One Room Challenge- Week 4 I know, I know. Older homes have charm. They also have lots of old, dated things that can be a challenge to update. Baseboard heaters happen to be one of those things. My baseboard heater covers in this guest room were old, rusty, and super dented. Unfortunately, replacing them can be difficult and costly. So I came up with this modern baseboard heater cover that is actually quite easy to put together! Disclaimer: In the name of full transparency, please be aware that this blog post may contain affiliate links and any purchases made through such links will result in a small commission for me…

Week 2 Helllloooo 70s!!!!  Don’t you just LOVE all the amazing wood paneling in this room?!  Ha!  No one loves wood paneling.  And you can see from this pic, we’ve already painted it and attempted to update it somewhat (it was legit brown oak when we bought the place)…but the painting alone fell short. Below I’m going to share with you how I updated the wood paneling to not look like wood paneling anymore!  It is a pretty incredible and a remarkably easy (yet messy) transformation. Disclaimer: In the name of full transparency, please be aware that this blog post may contain affiliate links and any purchases made through such…

Week 1- Plan One look at the before shots of this guest room and you will understand why I chose it for the One Room Challenge!  I mean, it needs help.  Major help.  Over the coming weeks I will walk you through my plan to update this space using minimal supplies and lots of things we already have given the ongoing COVID 19 crisis.  My goal here is to transform this space with a small budget and minimal shopping trips!  Wish me luck! Before Shots Mood Board Project 1 The walls.  I’m hoping to do a bit of an unexpected wall update and then freshen things up with paint.  I’ve…

This is the boring Betty of fireplaces. She’s fine. She’s nice. But she’s an absolute dud. So I decided to try my hand at updating her (I mean “it”). In the previous post I created this faux beam mantle (now that’s a looker)! And now I’m tackling the DIY shiplap which is just the cherry on top of this fireplace update. I’m telling you, it is one of the easiest updates I’ve done! I’ve included all of the steps you need to update your own fireplace with shiplap below. Disclaimer: In the name of full transparency, please be aware that this blog post may contain affiliate links and any purchases…

Do you have that space in your home that is a little blah but technically OK? Like the space is functional but just not what you want? And you kind of have to give yourself permission to change it up? That’s how I felt about this fireplace located in my living room, lovingly called the “sitting and talking room” by my children. Enter the faux beam fireplace mantle! Read on to see how easy it is to create one of your own. The fireplace overall wasn’t bad but it was relatively bland. I had whitewashed the brick when we first moved in which made a significant difference …but it always…

Ok guys….here it is!  My son’s industrial (Boston) sports themed bedroom for the One Room Challenge!  It was a lot of work and 6 weeks goes by faaasssttt…but I finished (nearly) everything on the list!  Check it out below! Faux Brick Feature Wall Before this project, this wall was boring. Yes, we have rotated artwork in and out…but it still didn’t have any character. This faux brick feature wall adds that and more! Upholstered Headboard My son’s old bed had a headboard but it was dark and wooden. His only input into this room was that he wanted a “soft” headboard. I created this framed upholstered headboard to meet that…