A couple of years ago, I wanted to redo my mudroom and make it more functional and a little fun. The mudroom is hidden from the main part of the house, so I wasn't worried about the decor matching. I built a shoe shelf bench and cabinets. Stripes on wall were really big then, so I decided to go bold and paint turquoise stripes! Well the only thing missing in that … [Read more...]
Install A Customizable Shower Head
I recently went to a DIY conference called Haven. It is a big gathering of DIY enthusiasts (mostly bloggers) that gather together and learn tips and tricks for DIY projects. Besides bloggers and DIY enthusiasts there are vendors, who show off and teach how to use their products. Sometimes the vendors give away products to try. WaterPik was at this conference showing off … [Read more...]
Travertine Versailles Pattern Tile Tutorial
Want to try something new in your house, practice on your sisters' houses. That seems to be my motto lately :-) The Versailles Tile pattern is my favorite tile pattern. 4 1/2 years ago when we bought an unfinished home, I wanted to install it in our master bath. However I was working full-time, had a brand new baby, and had just sold my current house so I didn't think I'd … [Read more...]
Wire an outlet plug
For the last 7 weeks, I've been helping my Dad at his Turkey Farm. They are building 2 new turkey sheds and got into a time crunch, desperate times call for desperate measures :-) so I went to help him install all of the systems in the shed. The systems includes A LOT of electrical wiring, feed lines, water lines and sprinklers, natural gas lines and heaters, fans, motors etc … [Read more...]
How to make a simple electrical circuit with stuff from around the house.
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked if I could help out some local Cub Scouts in the Webelos program to earn their Webelos Engineer requirement. I love to do little engineering projects so I knew this would be so fun. These are the requirements for earning the Webelos Engineer requirement: … [Read more...]
How to install Wood Tile (barnwood)
When my sister was deciding on flooring in her house, she wanted the look of wood but was nervous about the maintenance with kids and being out on a ranch (lots of dirt). She fell in love with this Natural Redwood Series porcelain tile (affiliate link) it comes in 6" x 24" pieces. This tile looks so great on the floor. She has a lot of cool tile in her house, but the floor … [Read more...]
Silver Travertine Tile Herringbone Floor Tutorial
My sister just finished building a house. She longingly dreamed of the amazing kitchens, rooms and floors that she pinned and saw on houzz!!! However she was on a budget, ha ha, and patterned tile floors can come with a hefty price tag. Around these parts labor averages $10-$12/sq ft. She has a lot of tile floors (about 1,200 sq-ft). So she begged her handy sister (me) to … [Read more...]
How to replace a light fixture (outdoor) tutorial
Replacing an old outdated light fixture can really give new ‘light’ to a space. My garage light fixtures never really did a great job at putting off much useful light, and then they began to rust. Luckily I saw these cute LED fixtures at Costco for $39.99 (I also saw them at Home Depot for $59.99 with a $20 mail in rebate). Replacing light fixture is fairly … [Read more...]
Tile Backsplash
To finish off the look of your kitchen, a backsplash is a must. Tile is a great backsplash, you can be very creative and the options seem endless. Tiling is not a difficult job. I'll walk you through how I did mine. I love the look of glass tile, but was a little apprehensive about using glass mosaic alone because my granite countertop is a little busy. I also love the … [Read more...]