DIY Tutorials

How to Install Picture Frame Molding (for beginners)

Last winter I installed picture frame molding in the living room and took the space from this... to this. It wasn't the easiest project...

Jennifer Laura

Sep 20, 20234 min read

How to Paint Over Existing Tile Floors

It's been over a year since I finished the laundry room makeover, but I realized last week that while I've shared a video tutorial about...

Jennifer Laura

Sep 6, 20234 min read

DIY Gleaming Primrose Mirror (Anthropologie Dupe)

I'll be honest, about halfway through this project I thought it was going to be a total fail, but in the end we got there and I'm really...

Jennifer Laura

Nov 10, 20224 min read

How to Retile Your Old Fireplace

Jennifer Laura

Sep 2, 20227 min read

How to Tile a Backsplash (for beginners)

If you've never tiled anything before in your life and looking for some guidance then you're in the right place! I had never tiled...

Jennifer Laura

Aug 18, 20227 min read

How to Build a Washer and Dryer Surround/Shelf for Your Laundry Room

This may be one of my favorite projects that I completed for the One Room Challenge in the laundry room. It not only was a major...

Jennifer Laura

Jul 1, 20223 min read

Painted Marble Countertops: Nine Months In (and how to repair chips)

I never dreamed that painting over our granite countertops with a marble paint kit would be the most popular project I did all year. It...

Jennifer Laura

Jan 11, 20223 min read

DIY Christmas Tree Flocking (On the Cheap)

Have I mentioned that we added another Christmas tree to our growing collection over here? Last year our total was nine and this year we...

Jennifer Laura

Dec 1, 20213 min read

DIY Book Page Christmas Trees

I have such a fun and easy Christmas DIY for you today!! I had these cones we've used in previous years on our fireplace and this year I...

Jennifer Laura

Nov 15, 20212 min read

How to Lay Luxury Vinyl Tile from DuraDecor

This post is sponsored by DuraDecor. Laying the flooring in my niece Harley's room turned out to be much easier than I expected... and I...

Jennifer Laura

Sep 24, 20214 min read

DIY Antique Distressed Flag

As I was looking to finish up Phoenix's room, I realized there was one big empty wall that needed filling... If you remember, we have a...

Jennifer Laura

Aug 27, 20212 min read

A Cozy Pirate Inspired Closet Reading Nook

This week I started working on Phoenix's room and I decided to tackle his closet first, a space I had already started (I installed the...

Jennifer Laura

Apr 30, 20212 min read

DIY Intaglio Art

I see intaglio art when I'm out thrifting and antiquing all of the time. It's always super pricey (like over $100 per piece) so I skip...

Jennifer Laura

Apr 2, 20212 min read

Painting Our Countertops to Look Like Marble With a Giani DIY Paint Kit

psst. I've answered a ton of frequently asked questions at the bottom of this post for you! A few weeks ago I started the intimidating...

Jennifer Laura

Mar 29, 202110 min read

Using Wall Spackling To Create Textured DIY Thrift Store Art

What's a girl to do when she finds two matching canvases at Goodwill that are completely hideous? She buys them of course! I found these...

Jennifer Laura

Feb 17, 20213 min read

How To Hang (Non-Woven) Wallpaper

Hanging wallpaper sounds super intimidating. Believe me, I've been reading DIY blogs for years and without fail almost all of them say...

Jennifer Laura

Feb 3, 20216 min read

DIY Brass Curtain Rod Made From Copper Pipes For A Large Bay Window

I shared my entire bedroom makeover with you on Monday, but today I want to get into the nitty gritty of how the curtain rod/curtains...

Jennifer Laura

Jan 29, 20219 min read

Quick Breakfast Nook Chair Refresh #StyleItNow

Everyone loved the #StyleItNow challenge so much I decided to bring it back! If you're unfamiliar with the challenge, here's the premise!...

Jennifer Laura

Jan 27, 20214 min read

DIY Letter Art (Pottery Barn Dupe)

This post starts out very similarly to a lot of my posts...I saw something I really liked... ie. this art from Pottery Barn Kids, but...

Jennifer Laura

Jan 11, 20213 min read

DIY Faux Taxidermy

When I first started planning Lincoln's room, I thought a faux taxidermy would be cute when I was planning out the wall above the...

Jennifer Laura

Jan 8, 20213 min read

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Hi, I'm Jennifer Laura- you can call me Jenn. My husband and I just bought a house in our dream neighborhood and we are so excited to be here! The house, while already beautiful, NEEDS A LOT OF LOVE and STYLE. Join me, a past interior designer and wedding planner, as I work to make over each room and share the process along the way.

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