Weeks 3 and 4 of the One Room Challenge: Floating Shelves and Mini Fridges

We had some issues out of our control for week 2 of the One Room Challenge. Our countertop situation is not great. We ordered slabs to swap out our dark grey slabs with some brighter slabs. Those were supposed to be installed a couple of weeks ago. They unfortunately made some bad cuts and had to replace a few pieces, and we’ve been patiently waiting to get those installed so we can do backsplash and other things. So the pandemic...

Adding a Solar Tube To our Kids Bathroom

Moving into a 2000s oak-themed builder’s box house was such a dream for us, and we were thrilled a few years ago to have the opportunity to modernize this house. After having a contractor work with us and our experience of so many delays and problems, we decided Ryan could do this! Himself! With a little plumbing help we set to update this room (Tip: Great idea to get a plumber to do tub faucet replacements – we almost always...

Week 2 of the One Room Challenge

We’re coming in a little late this week but life happened last week! We spent a week traveling to help my mom in Oklahoma, but we managed to squeeze in some progress before we left town. Even on mother’s day! In addition to some other spoils, Ryan gave me a great mother’s day present and painted the kitchen walls so I didn’t have to. Score! We had some issues out of our control for week 2 (and I fear week...

Our Kickoff for the One Room Challenge!

We are excited to be a part of the One Room Challenge 8 week event. This fun and challenging event allows us to join along with thousands of other designers and DIYers to update one room and share our weekly status with the One Room Challenge community. If you’ve met Ryan and I, we have a healthy level of competition. But this event isn’t really about competition – it’s about celebrating creativity, uplifting one another and inspiration! For our One...

How to Install Edge Band Veneer

There are a few tips and tricks we wished we had learned prior to applying edge band veneer. Here is a way to make the process easier: Step 01. Buy Right Size Veneer Try to buy the veneer that is as close to the size that you need. It’s possible to use 3/4-inch veneer on 1/2-inch pieces you just need to be a little more careful. Step 02. Get Tools Together We don’t recommend grabbing your good iron, unless you...

New Studio McGee Spring Line

I just took the plunge on one of these rugs from the new Studio McGee Spring line. I can’t wait to see how it looks when it gets here! I’ve incorporated several of these affordable pieces into mantle, console and other spots and love the quality for the price. Follow me on the @liketoknow.it app for more affordable design ideas! LIKEtoKNOW.it/design.style.love Back to our Featured Articles and Home Page...

How to Build Drawer Boxes

Drawer boxes for your cabinet is a place where you can keep it simple with pocket screws or brad nails or flex your skills a little and try for some joinery like dovetails or box joints. After much messing around making and buying various jigs for the router and table saw, we settled on box joints for our project. This provides a nice professional looking feature to your build, but it also adds time to the process. Step 01. Determine...

How to Build Cabinet Doors and Drawers

A cabinet door is just a much larger cabinet drawer face. We built our cabinet doors and drawers from 2-1/2 inch poplar with 1/4-inch baltic birch panels. This combination did not create any flex in the panel when installing drawer pulls. This post will show you how to create professional looking doors and drawer faces. Before cutting commences, there are some sizing considerations to work through: #01. How much overhang will the hinges have and how close will the doors...

How to Calculate Undermount Drawer Slide Lengths

Determining the right size drawer slides can be tricky the first time – especially if you want the drawer slides ready to go as your building and not hold up your project. Here are simple methods for calculating your drawer slide lengths for overmount and flush mount drawers. Project Considerations and Measurements You’ll Need #01: Determine if your cabinet will have a back panel. Usually a 1/4-inch piece. #02: Make the decision to use under-mount drawer slides (I’ll show you...

How to Install Undermount Drawer Slides the Easy Way

Undermount drawer slides are the way to go! This post will show you the simple method to mount your drawer slide hardware, get it into position perfectly level, and move on to building your drawer to fit it properly. Before you begin, make sure that you check out How to calculate the size of under-mount drawer slides that you need. Step 01: Cut Rear Bracket Mounting Pieces Rather than doing some fancy complicated yoga moves while you try to measure...