A cheap and easy DIY patio makeover to get your house ready for summer entertaining. I transformed our ugly old concrete patio with some cleaning and an easy-to-apply tinted sealer! Here’s how to do it yourself… Concrete Patio Makeover: Cleaning When we moved into our new house the back concrete patio was in rough shape. …
Make an easy and affordable A frame swing set with hardware sets, pressure treated lumber, and these free DIY wooden swing set plans! When our daughter outgrew her toddler-size swing set, we started looking around for an upgrade. I was really disappointed with the cheap metal swing sets that were really the only ones in …
Here is a low-budget and easy DIY walkway idea – I’m proud to say that I did it all myself! I wanted a new walkway for the front of my house that I could do 100% myself. I didn’t want to mess with pouring concrete so I decided on a stepping stone (aka paver) and …
Do you have a mason jar and paint? If so you can make your own DIY foaming hand soap dispenser with just a lid. I’ve been making my own hand soap on and off for years now (get my easy instructions for how to make foaming hand soap here) and have always just reused plastic …
Looking for backyard ideas on a budget? Here’s how I turned our sad patio from drab to fab for only $160 total. We’ve been living in our house for almost 10 years now and we’ve never done anything with the old patio area in our backyard. Well, I finally got us something we’ve been wanting …
How to make foaming hand soap from liquid castile soap and water! Never buy hand soap from the store again. I’ve made my own foaming hand soap for most of the past year and I’m finally getting around to sharing this with y’all… sorry it has taken me so long! I learned somewhere on the …
Here’s how we turned an ugly smoke-stained thrift store dresser into a like-new painted chest of drawers! My 7-year-old daughter has finally outgrown the fabric bin drawers we had been keeping her clothes in since she was a baby. Why do they grow up so fast?? I started shopping for a small dresser for her …
Here are my hand-picked Disney crafts for kids to keep those little ones busy! You can still have lots of Disney magic in your life, even when you can’t get to the theme parks. Kids will love these easy Disney crafts and they use materials you may already have at home! Pixar Inside Out Toilet …
I installed a peel and stick backsplash in my kitchen with just a pair of scissors and a tape measure! Here’s my honest review and the steps to DIY it yourself. I have been wanting to put a backsplash up behind my kitchen sink for years. I was so tired of staring at the plain …
How to make homemade vanilla extract so you never have to buy it at the store again! Seven years ago my friend Brooke gave me a jar of homemade vanilla extract. I haven’t bought any vanilla extract from a grocery store since then! I discovered that homemade vanilla extract tastes so much better in recipes …