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9 Steps to Build a Wall In Your Basement
Do you have a large open concept basement or one BIG room? Do you wish your basement was walled off in to separate rooms, for peace, and volume control? You are in luck? I will show you how 9 Steps to Build a Wall In Your Basement. We divided half of our basement and created two bonus rooms (Playroom and Craft Room). 9 Steps to Build a Wall In Your Basement Step 1: Remove ceiling tiles and carpet. Step 2: Install 2 x 4 wood to flooring joists, so you can screw wall frame to the 2×4. We installed (5) 2×4. Step 3: Build wall frame up to the ceilings…
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6 Tips for a Home Office On a Budget
Do you Need a Home Office, but Don’t want to spend a lot of money? Here are my 6 Tips for a Home Office On a Budget. Choose Your Layout and Space Layout Your Decor Re-Use and Re-Purpose Kitchen Cabinets. Our neighbor, remodeled their kitchen and removed their old cabinets. They gave them to me for FREE. I painted them with my Paint Sprayer. FREE Buy Doors from a Re-Store. They are Great for an Office Counter. Install them to the wall with L-Brackets. I bought 3 Doors and placed them in a U shape Pattern along all 3 walls. Make DIY White Boards, Magnet Boards, or Peg Boards for…
- BEST USE OF SPACE, BUDGET ROOM REVEAL, DIY PAINTING, DIY PROJECTS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, Home Tours, Our Fourth Home, SAVE $$, VINYL DECOR
Transform Your Garage Into a Master Suite
Do you need more room(s) in your home? But don’t want to Build or Pay a Contractor? A popular option is to convert your Garage into a Spare Room. You can Transform Your Garage Into a Master Suite with these Tips. Get a Permit from your Local City Codes, so you can get the added finished square footage reported on your tax records. You will want this extra square footage when you sale your home for Top Dollar. Decide where your walls and doors will go-hire someone to make a blueprint Dry Lock Your Cinder Blocks Frame Ventilation, walls, and doors Get Electrical and any Plumbing if you are doing…
- BEST USE OF SPACE, BUDGET ROOM REVEAL, DIY PROJECTS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, Home Tours, Our Third Home, SAVE $$, VINYL DECOR
2 Things Your Laundry Room is Missing
Every laundry room has a washer and dryer, some even have the coveted sink. But does yours have a Closet and a Folding counter? Laundry rooms are quickly becoming more popular on Pinterest. It is another space that used to get overlooked, but now has made center stage in the home. Laundry rooms are a necessity just like any other room. Therefore, it is important to make your laundry room as productive as possible. We know there will be many night, mornings, or weekends, when the laundry will be staring us in the face, waiting for us to wash, sort, fold, and put away. Incorporating a closet to hang your…
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8 Steps To Build Footers and Concrete Pad
Do you need an extra building on your land? Are you thinking about building a garage, shop, or rental property? Don’t want to spend A Lot of Money? The best way to build a detached garage and shop is to hire a garage company that builds metal garages and shops. Here are the 8 Steps to Build Footers and Concrete Pad for a Garage, Shop, or Rental Property. 8 Steps To Build Footers and Concrete Pad 1. Talk to your local city ordinance, to find out if you are allowed to build on your land. a. Make sure they check for cables, wires, poles, etc, before you start Digging. b.…
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Tutorial Remove Wallpaper with a Steamer
Do you have wallpaper in your home, that no longer your style, or Never was? Many homes that were built before 2000, have wallpaper. Modern homes do not use wallpaper, or very little for an accent wall. Here is a Tutorial to show you how to remove wallpaper with a steamer. Today, I invite you into my Master Bedroom. This home was built in 1992 and had A LOT of wallpaper. Some rooms had several layers of wallpaper and a wallpaper border. The wallpaper was rose colored with peach hearts and beige flowers. The doors, baseboards, and window frames were all painted beige. Each window had rose colored metal mini…
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DIY No Sew Curtain Panels
Welcome to another Craft/Decor Tutorial and Room Transformation. Today, I invite you into our dining room, turned Office. This is our 3rd Home (1st Foreclosure). When we moved into this home, it was bare, Literally! There was no flooring or window coverings. Since, we had a kitchen nook, we never used our Dining Room as a Dining Room. Instead, we were in desperate need of an office, so we used our dining room as our Office. It was the perfect location. It has a huge window to the front yard, it’s right next to the kitchen, and it has a door from the living room and from the kitchen.…
- BEST USE OF SPACE, BUDGET ROOM REVEAL, DIY PROJECTS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, Our Third Home, SAVE $$, VINYL DECOR
Bathtub Makeover with Glass Back Splash
Do you wish you had a luxury bathtub that you could soak in and just unwind? Tired of looking at your old grungy bathtub, and never using it because it doesn’t look inviting? Adding a glass back splash really made this Bathtub Sparkle! Here is our Bathtub Makeover with Glass Back Splash. When we bought this home, this bathroom was disgusting and it wasn’t used for bathing Humans. Whaaaattt? I know it sounds like you have entered into a Haunted House or a Science Laboratory. Anywhoo, don’t worry, it’s not what you are imagining. This bathtub was used to clean the previous owner’s Pitbull! Today, I will show you our…
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6 DIY Improvements For Your Kitchen
Do you have a kitchen that is in Desperate Need of a Kitchen Makeover, but you don’t know Where to Start? Are you short on Cash? Do you Need a list of Must Do’s When Renovating a Kitchen on a budget? I have the Step by step solutions and Tips for you! When working on a Frugal budget it’s best to have a laid out plan of what to spend your money on, and how you can get the best deals on material items. Everybody’s budget will be different, but here are 6 Must Do’s When Renovating a Kitchen on a Budget, and save money and find great deals. Today,…
- BEST USE OF SPACE, BUDGET ROOM REVEAL, DIY PAINTING, HOME IMPROVEMENT, Our First Home, SAVE $$, VINYL DECOR
Create an Office Nook Under the Stairs
Whether you live in a small space or need some extra square footage, finding a place in your home that isn’t being used to it’s fullest potential, is definitely something to remedy. Everybody needs an office space, no matter the size. Here is a tutorial on finding an office space, in the place you may least expect… under your stairs. There are lots of pictures on Pinterest that show office nook under the stairs, but I haven’t found one, that actually showed me the step by step tutorial. Here I will show You how to Create an Office Nook Under the Stairs, with lots of pictures. Welcome! I am so…