Love & Renovations

Easy, Affordable DIY Projects for the Home

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How to Trim a Window (Nursery Update!)

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One of my favorite projects we've tackled recently was trimming out the windows in our dining room. We decided we wanted to take on all of the windows in the house eventually, so today I'm sharing the full DIY process for how to trim a window (it's so easy!) in the nursery.  Corey and I live in an area of Texas where most of the houses don't have a lot of, um, personality. Like, at all. There are a few gems in our area, but for the most part, our little town didn't start growing until the View Post

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DIY Outdoor Wall Art

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I've been itching to make some DIY outdoor wall art for our back patio, and I finally got it done! Here's how I made this simple DIY wall art project - and how you can do it too!  YOU GUYS! Are you swooning? I'm swooning. I can't even with this project. I'm so in love I don't even know where to start. Sorry, am I gushing? It happens sometimes. Ahem. Way back when I first introduced you to our back patio, I mentioned that I felt like the wall next to our back door needed a View Post

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DIY Wood Sign

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I get tons of questions about how to make DIY wood signs every time I share mine. It's such an easy project, so I wanted to share a full tutorial for you!  If I'm looking for art for a spot in my home, one of my very favorite go-to projects is to take on a DIY wood sign. I've created several of them in the past, and they always make me so happy when they're done. They're cheap and easy to make, they are totally customizable, and they look great. What's not to love?! In our old house, View Post

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How I’m Planning the Nursery Renovation

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I recently tried out a new tool for organizing and planning my projects - it's called Milanote, and today I'm chatting about why it's the perfect tool for anyone planning a project for your home! (This post is sponsored by Milanote, but all opinions are mine alone!)  One of the main questions I get from both my readers and real-life friends is, "How in the world do you actually plan and organize everything for your renovations?" And honestly, I get it! Planning a whole room makeover (much View Post

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DIY Tree Stump Side Table

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We've been wanting a new side table in our living room, and so we decided to take on a DIY tree stump side table! We've done this project before, and it's one that we absolutely love - I'm sharing all of the details today!  Every once in a while we do a project that we love so much it just has to be repeated. Today's project is one of them. Way back when we were first working on Jackson's nursery, we made a DIY tree stump table to use as a side table in his room. It's served us well over View Post

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The Workshop: Our New Metal Pegboards

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Corey and I have been working on whipping our garage workshop into shape, and we're finally making some substantial progress! Today I'm sharing all about how we're keeping our most-used tool organized and within reach with our Wall Control metal pegboard. Oh hey! A workshop update! I know. It might seem like I totally failed at my promise to bring you a workshop update every week last month, but in reality, Corey and I spend a ton of time out there working and it was such a disaster that View Post

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The Laundry Room Barn Door

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We've been talking about replacing our laundry room door with a barn door for quite some time now, and we finally got it done! I'm sharing the details on our new laundry room door, asking for some advice, and chatting plans for our small laundry room!  You might remember that one of the things I was the most excited about when we first moved into this house was having a dedicated laundry room. I had never had a real laundry room with a real door before (I've only had closets with bi-fold View Post

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DIY Board & Batten Wall

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We've been talking about adding a DIY board and batten wall to the nursery for as long as I can remember, and it's finally done! This project was so incredibly easy and it makes a giant difference in how the room looks. This post will give you all the details on how it looks and how I did it!  Are you ready for some more nursery progress? I know I may have been lagging with getting started on the nursery (I've got less than 2 months to go!), but now that I've gotten started I can't stop and View Post

How to use the Wagner SIdekick Power Roller

Power Tools for Beginners: Wagner SMART Sidekick Power Roller

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Today we're going to be chatting about one of my very favorite tools - the Wagner Sidekick Power Roller. If you hate painting and are looking for a way to make it a little faster and easier, this is the post for you!  Oh hi. It's been a little while since we've done a Power Tools for Beginners post, hasn't it? Well, the series is back and (hopefully) better than ever, and I'm really excited to dive back into it with one of my veeeeeeeeeeery favorite power tools in the whole wide View Post

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Nursery Gallery Wall (Plus a DIY Poster Frame!)

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We've finally begun working on the nursery and today I'm sharing an adorable gallery wall, along with a simple tutorial for a DIY poster frame I made with a $6 piece of wood!  With just about two months to go until Baby Boy #2 joins our family, I figured it was high time I actually get started on the nursery. Let's not even talk about the fact that Jackson's nursery was completed long before I even reached the third trimester. I think it's a second child thing - get used to it, View Post