DIY Home Decor
The DIY / Home Decor category is for projects for decorating and repairing your home. How to work with contractors, install tiles, refinish cupboards, backsplashes, building shelving. Also wood project like DIY farmhouse signs, shelving and furniture. Upcycling and refinishing furniture, desks, tables and upholstery.
Valentine Shaped Suet Bird Feeder Why make a DIY suet bird feeder? In Winter birds need extra calories to survive the climate. Where I live in Canada our yard is snow covered for at least six months a year. Its a really tough place for birds. Some birds fly far far away, but we do…
Easy Christmas Decor for Mantel Every year I struggle to decide if I want colourful Christmas decorations, or to keep our Christmas decor neutral. Some years colourful bright Christmas decor wins out. But this year I am back to calm and bright whites, greens, natural wood tones and pops of gold sparkle. I really love…
Rustic DIY Wooden Christmas Sign This rustic DIY wood sign reminds me of home. I grew up surrounded by large snow covered forests of trees that would brighten the long winter nights. Although bright, cheerful and beautiful it was anything but warm. Having this DIY wooden sign for Christmas and winter is a special way…
Wooden Pumpkins an Easy Fall Wood Craft These wood pumpkins with farmhouse beads were made for free using items we had on hand, and I would love if you could do the same. Or set yourself a really low budget and see what you can come up with. Pumpkin Cut Out Supplies 2 pieces of…
Faux Fireplace with Mantel Today we are adding a fake fireplace with mantel in our new house. For whatever unimaginable reason instead of installing a fireplace and mantel upstairs, they opted for a hideous wood stove in the basement. I am so excited to be doing this home improvement project as I know its going…
This post about a new staircase makeover is bittersweet. I really loved this house and these railings, and saved for two years to get them. Then decided it was best to leave this loved home for a smaller town, less debt and much bigger yard. Its a year since I first started writing this post,…
Farmhouse DIY Bird Feeder As were new to the area I am slowly finding favorite stores, I happily report I found a new store, with sadly high prices. The store had an incredibly nice galvanized bird feeder for $85. I’m pretty sure we have all shared the experience of simultaniously falling in love with something…
Spring will eventually arrive in Alberta and when it does were going to be busy building a fence for our dog, but I need a gorgeous outdoor table for the deck. We downsized our previous outdoor set to Hubs son, and you can’t enjoy the outdoors without furniture, so somehow a gorgeous table has to…
