At my old house on Fremont Ave, we only had one bathroom upstairs - which once we had a kid was kind of a nightmare. Guests coming and going and my husband always competing for the space to get ready in the morning. We decided to do an affordable bathroom in our basement in a space that was normally used for storage.  We hired concrete workers and a plumber then did the rest ourselves. We put up drywall, installed the flooring and the shower, I painted everything, and sewed special curtains to hide the storage shelf. While it's not the MOST beautiful bathroom, it's super functional for the small house. 

Bought this hutch for $27 at Empty the Nest, an amazing treasure trove of affordable furniture and knick-knacks - a remodeler and reimaginers dream! I painted it white, put wallpaper on the shelf backer, add legs and put new hardware on the drawers. I love finding furniture and taking it from drab to delightful.

In my old house on Fremont, for a weekend project I put a new backsplash up. After watching a few DIY videos renting a tile saw - I figured, how hard could it be? It was actually quite easy! The hardest part is mapping out all the tiles and not wasting too many tiles due to bad cuts.

In October of 2015 my father and I removed the wrought iron 70's railing and we built our own wood railing in my Bloomington, MN home. I painted and stained all the balusters and newel posts. I also removed the carpet on the stairs and painted them and my husband an I put up board and baton along the walls and painted it white for a more clean and finished look. 

Turned bookshelves into an L shaped window seat with storage. Sewed a padded, upholstered seat cushion and a few throw pillows for finishing touches