Category: Renovation

Budget-friendly Home Updates – Whether you’re getting ready to sell your home or just want to upgrade, there are a number of affordable home upgrades that make a big impact. Here are our favorite budget-friendly home improvements, from quick DIY (DIY) projects to small investments with big returns.

Renovating walls and floors is one of the best ways to transform your living space. These surfaces cover a large area of ​​your home, so even small changes can make a big difference. Here are three inexpensive ways to update your walls and floors.

Budget-friendly Home Updates

One of the most cost-effective ways to update your home is painting. A new color can completely change the look and feel of a room, making it look cleaner, brighter and more modern. This is a DIY project that you can complete in a weekend without any labor costs. If you plan to sell, choose … Read the rest

Renovations For Pet Owners – Wouldn’t it be great to have a dedicated dog washing station in your home? I dreamed of my own dog wash at home for years! My dreams came true this year when I renovated an old enclosed porch to create a mud room, powder room and homemade dog wash station.

Since more than half of Americans own dogs, a home dog washing station will add value to any renovation and is an easy addition to a bathroom. 

Renovations For Pet Owners

A built-in dog washing station at home has made my life with two labradors better than ever because it’s so easy to wash them after an adventure. Knowing that it’s so easy to clean whatever the weather, now I don’t hesitate to go on muddy walks or walks in the pouring rain. Labs don’t care if it rains!

Dog Moving House Hi Res Stock

Shipping Container Home Conversions – We’ve shown you many great container homes in Oregon before. As Living in a Container, Relevant Buildings comes to mind when we see a shipping container home built in Oregon.

As a team, we really appreciate the work this company has done and congratulate them for doing these amazing container conversions.

Shipping Container Home Conversions

The shipping container home we’re going to show you today is one of the coolest homes Ever Built by Compliant Buildings.

Everything You Need To Know About Shipping Container Homes

2 x 45 FT freights were used in the construction of the two bedroom home. Container house 783 square meters. has a usable space. Every point of the house has been thought out in meticulous detail and perfect work has been put forward.

The structure, created by combining two shipping containers, has 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, a living … Read the rest

Modern Kitchen Makeover – A few years ago, my brother and sister-in-law and I renovated a dark 80s kitchen into a bright, modern kitchen on a budget.

I shared the remodeling plan and some of the projects along the way, but never shared the last big reveal…until today!

Modern Kitchen Makeover

This kitchen remodel was a major DIY project. We taught my brother-in-law some DIY skills and put in a lot of work to keep the budget low. It took us almost the whole summer to work on weekends.

Before And After: Mid Century Modern Designer Kitchen Redo

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But the end result was creating an amazing kitchen and creating amazing memories along the way with my favorite people!

Check out the before and after photos of this … Read the rest

Unique Tile And Backsplash Ideas – Do you want to add beauty and modernity to your kitchen? Look no further than glass tiles. Its unique characteristics and great visual appeal give a kitchen backsplash many advantages. From its reflective properties that enhance natural light to its versatility in design, incorporating glass tiles can effortlessly transform your cooking space into an alluring haven of style and sophistication.

Glass backsplash tiles have become popular among designers and homeowners because they are easy to maintain and versatile while providing aesthetic appeal and durability. Its non-porous and stain-resistant properties make it clean and disinfect. Our wide range of colours, patterns and textures offer design flexibility, allowing you to perfectly customize your kitchen’s aesthetic.

Unique Tile And Backsplash Ideas

In addition, glass tiles reflect and amplify light, brightening the space and adding to the appeal of your kitchen. Apart from its beauty, it is also … Read the rest

Mudroom And Entryway Renovations – Thank you very much for visiting! This post contains affiliate links. This means that I may receive a small amount of compensation if you make a purchase from my links. I only link to products I know and love.

There are those rooms in homes that are very well used and often filled with things in life that sometimes we can’t stop to appreciate. In our house, the mudroom is one of those places.

Mudroom And Entryway Renovations

You may remember when I started the Sugar Maple Farmhouse blog a year and a half ago, and when we first moved here, we started renovating two pairs right away. Well, dirt was one of those places that we changed right away.

How To Design A Family Mudroom — The Little Design Corner

The previous owners used a room for their mud room, which is now my … Read the rest