If you’ve scoured the internet for the best paint for your laminate kitchen cabinets…I’ve got a lot of answers for you. I will not call this a tutorial on painting your kitchen cabinets because well, I have zero photo proof of painting the cabinet doors. I will say giving this 80s kitchen a good coat of paint totally transformed the kitchen. I mean totally. Being the researcher that I am, I ... View Post
How to Make Shaker Style Kitchen Cabinet Doors on a Budget
I'm still making over my vanilla kitchen and the big elephant(s) in the room are my kitchen cabinets. 'What in the world are you going to do with those cabinets?' you've been saying. Now I'm about to tell you just how to DIY shaker style cabinets from listless flat doors, even if they're 80s plastic/laminate AND damaged. Ok, again, here's what we're working with: The Hunt for ... View Post
5 Important Tips for installing peel and stick backsplash
Today we’re installing a glass peel and stick backsplash tile without a wet saw. Like real glass tile. Not the vinyl peel and stick or aluminum adhesive tile stuff. I’m not showing you how to do it. I’m just giving you all the details you need to know before you attempt it. I gave you a glimpse of what my kitchen looked like before here. Not pretty. A big old beige box with mismatch ... View Post
DIY Laminate Countertop Makeover [Daich Coatings Review]
We’re talking kitchen again today. Specifically, countertops. While I’d love to say I’ll be telling you how I scored marble, quartz, granite or even a good look-alike laminate countertop for cheap. I won’t. But I do have a good option for those of you want to repair and update damaged or dated laminate countertops. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through the links ... View Post
Vanilla Laminate Kitchen Makeover
I can read kitchen makeovers all day. Every single one I find on Pinterest gets a click-through from me. Good or bad, I wanna see. Why? I dreamed of a pretty, functional kitchen for quite some time because I lived with a builder-grade beige laminate kitchen in much need of a makeover. My 1980s laminate beige kitchen in all her splendor. This post contains affiliate links (because I know ... View Post
Tour My Home for Christmas
So I decorated for Christmas and blogged for the first time. Such an interesting experience. First of all, I don’t tend to get too fussy with my Christmas décor. I love being reminded of the season, but I don’t normally spend hours and hours contemplating color schemes shopping, styling and taking photos. I’ve reiterated over and over that my guys are just not into décor that much so I TRY to ... View Post