Tag: remodel

Today we’re sharing another reader story courtesy of Linn from The Home Project. Linn and her husband remodeled their entire kitchen, from the floors to the cabinets to the countertop. If you’d like to submit your home improvement story (and get rewarded for it), check out our ProjectPub program. When my husband and I bought our small bungalow, the kitchen was one of the first things we... 

This week is our very last Before & After, and I’m pleased to share a fun poem from Lauren over at Meet My Ugly Baby. If you’ve never seen her site, it’s all about her hideous offspring. And by hideous I mean awesome, and by offspring I mean Vancouver renovation. Enjoy!After this week, I’ll share a quick recap of all the B/A stories we’ve featured and open up the... 

With this week’s Before & After selected, there’s only two winners slots left! After that, we’ll provide a recap of all the winners and open up the voting. The grand prize winner takes home a $150 gift card to the home improvement store of their choice.This weeks winner is no stranger to our Before & After series. Last year Traci from Beneath My Heart submitted a tremendous... 

This’ll be the 7th winner of this year’s Before & After series, and I’m really impressed with the amazing transformations we’ve seen so far. I truly appreciate everyone who has taken the time to share their story with us. If you’d like to learn more about the series or find out how to participate, check out the link above.Without further ado, it’s time to... 

This is our last post in the three part series sponsored by SYLVANIA for their Room Makeover Challenge, and it’s time for the big reveal! You can also check us out on the SYLVANIA Facebook page today. While you’re there, enter to win a $1,000 gift card to Lowe’s! If you’re planning a room makeover, consider how SYLVANIA lighting products can play a role. LED bulbs use about 80%... 

Last week I shared how SYLVANIA got in touch with us about participating in their Room Makeover Challenge. Today’s post will walk you through all the aspects of the bedroom remodel and how we tackled various challenges. To recap, we needed to address the stipple ceiling, paint every surface, install new outlets, light switch and black-out shades. SYLVANIA sponsored the Room Makeover Challenge... 

A few weeks ago, SYLVANIA asked us to participate in their Room Makeover Challenge, and we jumped at the opportunity. The goal was to remind everyone of how easy it can be to conduct a weekend room makeover, and to consider how LED light bulbs can play a part. LED Light Bulbs We’ve already covered some of the great benefits of LED lighting in the home even as they compare to CFL bulbs. LED’s... 

Today’s guest post comes to us from Lisa at The Pennington Point.  We featured her last summer in our Before-and-After series (Enclosing a Porch Alcove).  This busy home schooling mom of nine likes tweeking her place as much as we do ours, and this time she tasked herself with re-doing a bathroom for the cost of the one can of floor paint she already had to buy, since she had some emergency plumbing... 

If you’ve been following along with our kitchen remodel, you’ll remember that a few months back we needed to modify the existing soffits to accommodate the new cabinet layout. We hired one of our friends who doubles as a handyman to modify three drywall soffit sections. One of the larger modifications to accommodate new floor-to-ceiling cabinets required extending a soffit 12 inches out... 

Our guest bathroom was one of the only rooms we hadn’t updated or decorated since purchasing our home. With Izzie getting bigger and another one on the way, we knew it was time to make some improvements. We wanted to replace the vanity, paint the walls and lay new ceramic tile on the floor- all on a budget. Jocie and I are writing this post to be an overall guide through our bathroom remodel....