The Weidler Family: home improvement 101

Since we have moved into this house we have done a few things to make it more our own. Ask anyone, I am always working on a project! Sometimes it drives Dave nuts but I just love DIYs and making things pretty, especially our home. There is still a lot that can be done but we finally feel like we have made this place ours and cozy.

I was going crazy laying in bed for 2 weeks so I decided to start on our TV table. This started out being a color I really didn't like so I sanded, primed and painted it black. Looks so much better! (and for $15 on KSL + 2 dollars for supplies.) $17? Not bad right?

Bedroom Before . . .

I tried to get as many things done before my surgery while I still had an arm. We started with adding an accent wall to our bedroom. I stepped over the dark green paint and spilled an entire gallon on our carpet! I was frantic! I grabbed lots of paper towels, all of the towels in our house and started scraping it up. I then got buckets of water and dish soap and dumped it all over the carpet so that the paint wouldn't dry. Dave ran to the store and rented a carpet cleaner machine and bought some carpet cleaners. After 6 rolls of paper towel and 2 hours we finally had it clean. That was a miracle. I still want to add paint to the other walls, some window treatments, and some more pictures but this is the start we have so far. Much more cozy already:) I am still going to make some drawers with cute knobs to put in the cubbies and paint the overhead shelving a grey color. Very excited about that! I also have my eye on an awesome orange pillow at Bed Bath and Beyond. I'm going to go snag that to add a little flare. I'm going very minimalist in our bedroom since our furniture speaks modern--I like to play off of that. The best part was when Dave installed sliding closet doors! Now the room feels much more complete.

after . . .

Added some pictures to the walls.

Made some panels for the empty wall to add some color. I took wood and stretched some nice prints over it and bam! Color! A grand total of $8.00 a piece might I add:)

Painted the wall, added an entry table and some wall decor.

Love this frame! Got it a DI for 1.50! I was so excited to dress this up. This is what it started out like . . .

. . .then the finished product. I haven't decided what I want to put inside yet but for a dollar! I'm feeling good about what I have so far!

Kitchen floor: I neglected to save the picture that I took on Dave's phone with our kitchen floor before. Funny thing is that I found the exact same linoleum on google; yes, that yellow yucky stuff. Now it looks a million times better! Everything is coming along :) More updates as soon as our house gets put back together!