Diy

The after is an explosion of color, pattern, and imagination.

The whole family helped with this renovation!

You don't have to change every single thing in a space to totally transform the feel of it, and this redo is proof.

The once childish space is now unrecognizable — and very, very cool.

This in-between space is now reaching its full potential.

If you need inspiration for an easy, done-in-a-day furniture refresh, read on.

Let’s talk about the power of liquid starch.

These clever projects were the best of the year for these talented DIYers.

And they take only minutes to DIY!

Solid pieces of furniture like this one can be made over again and again.

The "after" feels like a breath of fresh air.

Aside from being ultra practical, this redo is gorgeous to boot.

The teeny space just needed a little pick-me-up.

When she and her husband first bought it, Kara Haren's apartment had cranberry painted walls, a kitchen that hadn't been touched in 20 years, and flimsy and cracked windows. In the six years they've lived there, they have renovated each room to feel special and specific to them.

The redo turned a "meh" sleep space into a dreamy retreat.

With IKEA cabinets, Semihandmade fronts, and a $100 "marble" backsplash hack.

Plus: tips on shopping Facebook Marketplace on a budget and simple furniture redo tricks.

This IKEA classic shows its versatility once again with a gorgeous, expensive-looking transformation.

With plans for a larger gut reno in the future, Katrina and her family to still wanted to make their old, shabby home look good for them NOW. Using smaller, high-impact but low-budget ideas helped transform the space from blah to “I really want to hang out here."

Another highlight: Countertops that look like marble, but cost way less.

Some lemon wallpaper, room screens, and tons of house plants give this dank space some fresh life.

We're not sure which one we like more!

We’ve rounded up 15 of the best bookcase makeovers, from painted Facebook Marketplace finds to newly-crafted built-ins and more.

Interior Stylist Jessica Nickerson of House Homemade loved the layout and charm of this house when she first saw it ... but it needed A LOT of updating. Thankfully, this DIY maven isn't afraid of doing the work!

It's a quick afternoon project that the kids can even get in on!

This old-school (literally) find looks cool and vintage in its new space.

Amazing what a coat of paint and some fresh drawer knobs can do.

We did a complete transformation ourselves, and our daughter loves it as much as we do!

Name: The Three Amigos (3 year old, and twin 5 year olds) Location: Vancouver, Canada After Melissa snatched up a pretty cute playhouse from Costco, she started dreaming up an adorable upgrade. Life got in the way, as it so often does, so it took awhile for the playhouse to get an upgrade. Combine one weekend, a super creative mom, white paint and elbow grease and you get the kind of playhouse that childhood dreams are made of.

I like to get ready before my son wakes up in the morning, but lately, he’s been waking up when I start walking around in the morning! He’s got a sound machine in his room but the floor does creak in the hallway. Any ideas on getting a creaky floor to stop creaking? Or helping a kid sleep past 5:30 like he used to? EmilyDear Emily,Thanks so much for this question, because: a.) a quiet morning with children still asleep is one of the most precious things in life and b.