I’ve really gotten into the homemade sugar scrubs, my favorite being an olive oil sugar scrub. So when I found a recipe for a “Gardener’s Hand Scrub,” I knew I had to try it. This was super easy to make! … Continue reading
Homemade Hand Scrub
Category Archives: DIY!
DIY Bleach Shirt
I had seen several bleach shirt Pinterest projects and had wondered, “can it really be that easy??!” The answer: YES. If you don’t feel like a particularly crafty person, but you want to try something, seriously… go with this one. … Continue reading
How to texture a wall… The easy, cheating way
So I think they’re catching on to me at my job… I keep diving into DIY projects to avoid actual work. Anyway…. I had removed wallpaper from a wall, and I needed to match the texture of the other three … Continue reading
Homemade Granite Cleaner
I have been searching for the perfect homemade granite cleaner, and I think I may have finally found it! I discovered this recipe on Pinterest yesterday, and it works great!
1/4 cup rubbing alcohol (or Vodka)
3 drops of dish soap
1 cup water
(A few drops of essential oil–I didn’t do that)
Mix together in a spray bottle, and there you have it! Easy!
My most recent kitchen remodel
Here’s the before…. this kitchen had tile countertops. It’s not the worst thing in the world, but compared to the rest of the house, it was a bit out of place. After: We had granite installed, and I tiled the … Continue reading
What to do when facing ugly wallpaper…
So far, I’ve owned three older homes, two of which had wallpaper in all of the predictable places, and one of which had wallpaper EVERYWHERE… every bathroom, the kitchen, the diningroom, and even one of the bedrooms. So, with all … Continue reading
Rashel’s Miracle Face & Body Cream
Yes, I know. It’s a terribly overdramatic title. To make matters worse, it’s not even my original recipe! I stole it from a blog, and that person had gotten the recipe from someone else… and a friend of mine was … Continue reading
Vinegar and Dawn Cleaner
I want you to see this bottle… notice how it’s contents are nearly gone? This bottle was completely full when I started this adventure of slowly switching to a more green system of cleaning. I filled this bottle with 1 … Continue reading
Orange Vinegar cleaner
UPDATE: I take back everything I said about this stuff just being OK. It’s amazing. I use it every day. I like it because I don’t have to rinse it off like I do with the dawn vinegar spray. And … Continue reading
Budget bathroom remodel
Here’s another bathroom remodel… this one was from the upstairs bathroom at our Texas house. Before: And After. As you can see, I painted the countertops (yes, painted!!), the walls, the cabinets… I even spray painted the hardware. As dramatic … Continue reading
The Creativity in the Chaos 