Category: Weekend Warrior

DIY – Increase Efficiency

DIY – Increase Efficiency

Looking for ways to update your home’s look and save some money in the long run? If so (and why wouldn’t you be?), look no further. Following are some ways you can do just that: Install New Appliances Not only do older appliances look outdated, […]

DIY – Waterworks

DIY – Waterworks

We’re always on the lookout for ways to update the look of our interiors. After all, it is where we spend the majority of our time. An old adage goes something like, “Water is the wellspring of life.” And we agree. So, in keeping with […]

Adding & Enhancing Architectural Elements

Adding & Enhancing Architectural Elements

Details are often what separates “blah” from “wow”. When it comes to your home’s design, why settle for anything less than the best. Adding architectural elements or enhancing the one’s already in place is a great place to start. Architectural elements simply refers to accents […]

DIY – Lighten Up Your Kitchen

DIY – Lighten Up Your Kitchen

Is your kitchen feeling small and dark? Is it starting to become an area of stress that is dampening your mood? Then maybe it’s time you learn to lighten up (your kitchen, that is). For starters, let’s address the lighting: Task Lighting The two most […]

DIY – Quick Updates

DIY – Quick Updates

Have you been looking for ways to update the look of a room that won’t require weeks of planning or intense labor and installation? Who hasn’t? Fortunately, there are a number of things that can be done around the home that fits into that description. […]

DIY – Update Your Backsplash

DIY – Update Your Backsplash

Whether you’ve been looking at the same tired, plastic laminate for years or you’ve just moved into a new space and refuse to live with it, updating the backsplash in your kitchen will instantly give your home an updated feel. So you’ve decided to change […]

Repurpose Your Furniture – Part 2

Repurpose Your Furniture – Part 2

Using older furniture pieces in new ways instead of throwing them out can add visual interest to your home and can save big bucks. The first ‘Repurpose Your Furniture‘ covered how to convert serving trays to accent tables and how oversized floor pillows could actually […]

Repurposing Your Furniture

Repurposing Your Furniture

Finding alternate uses for older or underused furniture has a number of benefits. Perhaps chief among them are the cost-savings, as refurnishing a home can be quite an expensive undertaking. Sometimes, our furniture has a sentimental value to us and that makes it hard to […]

It’s Planting Time

It’s Planting Time

Have you been meaning to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden, but haven’t gotten around to it? Although you could have gotten a jump on the vegetable planting for earlier harvesting, don’t worry. There is still an abundance of vegetables and flowers that […]

Summer-Inspired Designs – Part 2

Summer-Inspired Designs – Part 2

Warm weather, cool breezes and cold drinks. What more could you ask for? Well, for those who just can’t drop what they’re doing to hit the beach, you could ask for a vacation. If you don’t get one or it happens to be a while […]