Window shutters are a great way to add that extra touch of curb appeal to your home. However, not all house styles lend themselves to the traditional farmhouse window shutter. This was the case at The Partridge House, so we created some easy DIY modern window shutters to suit the rest of the house design. They have a sleek modern…
Installing peel and stick wallpaper is one of the easiest ways to spice up a room in your house. Better yet, this hassle free project is a great way to get your feet wet in DIY projects. So how easy is it to install peel and stick wallpaper? Easier than you might think. If you aren’t interested in the written…
It seems as though every home built today comes with an attached garage and we are starting to forget all about the advantages of a detached garage. If you missed our first post in this series, my wife and I are finally tackling the last major project of our home- a new detached garage. The original garage is something I…
As of yesterday, we have officially applied for development permits on The Everything Garage! This is a rather monumental step as my wife and I have been discussing the garage design for several years now, and as always, other projects seemed to get in the way. Well no more- the summer of 2020 is all about The Everything Garage! Much…
Many of us who have bought or renovated homes built from the 1950’s to the 1980’s know about flat panel hollow core doors. Truth be told, we still find them in homes built today. The conundrum comes when you want to update hollow core doors without necessarily having to replace them. Here is an easy way to make an old…
The hidden IKEA storage cabinet hack (it really needs a better name) is a trick we have used on more than one occasion to take advantage of those odd spaces that can pop up in IKEA designs. It is no secret that we love IKEA kitchens. The vast majority of their cabinetry is built to last and the organizational options…
Well the time has finally come, it’s demo day! We recently purchased our third house here at The Homestud. A place we are calling The Partridge House. In case you missed it, check out the house tour to get caught up. Demo week was relatively straight forward at this house. There were no major wall removals, just a few interior…
I need to get something out of the way before we get started…I understand the bird on the front of the house isn’t really a partridge, but a pheasant. Well pheasant sounds a lot like peasant, and I couldn’t have the name of this place sounding like ‘The Peasant House”, so alas we are going with The Partridge House. We’ll…
Get ready for some inspiration! There is no master bathroom at Hilltop, so the main bathroom renovation needed to be a home run. Even though it is a standard tub/shower combination, I wanted it to be swanky and elegant. And let’s be honest, why can’t a regular bathroom be just that? Remember the old bathroom? The plastic tub surround, sliding…