Today I'm sharing what I like to call the perfect foyer bench furniture flip. Perfect because I'd been looking for a foyer bench like this and to my surprise, I found it! Do you keep a Thrift list? I try to go thrift shopping every week and when I do I always check my...
Guess what kind of DIY projects are my favorite? The ones I don't spend any money on! For example, this inexpensive DIY Roman shade. 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...
As a homeowner it feels so good to be able to invest in our home's financial value. Here are 4 easy DIY improvements to increase home value. Recently I just finished up a small area using these four improvements. The result was so satisfying I decided to share it with...
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...
What until you see this furniture flip go from drab to fab. A painted armoire can completely change the look of a room. Why? Because they're very large pieces of furniture. Whatever color you choose to paint it, make sure it works with your space. Are you decorating...
Ever wanted to remove a mirror that is glued to the wall? That was our situation for a number of years. We kept putting off this DIY project. Thankfully we came across a mirror removal technique that made the job much easier than we thought possible. Mirrors are a...
Is your life in need of some organization? Mine definitely is! A smart place to start getting more organized is by organizing your bathroom cabinets. Hear me out friends. Recently I was reading about the importance of having a morning routine. The thinking is that if...
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...
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....
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.
Today let's talk about how to use sandpaper in thrift flip projects to update old wood home decor and furniture. You can save so much money by doing this you guys! Don't let the boring look of sandpaper trick you. It's cool, cool stuff, and will help make your DIY...
Time to get ready for school! Let's talk entry closet organization for kids, but let's keep it simple. If we start the year off with organization that's easy to maintain, we'll save ourselves and our kids so much work. Ready for School: Entry Closet Organization for...
My quick and easy homemade vanilla cream cheese frosting is sort of a big deal around our house. I think I'm actually proud of it because when the kid's ask me to make it, my heart swells a little. We celebrated our oldest son Duncan's twenty-first birthday last week...
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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...
We've all been there. Life gets busy and our spaces get a mess, but I have a strategy to share. Here are 5 steps to quickly tidy any room. And they're quick, oh so quick! I use them to keep our home from getting too out of control. It's my go to way of getting things...
Don't know where to start when decluttering your home? Here are Four Smart Ways to Declutter When You're Overwhelmed. Feeling swamped by the clutter in your home? You're not alone. Many of us find ourselves hindered by the sheer volume of things we accumulate, often...
