How to Upgrade Your Bathroom With a $20 Bathroom Mirror Frame
Adding a simple bathroom mirror frame is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to transform a builder-grade bathroom into something that looks intentional, finished, and not rented in 2000. This mirror upgrade requires minimal tools, zero plumbing skills, and can be done in under an hour. Who else uses ChatGPT to decorate their home? Just […]
Community service ideas
If you’ve been on the hunt for a low-cost, high-impact, superhero-worthy way to give back — I’ve got a community service idea that will leave you feeling virtuous, sweaty, and slightly smug all at the same time. Let me set the scene.There’s a local grocery store on our main street — a staple in our […]
Desk Makeover: From $20 Curbside Rescue to Chic Showstopper
Because sometimes, your biggest glow-up is covered in scratches and shame. I have a thing for strays. Furniture strays, that is. Dogs? Absolutely. Plants? I try. But a beat-up, broken, brown desk abandoned for $20? Oh honey, that’s my love language. Add to that two daughters off to college/university and a limited budget to furnish […]
From Steel to Stunning: How We Gave These Church Doors an Antique Front Door Makeover
You know that feeling when you walk up to someone’s house and their front door basically says, “Yes, we are classy, cozy, and smell like fresh-baked cookies inside”? Yeah… these front doors were more of a “Welcome to the utility closet” vibe. There have been more than a few changes since these doors were […]
A colourful bookcase for kids
It’s been awhile since I’ve done any refinishing here on the blog, but we had a neighbourhood “large item garbage day” last week and the temptation to makeover a curb find was just too much to resist! This is the wood bookshelf that someone had set out. I’m guessing it was being used in the […]
How to keep dogs from tearing up grass
If your dog has trampled a path through your yard, then this easy trick will repair the damage and help keep dogs from tearing up your grass going forward. I have three dogs now – two foster-fails in 2024 – and over the winter they absolutely DESTROYED my lawn. I know it sounds weird to […]
Giving my garage workbench a makeover
After 8 years of building, painting, staining, cement, glue, drills and holes, my garage workbench was in dire need of a clean-up. This quick and easy workbench makeover will have you looking at your workspace (or used workbenches online) in a different light. I love my workbench. I love my workshop. Sure, there could be […]