how to quickly whitewash wood furniture. If you follow my blog or have taken a look around here you know I am all about furnishing a home frugally. I shop thrift stores, Facebook...
I'm excited to show you a solid wood furniture find. Take a look at this thrifted buffet furniture flip before and after. Thrifted Buffet Furniture Flip Before and After You know you've been thrifting for a long time when you can't remember where you got a large...
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...
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...
When we started house shopping several years ago, we soon realized we had to figure out how to affordably add character to a builder-grade home. The homes in our price range and desired location just didn't have much, if any, architectural beauty in them. Here are...
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. Today I'm sharing a quick way to frame a bathroom mirror. 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...
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....
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.
Do you have a wall of windows? If so, read on and see how to decorate with curtains for a chic and cozy look. Our builder grade home has a huge bank of windows in our front room. I love these windows, but have never added curtains because we have two large trees...
Beyonce made me do it ya'll! Here's my Beyonce country music inspired Texas caviar recipe. It's healthy, it's beautiful, and just like Beyonce's album Cowboy Carter, it's a flavorful mix of many different and delicious tastes. As a former opera singer I appreciate all...
Do you love renovating? But struggle to keep all the different projects organized? Same! Let me share a few reno tips with you. Here are five ways to successfully juggle multiple home renovation projects. My life seems to be centered on all things home, and I'm...
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Can't wait to show you this amazing dining room table transform. And to think all it took was a can of spray paint. This was something I thought about doing for so long. Any project I do has to be really important to me because finding the time and energy to do home...
Through the years I've completed many paint projects. Here are 7 paint projects with huge impact that I suggest you give a try. There's no question I believe paint to be the number one tool of a DIYer. It's an instant game changer. If I had to pick one thing to...
Hang onto your hammers because in this post I'm showing you how to make a DIY picture frame without using power tools! I have nothing against a good power saw, but if left to my own simple style I like to tackle projects which avoid a power saw. Don't spread this...
