With little time and little money, you can add lots of charm all around the house. Here are 19 do-it-yourself projects to consider.
Update Lighting
Add comfort, convenience, and character with...
These may not cost a lot, but they'll make a big difference in how your home functions. Try one or more of these projects this weekend to make your home look and feel its best.
Replace a Window Treatment
Has...
Lead Them In
Guide guests from the street or drive to the front door with a clearly marked and well-maintained path that is 3-4 feet wide so two people can walk side by side. Add interest and impress...
1.Choose Real Wood for Lasting Beauty
For beauty and warmth underfoot, wood floors are unrivaled. And with new manufacturing methods, they've become increasingly durable and affordable.
Solid-wood...
Carpet has many merits and advantages as a flooring material, but spills can leave stains and daily traffic takes its toll. Learn how to clean carpet with methods for vacuuming, deep cleaning, and stain...
1. Get a Lighting Control App
Let's say you're watching TV on the couch and left an upstairs light on, or you're going on vacation and don't want the house to look vacant, or you want to turn...
Ants, and spiders, and fruit flies. Oh, my!
With the weather cooling down, more critters will try to find refuge in your warm home. Make sure they know they're unwelcome with DIY pesticide. These at-home...
Warm Details
This living room promotes its friendly gray and blush tones with warm copper accents. Metallic paint, string, and fabric add perfect details. The shelves are fronted with copper foil electricians...
You don't have to shell out the big bucks to get a beautifully organized kitchen. These affordable storage solutions let you keep your cash while making your own kitchen storage-rich.
Freestanding ShelvesBookshelves...
1. Lemon and Rosemary
Leave your house smelling fresh and clean with this DIY all-natural room scent. This lemon and rosemary room scent is made with water, lemon, rosemary, and vanilla extract. And...
Create a restful retreat with these three no-fail bedroom decorating tips that will have you sleeping in style.
Bedrooms are one of the most important rooms of the house. After all, restful sleep...
Backsplash Focal Point
Tucked into a niche, this range looks as if it sits inside a former cooking fireplace. The patterned tile backsplash adds whimsical energy and personality to the otherwise neutral...
Put Wasted Space to Work
Transform a plain wall into a storage and display showcase by adding stacks of open shelves or cutting out the drywall to create a recessed niche.
Accentuate the Architecture
Call...
Mix Up Materials
A white kitchen demands white or stainless components -- right? Creative remodeling can turn that on its head, with an inventive use of materials that adds trend-forward personalization...
Update Lighting
Add comfort, convenience, and character with the right lighting. Update the chandelier over the dining room table. Add simple plug-in puck lights under kitchen cabinets and inside closets....
How many times have you been able to get into a locked room? Probably quite a few, especially in your younger, more mischievous days. Locking the doors at night just doesn't cut it anymore when it comes...
Tall Order
Create a storage statement with the help of ready-to-assemble closet components. This inexpensive headboard option features bookcases secured to each other and the wall. Trim at the top adds...
Eliminate Upper Cabinets in Adjoining Spaces
There’s a balancing act in any open floor plan between storage and hewing to the connection between spaces. When a living space flows into a kitchen,...
Arrange for Face-to-Face Conversation
Arranging the seating pieces to face each other over a shared coffee table makes conversation easy, and the table keeps drinks in easy reach.
Divide the Room with...