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DIY Bathroom Vanity with Open Shelf

With a little bit of woodworking experience you can build your own bathroom vanity. Build an 8' double vanity for less than $300 for a budget friendly DIY renovation. Get the free plans for this mission style open shelf bathroom vanity from Housefulofhandmade.com

Say goodbye to your basic bathroom vanity! A new vanity that looks like a piece of furniture is the perfect way to update your bathroom. A new vanity is a fun DIY project. These easy to follow plans are a great weekend project. I partnered with Kreg Tools to share the build plans for our … Read more

DIY Metal Hexagon Wall Art

Today I sent my son off on his first day of school. He was so excited to be starting the second grade and is starting to act like he doesn’t need his mommy anymore. Of course, I walked him to the door on his first day even though he told me he didn’t need me to.

I am not a sentimental mom, I have actually been looking forward to school starting so I can have some time to get things crossed off my list, but come on buddy, I still get to walk you to your class on the first day.

After we dropped him off, my daughter and I rewarded ourselves for getting up so early with our favorite Chick-Fil-A breakfast, then it was time to get some work done! And first on my list was to finally finish this DIY metal hexagon wall art so I could finally share it with you.

This video is awesome! Getting started with DIY can be expensive because there are a lot of tools to buy. Just because you are on a budget, doesn't mean you can't get the wood shop of your dreams. Check out this video about how to get your tools and build a woodshop on a budget. | Housefulofhandmade.com

I am working hard (or hardly working) on our master bathroom vanity! I spent the whole day in the garage on Monday, but it was such a mess from all the other projects I have been working on, so I spent the day cleaning and organizing instead of building.

Now I have a place to build the vanity and this coming week there is nothing going on so I will also have time. I can almost smell the progress!

This is the most beautiful way to hold fruits and vegetables on the counter! This easy to make DIY farmhouse produce basket is a fun twist on a fruit crate. Perfect fall centerpiece to display all the produce from your garden. | Housefulofhandmade.com

Build a farmhouse style produce basket for your kitchen. It’s the perfect fruit basket for your home. It has been a crazy month for us with camping, vacation, an unplanned family trip for a funeral, and now today I am planning on more family coming to stay at our house. I haven’t had anytime to … Read more

How to Patch and Texture Ceiling Drywall

I never realized how easy it was to patch and texture ceiling drywall. You never have to worry about hiring out this easy DIY. Check out how we filled the hole in our master bathroom ceiling created by removing a wall. | Housefulofhandmade.com

Learn to patch and texture ceiling drywall with these simple steps.

I do not have a remodel update for you today. With two long weekends in a row out of town, there just hasn’t been any time to to work on the remodel. I still have to paint the stairway and sand/seal the new rustic railings before we can get the new carpet in the living room.

I also need to set aside a couple days to build the vanity in our master bathroom, but there will be plenty of time to do that after we enjoy our summer so I am not stressing too much yet. But as I was going through pictures of my projects, I realized I took pictures to share how to patch and texture ceiling drywall and I never got around to it.

So I thought I would take this week’s remodel update to show you how easy it is.

Need a way to display your earrings? This easy DIY earring stand is a simple build that anyone can do in less than an hour. And it can even be made without any power tools. | Housefulofhandmade.com

Build an easy DIY earring stand in an afternoon to organize all your earrings. The metal screen is perfect for storing stud earrings and dangling earrings. Even though the temperatures have been close to or in the 100s, I have still been itching to make some easy woodworking projects. I love building more elaborate things … Read more

Updating Old Railings without Removing Them

I never thought about redoing my railings, but these look so good! The new rustic railings in our living room are done. Now all we need to do is the finishing work then we are ready for new carpet. See how we remodeled our boring builder grade railings on a budget to make our living room look like a million bucks. | Housefulofhandmade.com

See how we updated our old railing by covering them for a more modern look. Our updated railings are done! Okay, so maybe not 100% done but somewhere around 85-90% so I am pretty happy with that progress this week. I do still need to fill nail holes (and I am a little nail happy … Read more

DIY Driftwood Sailboat Decor

I love coastal decor! If you've ever skipped making your favorite driftwood project because you don't live by the ocean, no need for that anymore. Check out the tutorial for this DIY driftwood sailboat decor and find out where she found driftwood in a land locked state. | Housefulofhandmade.com

So today’s craft isn’t anything new, I am sure you have seen driftwood sail boats before. I know I have. I have wanted one for some time now, but since I am too cheap to buy one and we don’t live near the ocean to find driftwood, I just gave up on having one. Until this last weekend…

I love this vintage inspired farmhouse fireplace. DIY your own fireplace with new white hexagon tile on a budget. Love the white tiles and gray grout. Farmhouse fireplace reveal from Housefulofhandmade.com

It’s done! It’s done! I can’t believe it’s done. When we moved into our house 10 years ago, our fireplace was surrounded by wood paneling. Unfortunately all our before pictures were lost on an old hard drive, so I can’t show you how truly awful it was. But trust me, it was awful. Our house was built in the late 70s so you can only imagine what a wood paneling fireplace with no mantle looked like. Over the years I have made baby step improvements, but now it is completely done! I am so excited to finally share our vintage inspired farmhouse fireplace reveal.

I love patriotic decorations for summer! You can make this easy DIY rustic USA wood sign for your 4th of July decor in just a few hours. Tutorial from Housefulofhandmade.com

What do you do when you need a break? I like to build things! Not necessarily big things, those take too much brain power and concentration. When I need a break, I build simple decor things.

Since I needed a break today after trying to get the kids to do their chores and I needed a little something more for my patriotic summer mantle, I decided to take the day to build this easy DIY Rustic USA Wood Sign and I love it!

I'm working on updating a boring fireplace with a farmhouse style starting with tiling the fireplace hearth. The fireplace will be surrounded with beautiful white hexagon tiles with a gray grout. A wonderful update for only $100. | Housefulofhandmade.com

I’ve caught a series case of the summers! The summers are when you loose all motivation to do anything except go to the pool. When you have the summers you definitely do not want to do anything that requires expending energy in the heat. Remodeling your home is near impossible when you have a case of the summers. But I did not want another Saturday post saying I did nothing on the remodel this week. Two nothing reports in a row is just sad, even if it is summer. So I fought my case of the summers really hard and managed to accomplish a little project: Tiling the Fireplace Hearth.

This week we installed baseboards into the master bathroom. While I continue to struggle with installing baseboards and door trim, I am really great at filling in any gaps with this cheater trick! | Housefulofhandmade.com

This week I knew I wasn’t going to get anything too big done in the bathroom. I’ve had a busy week with lots of end of school stuff. But I am trying to at least get one thing done each week so I can creep closer to a beautifully remodeled master bathroom (hey it’s been 7 years in the making, what’s a few more months right?).

But this week I knew I could make time for installing baseboards and door trim since bathrooms are relatively small.

DIY Bathroom Vanity with Open Shelf

DIY Metal Hexagon Wall Art

How to Build a Woodshop on a Budget

DIY Farmhouse Style Produce Basket

How to Patch and Texture Ceiling Drywall

Easy DIY Earring Stand

Updating Old Railings without Removing Them

DIY Driftwood Sailboat Decor

Vintage Inspired Farmhouse Fireplace Reveal

Easy DIY Rustic USA Wood Sign

Remodel Update: Tiling the Fireplace Hearth

Installing Baseboards and Door Trim

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