Over the past few months, I’ve been making over our upstairs main bath slowly but surely. This project started as a “mini surprise” when Dan went out of town one weekend and I decided to rip up the old laminate floor. {Things I do for fun} Since then I’ve done all kinds of little projects….
Today I have an update on our basement bathroom renovation after some weeks off for finishing classes and doing other projects, we made significant progress this past weekend. Before we could put down a sub floor, we needed to level the existing concrete foundation so we selected to use self-leveling concrete.We started a total makeover…
Our upstairs bathroom, which is the main bathroom in our house, is on the list next for a makeover. And it has a loooooong to do list. One weekend while my husband was out of town, I did a mini makeover of sorts {planned} and it turned into me ripping up the floor {unplanned}. These…
When winter comes along and the temperatures drop, your once warm and cozy home can get a bit cool and drafty. But it doesn’t have to be uncomfortable; there are many ways to keep your heating and energy bills in check. Our house is 112 years old and believe me, there are some cold spots….
Today I have a very informative post for all you furniture lovers out there. It’s how to remove wood veneer from furniture. I’ve found the perfect solution to get that fixer upper dresser or table looking like new in no time. I got this small dresser a few months ago for about $40 which is…
Recently our home projects have been centered in the dining room where we are putting up grass cloth wall paper. The dining room project has been ongoing for a few months, but I don’t mind a long project at all. I’m not quite sure I could makeover a room much quicker than that, plus it…
Morning readers! Yesterday I showed you a fun little housewarming party activity we did here at Casa DA when we had some friends over this past fall. We had them decorate plates to hang in our house with their well wishes for our first place. Today I’m going to show you how to hang plates…
Earlier this year once we finally found out we’d be moving into our very first house I did a little thrift store shopping. OK I did a lot of thrift store shopping. Call me crazy but I was an excited soon-to-be-new-homeowner and couldn’t wait to start all kinds of projects for our place. This was…
While reading a blog a while back I saw this amazing idea for a wedding bouquet. It was to use pins and brooches that looked like flowers to create a bouquet instead of real flowers. I thought this was sentimental and unique, not to mention the perfect craft for DIY brides like me. So if…
A few weeks ago I began my new DIY jewelry holder project with a frame I found on the curb one night while out on a walk. I have seen variations on these before and since I didn’t have a use yet for my frame, I decided to make it into a display to fill…