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How to Make a Wood Valance Box Cheap & Easy

Create a statement in any room with this easy how to make a wooden valance. Housefulofhandmade.com

This beautiful rustic wood cornice can be made so quickly and makes a huge statement in any room. Plus all the supplies for this easy window valance are super cheap! This beautiful DIY window cornice box is made out of a 1×6 board and electrical conduit. Electrical conduit is only a couple dollars. It’s my … Read more

Closet Sliding Barn Doors Build Plans

Small master closet with white barn doors open showing the DIY closet organization system.

Sliding barn doors are the perfect way to update your bedroom. Replace bifold doors or mirrored closet doors with these beautiful closet barn doors. Closet sliding barn doors add instant charm to any home. They are a great solution for any room that’s tight on space. And the curved window detail of these barn doors … Read more

DIY Drum Ceiling Light Upcycle

Turn a boring globe light into a beautiful statement light. You'll love how easy it is to create a drum ceiling light. Housefulofhandmade.com

Create a beautiful drum ceiling light from an old globe light fixture. This easy DIY is perfect for adding style to any home on a budget. Upcycle your old globe ceiling light into a drum ceiling light with this easy tutorial. For only a few dollars you can create a beautiful hallway light fixture. The … Read more

How to Build an Outdoor Playhouse for Kids

Close up view of the white x-railing in the kids playhouse with blue and orange chairs in the background.

Welcome to our outdoor playhouse, aka: The Adventure Clubhouse! We were able to turn a corner of our patio into the perfect wooden playhouse for our kids this summer. Even though we do not have a large yard, the outdoor playhouse is full of fun. The kids spend hours in the sandbox, host club meetings … Read more

Our DIY Playhouse: The Roof

The roof is finally on our DIY playhouse. It was so easy to build the rafters and attach the corrugated roofing panels. Housefulofhandmade.com

The DIY Playhouse is all done! This week we completed the roof build and now our kids have the perfect place to play, even in the hot sun. The roof material we chose blocks the harmful sun rays but still allows lots of light into the clubhouse. And now the kids can play outside in … Read more

$100 Walk in Closet Reveal

Shoes as art in the walk in closet! Create shoe storage with only $1. Housefulofhandmade.com

See how we were able to turn our crowded closet into an open dressing area with lots of storage and style. The $100 walk in closet makeover is done! Can you believe we totally transformed the space in just 3 weeks with only $100? I can’t either. But I am so happy we did because … Read more

Cheap DIY Plywood Closet Organizers Build Plans

Create custom closet organization on a budget with the DIY plywood closet organizer build plans. See how we are remodeling our master closet for only $100 but not sacrificing on style or storage. Housefulofhandmade.com | How to Build a Closet Organizer | Custom Closet | Closet Storage Ideas | Clothing Storage Ideas | Plywood Build Plans | Closet Build Plans

Having an organized closet just makes life better! And a custom closet doesn’t have to cost a lot. You can build this DIY closet organizer from plywood for under $100! Building a closet system will save you so much money over purchasing a custom or pre-fab one. And even better, you can customize it to … Read more

Our DIY Playhouse: The Slide & Climbing Wall

Our DIY playhouse is almost done! This week we are sharing all the details on how we installed the slide and climbing wall to make the playhouse into a kids dream play area. Includes the build plans and cost breakdown for the whole project. Housefulofhandmade.com | How to build a playhouse | DIY swing set | Kids Playhouse | Free Build plans | How to Install a slide

It’s been a couple weeks since I had a playhouse update for you. Sorry, but we have been busy! Busy enjoying summer and trying to stay cool in the heat that is relentless right now. I only have a few hours in the morning that I can work outside before the sun starts blasting me … Read more

$100 Room Challenge: DIY Custom Master Closet Plan

White desk with white wall and $100 Room Challenge words.

I have been trying to talk myself out of this post all day. Why you ask? Because it is hot and I am unmotivated to take on any big projects right now. The thought of spending hours in the garage in this heat makes me wanna cry. But maybe that is why I need to … Read more

Summer Farmhouse Entryway Mudroom

Take a peak into the houses of your favorite bloggers this summer. Each week we will be sharing different rooms in our home. This week is all about the entryway. See how we have our Farmhouse Entryway mudroom decorated and ready for summer. Housefulofhandmade.com | Summer Home Tour | Small Entry Decor | Small Mudroom Ideas | Entryway Mudroom Ideas | Mudroom Storage | DIY Shiplap Entry | Room by Room Summer Series

I am excited to be participating in a new summer series this year. Amy from My Life from Home is hosting a Room by Room Summer series. A group of bloggers will be sharing their summer home, one room at a time. The best thing about this new series, we are sharing our rooms as they are this summer. Not just finished perfect rooms, but each room as they are now. I am excited to share our home and the upcoming projects we have for them. The first room in the series is our farmhouse entryway mudroom.

Our DIY Playhouse is coming along! This week we tackled the playhouse railing. The beautiful X railing is perfect for the cute cottage playhouse. See how we are building the playhouse step-by-step including free build plans and time/cost breakdown. Housefulofhandmade.com | DIY Playhouse | Playhouse Build Plans | DIY Swing Set | How to Build a Playhouse | DIY Sandbox | How to Build an X Railing

With temperatures in the upper 90s this week, I have been slower working on the playhouse. Instead of working on Tuesday, we went to the pool with a friend. Instead of working over the weekend, we took a camping trip to cool off in the mountains. But luckily we did get a bit of work … Read more

DIY Wood Sign with a Router

Man, it is definitely summer this week! The temperatures are getting into the 100s and all I want to do it take is easy. But we still have a lot of work to do on the playhouse. Since all I want to do is lounge by the pool, I decided that this is the perfect … Read more