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…
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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…
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…
Wood Christmas Present Decor
Oh deer! Christmas decorating is almost here! I’ve been seeing these really cute wood Christmas present decorations everywhere and much like everything I see, I knew I could do them cheaper than buying them online or Olin the store. I had some of the supplies so this was relatively inexpensive to do and turned out…
Closet makeover
I love living in our OLD farmhouse. It’s beautiful and cozy and the perfect fit for us BUT ……one of the major bummers about living in our farmhouse are the plaster walls, the very old plaster walls. These things crumble and break, drilling into them is difficult because of the petrified wood behind them; since…
DIY Cotton Ball Garland
A practically free Christmas craft Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree! I love RUSTIC Christmas trees! A s much as I love to decorate my budget isn’t always as big as my love for Christmas decor. Right before Christmas my budget is pretty tight, We have a decent sized family so after presents and traveling…
Idealistic Iowa 