Home Improvement

Pottery Barn Kids has some amazing eye candy in the store that always lures me in. It’s time well spent too because I get some of the best style, decor, and designers ideas to knock off! {snicker}  Transform your kids’ bedroom with the best DIY ideas to make your own Pottery Barn Kids inspired beds, wall art, costume, pretend play, furniture …

Looking to makeover or freshen up your home? One of the easiest and inexpensive ways is a fresh coat of paint. Here are some “Fixer Upper” styles using Sherwin Williams paint to refresh the walls in your home for new and trendy decor. {{beautiful!}} In case you’re new here, “Hi!  I’m Laurie” and Tip Junkie has thousands of craft and …

How to makeover your garage has never been so easy to do it yourself.  I can’t help but be inspired by these DIY garage makeovers and ways to keep it organized. From shelving to pegboard these 15 ideas should give you plenty of ways to organize your garage. How to organize your garage tutorials include garage storage ideas, lockers, shelving, pegboard walls, and more! In case you’re new here, …

It’s time to get organized for April!  Tip Junkie is here help you stay on top of your game this “almost” spring as Your Personal Assistant. Take a day and really plan and organize your schedule. Here are some of the things to do! But first, be sure to print off this free, adorable 2017 Calendar just for you!   1. Let’s get …

Are you wondering how to fix scratches in wood furniture and wood flooring? Because we all know that dings and scratches happen regardless of how careful you are. {sigh} These easy tips and tricks will help cover and hide the scratches so you won’t have to refinish the wood furniture! {smiling} Removing scratches in wood furniture does not have to be overwhelming. Check out …

How to makeover your mud room has never been so easy to do it yourself.  I can’t help but be inspired by these DIY mud room makeovers and ways to keep your mudroom organized. From benches to locker cubbies these 14 ideas should give you plenty of ways to organize your mudroom. How to organize your mudroom tutorials include mud room storage ideas, benches, lockers, coat racks, …

Looking for painting techniques how-to’s for repainting furniture?  Here are some conventional and unconventional ways to refinish furniture in your home for new and trendy decor.  Try these ideas to accent your home and give new life to your tables, side table, night stands, dressers, and console tables. You’ll be inspired by these tutorials for refinishing furniture with chalk paint, spray paint, distressing, weathering and even …

Looking for some cheap yet effective organizing solutions? Well, here’s your solution peg board! Here are 10 pegboard organization ideas to organize it with pegboard including solutions for kitchen storage, craft supplies, diaper station, garage storage, wrapping station, and even laundry room storage. These are creative and beautiful ways to use pegboards to organize your life! I’ve got you hooked up with pegboard …

Looking for how-to’s for refinishing a table?  Here are some conventional and unconventional ways to refinish tables in your home for new and trendy decor.  Try these ideas to accent your home and give new life to your tables, including dining room table, coffee tables and nightstand tables. You’ll be inspired by these tutorials for refinishing a table, DIY table tutorials, farm house …

My entire childhood my grandma’s entryway was always an interesting place. It was part of the screened-in-porch that wrapped entirely around two sides of the house when it was added in 1925 – ten years after our old house was built. It was also the first part of the screened-in-porch that was enclosed and still remains called the “back porch” …

When you get hooked on gardening, you can never have enough space. I’ve always struggled when it comes to planting everything I’ve wanted. I had to leave some of the flowers and plants for the next year, which allowed me to have a variety of flowers and different fruits and veggies each year. However, this changed when I decided to …

A few months back I decided to give my living room a complete makeover, something it’s needed since we moved in almost seven years ago. My biggest challenge was making my husband understand that in order for me to completely remodel our living room I was going to have to make some serious changes, aka spend some serious money. Well …

Home Improvements take an amazing amount of organization! This Home Improvement Binder contains everything you’ll need to get and stay organized while making improvements to your home. Whether it’s simple decorating to full out home renovation, this Home Improvement binder will help you keep it all together.  {{I’ve got your back!}} Simply print out the contents of this file and …

Take the chore out of your cleaning schedule by finding a clean method that works for your busy life! Below are 4 free printable cleanings schedules made into checklists that you can quickly print out to make life just a little easier.  So decide on a cleaning system that works with your personality and your busy life.  It’s easier than …

Here are three easy steps to get your kids to help clean your house.   Use these strategies to help take the mean out of “Clean!” with free printables like job charts, chores by age worksheet, and even a reward chart. This is the second installment of our How to Clean series here on Tip Junkie.  Last week, I gave you …