Earlier this month, Jacque, Josslyn, and I were wisked away on a two day whirlwind trip to New York City. But this wasn’t your average, ordinary family trip to NYC. The DIY Village family, along with 3 other amazing bloggers were recruited by Olympic Paint along with Good Housekeeping to travel to NYC and tour […]
Easy Wallpaper Removal With the HomeRight SteamMachine
When it comes to wallpaper removal, my experience hasn’t been all that great. It’s a labor intensive, drawn out undertaking that can have mixed results. A few years ago, Jacque and I worked for two solid days to remove the wallpaper out of a 25 square foot bathroom. You aren’t reading that incorrectly, I did in fact say […]
Closet Organizing Made Easy
Organization should be a continual project on our Never Ending Honey-Do-List! Just when we’ve got a room the way we want it, our needs change and that room goes back on the list for reorganizing! I’ll give you an example, our downstairs closet gets reorganized with each season throughout the year. We’ve been using plastic racks and […]
Giving Your Home a Nighttime Curb Appeal Makeover
As a homeowner, there’s nothing quite as rewarding as pulling up to your house and having pride in what it looks like. Something as simple as the color of your front door or newly planted flowers can really make a difference to how welcoming your home is. It’s easy during the day to see those things […]
A Kick in the Pants With Duluth Trading Company
I consider myself a pretty motivated guy, especially in regard to projects around the house! But there are “those” projects that I have somehow managed to avoid like the plague! You know which ones I’m talking about! You know, those projects that you’ve previously started but got distracted and never finished. Well, the excuses […]
Guest Bathroom Update: A Paint Refresh
Last month we gave you a glimpse into our guest bathroom update with our tutorial on installing penny tile. This month we’re heading back into that same bathroom to finish up the update! Given that our guest bathroom isn’t very large, we wanted to lighten up the room in hopes of giving the room a […]
How to Install Penny Tile
There are certain things on the Never Ending Honey-Do-List that have taken priority over others…One of the most recent being the need to replace the flooring in one of our upstairs bathrooms. The existing vinyl flooring served its position with honor and dignity for the first nineteen years of our houses existence. But the last […]
Quick and Easy Paint Storage (Garage Organization)
We’ve got a small bookshelf out in the garage that we’ve used to house our collection of paint samples and discounted mis-tints. After we made our workshop chalkboard and updated our garage wall storage with the Kobalt K-rail System, I’ve been itching to replace this out of place, overfilled bookshelf! My first thought was to […]