Testing TrueTone Color-Infused Tung Oil on Different Wood Species

Looking down boards of different wood species with blocks of different colored stains on them.

See exactly how the new TrueTone tung oil stains will look on your next woodworking project.
After partnering with Waterlox on our new dining table build, I fell in love with their newest product…

How to Use the Kreg Pocket Hole Jig 720

The Kreg jig 720Pro set up on a table with the docking station wings fully extended and the base clamped down.

Learn about all the features of the new Kreg jig 720 pocket hole jig. It’s no surprise I love using my pocket hole jig for creating strong joints in my woodworking…

How to Build Wall Cabinets

Kitchen with full height white kitchen wall cabinets and soft navy blue base cabinets.

Learn how to build wall cabinets for your next DIY project including creating plans for your own custom cabinets. Wall cabinets are the type of cabinets you will use to build upper kitchen cabinets, laundry room cabinets, and built-in bookcases…

$100 Bathroom Remodel Reveal… Almost

Small bathroom remodeled as part of the $100 Room Challenge with new vanity, floor and wall treatments.

It’s reveal day for the $100 Room Challenge bathroom remodel. Just 3 weeks ago I shared our big bathroom makeover plan as part of the $100 Room Challenge. And to be honest, it was more than just a makeover because the bathroom was in bad shape. Today is reveal day, and sadly, the room is … Read more

How to Install Peel and Stick Vinyl Tiles

Looking down on the peel and stick vinyl floor installed in the kitchen and dining room.

Give your flooring an instant update with easy to install peel and stick vinyl tiles. A big part of our budget kitchen remodel and bathroom makeover was replacing the flooring. To stay on budget we used inexpensive peel and stick vinyl tiles and couldn’t be happier with the end result! Updating the old tile flooring, … Read more

Fast DIY Concrete Countertops in a Day

End view of the kitchen island with a concrete countertop and a dining room in the background.

You will love how fast you can make DIY concrete countertops and how amazing they look. I am so excited to finally have our last kitchen countertop installed in our DIY kitchen remodel. We almost have a fully working kitchen again. For our kitchen island, I wanted a beautiful solid surface countertop, but on a … Read more

Budget Bathroom Makeover Plan {$100 Room Challenge}

Mini design board of the $100 budget bathroom makeover with 3D drawing of the vanity, picture of marble vinyl flooring, gray and blue color swatches, and text: $100 Bathroom Makeover Plan.

I am so excited to do another $100 Room Challenge. And this time it is my first budget bathroom makeover! Updating a room in your home can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. In our last home I updated an office/craft room, walk-in master closet, laundry room, and kids closet each for only … Read more

Popular DIY Projects of 2020

Pictures of the top 10 popular DIY projects of 2020 with a dark overlay and white test: Popular DIY projects of 2020.

Take a look at the most popular DIY projects from the past year! 2020 was a crazy year! For us even a bit more as we picked up our family and moved half-way across the country. The beginning of the year was finishing off the last of the DIY projects in our home to get … Read more

Tabletop Cornhole Game Build Plans

DIY tabletop cornhole board on a table with red and blue mini bean bags and snacks around it.

I am dying over how fun this new game is! I guess I should have known because everything is more fun in miniature. But you will also love how easy to make this mini cornhole game is too. And it is fast so you still have plenty of time to make some for those hard-to-buy … Read more

Rotating Spray Paint Storage Cabinet Build Plans

Wood shop with a spray paint storage cabinet in the corner that rotates and holds 40 cans of spray paint.

Organize the spray paint cans you have all over your garage with this rotating spray paint storage cabinet. My new shop is coming along, we have walls, roof and power! So now I am eager to start getting things organized. It has been hard to find things still in boxes and crates from our big … Read more