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Tall linen cabinet with intricate molding details

How To DIY The Iconic Brooklyn Brownstone Molding

March 6, 2026 | DIY + Upcycling + Interiors + Uncategorized
Checkered Coffee Mug and a green bookcase

02: DIY Diary – Penitential Projects and Delayed Gratification

February 27, 2026 | DIY Diary + Uncategorized

The Best Way To Seal Your Butcher Block Countertops

February 20, 2026 | DIY + Upcycling + Interiors + Uncategorized
Before And After Cast Iron Pan Resoration

How To Restore A Cast Iron Pan At Home

February 13, 2026 | DIY + Upcycling + Interiors + Uncategorized
Small colourful bathroom with open shelving and a peaches shower curtain.

This One Organization Hack Tripled The Space In My Bathroom

February 6, 2026 | Home Basics + Organization + Uncategorized
Cozy living room with a gallery wall and green couch, painted the perfect warm white paint colour.

How To Pick The Perfect White Paint For Your Space

January 23, 2026 | Interiors + Styling + Decor + Uncategorized

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A bed dressed in wrinkly linen bedding

3 Easy Projects To Make Your Bedroom More Cozy

Brief story time to kick off this DIY process: I lived in this apartment alone before Chris and I got married. I slept in a twin bed that was shoved into the corner of the room so as to gain as large a footprint as I could to do my furniture refinishing side-hustle in the…

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This Is How To Maintain Your Fridge + Pantry Organization

The kitchen is the most high-traffic room of a home. Losing control of the space is inevitable without the right habits in place to keep things maintained and well-organized. These top 5 need-to-know tips for an organized fridge and pantry will help you reduce food waste, eliminate clutter, and maintain order in the most chaotic…

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Rattan tissue box holder

How To Make The Ugly Items In Your Bathroom Look Cute

We all have ugly items in our bathrooms. The mouthwash bottles, the budget hand soap, the bulky hairdryer, the tacky tissue boxes; and not every rental bathroom offers the option of hiding unsightly items in closed storage. So, if they have to be on display, the very least we can do is make those ugly…

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Before and after of an IKEA couch upgrade

How To Upgrade Your Worn Down IKEA Couch (With BEMZ)

Couches are expensive. So many people buy IKEA couches because they are a semi-affordable option. But sometimes, the affordable options don’t give you the exact look you want. What if there was a way to customize and upgrade your current IKEA sofa? (Hint: there is!) About a year ago, I scored this (discontinued) IKEA Karlstad sofa through…

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Making ugly bathroom items look cute.

How To Style Your Small Rental Bathroom On A Budget

No closed storage + tiny confined space = EVERY. DETAIL. MATTERS. Each element you add to your small bathroom should strive for its full potential in terms of fashion and function – especially when your space is tiny and has no closed storage. And you don’t have to break the bank to do it! Here…

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An introverted, detail-oriented, and meticulous creative: documenting the slow, intentional, and realistic process of DIY-ing an apartment into a home — within the limitations of a rental.

If you dig home styling, thrift flips, DIYs, vintage finds, handmade goods, coffee, vegetarian food, knit grandpa sweaters, dark academia aesthetic, shopping local, Boy Meets World, Dr. Martens, 90s grunge and mid-2000s emo punk music — or the fact that writing this biographical blurb is clearly making me uncomfortable so my solution is to endlessly list increasingly obscure things: then I’m positive you’ll find something here that resonates with you. Stay a while and make yourself at home!

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