Tips & Tutorials
Want a little more info before diving into a new project around the house?? Have no fear, help is here. Just click on the links below to learn a few tips and tricks to cure whatever’s ailing your home!
(P.S. New tutorials are being added all the time, so be sure to check back whenever you get a chance!)
- Turn your patio into an outdoor room with curtains
- Create a custom cabinet from salvaged materials (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4)
- Paint easy, custom artwork with graphic impact
- Recover dining chairs with fun & funky fabric
- Update your brick fireplace with paint
- Hang artwork on wood paneling
- Whip up easy-sew curtains
- Easily personalize canvas totes
- Pamper your guests with an overnight basket
- Keep your pumpkins shiny & lasting a long time
- Make a cute, affordable & personalized engagement gift or baby present
- Make your home stand out with house numbers
- Transition your holiday decor from Thanksgiving to Christmas (guest post on Centsational Girl)
- Sew quick & affordable pillows out of napkins & placemats
- Update your cabinetry with new hardware
- Create a free, Pottery Barn-inspired arrangement with branches from your yard
- Coordinate your hardware with spray paint
- Make custom place cards for Thanksgiving
- Update an outdated brass fireplace surround with paint
- Spruce up your walls with artwork made from puzzles
- Spiff up your cabinets with leaded glass panels
- Turn your fireplace into a picture out of a magazine
- Have great communication with your contractor
- Switch out your toilets and save some cash
- Pick the perfect exterior paint colors
- Make every shower toasty warm
- Upgrade your patio with flagstone
- Keep your foundation healthy
- Refinish your front door
- Gain valuable storage by relocating your water heater
- Transform your pool into an oasis
- Make a snazzy rug by binding your old carpet
- Get a hot shower in a flash with a recirculating pump
- Make your fridge look like a high-end built-in
- Save some cash while renovating
- Identify a leak under your house
- Decide which kitchen sink is best for you
- Prep your subfloor for hardwood flooring
- Disguise holes in shower tile
- Decide whether to cover your foundation vents
- Pick paint for the interior of your home
- Deal with wood paneling
- Prepare your home for sale on a budget
- Take advantage of the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Flaunt your home’s assets
- Pump up your home’s value
- Dramatically improve the appearance of your house by pruning back trees
- Choose heat-resistant tropical plants
- Gain more privacy in your backyard on the cheap
- Get a gorgeous lawn in a snap
- Take your backyard from barren to beautiful
- Pick the perfect exterior paint colors
- Pick paint for the interior of your home
- Coordinate your hardware with spray paint
- Deal with wood paneling
- Update your brick fireplace with paint
- Pick the perfect exterior paint colors
- Update an outdated brass fireplace surround with paint
- Create a custom cabinet from salvaged materials (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4)
- Transition your holiday decor from Thanksgiving to Christmas (guest post on Centsational Girl)
- Sew quick & affordable pillows out of napkins & placemats
- Switch out your toilets and save some cash
- Create a free, Pottery Barn-inspired arrangement with branches from your yard
- Make a snazzy rug by binding your old carpet
- Prepare your home for sale on a budget
- Take advantage of the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Get a hot shower in a flash with a recirculating pump
- Update your cabinetry with new hardware
- Save some cash while renovating
- Save smokey wood furniture
- Try being green in a zillion different ways
- Create bouquets that keep on kickin’
- Avoid blowing anything up while grilling
- Rescue a birdie that fell out of its nest
- Reduce your carbon footprint
- Make a kid-inspired meal that’s fit for adults
- Give mismatched Tupperware the heave-ho
