I love to DIY and re-purpose things. If I can make something for a fraction of the cost or buying it I’m probably going to do it. My most recent make over is an up cycle china hutch. I purchased an old china hutch off of a swap site for $30 and transformed it into…
Happy Fall Y’all!
2×4 Wood Crafts Under $10 The idea for this craft came after seeing extra 2×4’s from a previous project lying around. Fall is upon us, today, I knew it had to be a fall craft. I’ve seen tons of cute wood pumpkins on ETSY and Facebook swap for way more than I was willing to…
If I had a dollar!
I’m a huge fan of the dollar tree, there are very few things you can’t find in that store. It’s the perfect store for those of us on a budget, I mean everything’s a dollar how can you beat that? My favorite thing to do is find seasonal decor that’s cute, but would be better…
Clock Makeover
Tick Tock DIY clock I love being on trend. Trendy things are fun and I love updating old things to make them fit into a trend that I think will be around for a long time. The farmhouse trend, for instance, feels like its never going to leave; I’d be happy with that, its pretty…
15 minute EASY outdoor patio lights
We live out in the country and its dark, really dark. We decided we needed to figure out some outdoor lights for our back deck. This was a very simple project and took all of 15 minutes to complete! What you will need 4-8ft furring strips 1 1/14 cups hooks screws patio lights I started…
DIY TV Stand Makeover
Oh boy. I currently have a corner TV stand that we purchased off of a swap site but….the room just doesn’t flow. We ordered a new couch and decided to get the matching love seat and with the room set up the way it is there just isn’t room for it. I spent a couple…
Coffee Table Makeover & RE-Do
A while back I purchased a coffee table off of facebook swap for $20 to makeover. When we moved to our new farmhouse it just didn’t go with the room, it stuck out in a bad way. I decided to re-do my makeover. First I’m going to run you through the initial make-over and then…
Idealistic Iowa 