Best of 2020: 11 Creative DIY Home Projects

This DIY daybed is my favorite building project so far! It's budget-friendly and simple enough that even a beginner can build it. And it's perfect when you need another bed or extra seating for any space, indoors or outdoors.

I gave our small master bathroom a total makeover on a tiny $100 budget this year and I love how it came together. This bathroom remodel is full of ideas for adding loads of style without any major demo or expensive layout changes.

I would love to replace all of our old aluminum windows and sliding doors, but that wasn't in the budget this year. Painting them white instead was such a super fast, inexpensive way to update our old windows and doors. It was a simple change that made a huge difference.

I made these cedar plank storage cubes for my boys' closet and they turned out so beautifully. I love that you can make them to perfectly fit any shelves or furniture, and even better, they've held up to all the abuse my boys have heaped on them this year and are still going strong!

Of all the changes I made in my $100 bathroom makeover this year, painting our old oak bathroom cabinet probably made the biggest difference to the space. This is such an easy, inexpensive way to completely change the look of your bathroom.

I'm a huge fan of stencils - they make DIY signs and all kinds of other DIY decor so quick and easy. But getting perfect, crisp stencil lines every time isn't always easy. So I put together this post sharing my top tricks and tips for perfect stenciling every time.

I have hated our shiny gold shower door since the day we moved in, but I thought we were just going to have to live with it until we did a full bathroom renovation. Well, this year I got tired of waiting and gave my ugly shower door frame a paint makeover. It worked so well and so far it's holding up great!

I still love our painted cabinets, but after a few years, they were definitely starting to show some wear. But in just a couple of hours, I was able to touch up all of the tiny chips and scratches and get them looking fresh and new again.

This year I painted this beautiful dresser for our living room and in the process I took the opportunity to share my tried-and-true method for painting any dresser with a paint finish that will stand the test of time. 

With all the great furniture paints available these days, I know it can be tough figuring out which one is actually the best. After using dozens of furniture paints, I created a guide to a dozen different furniture paints along with my number one furniture paint pick.

This spring I painted and stenciled our plywood screened porch floor and it looks amazing! A stenciled floor is a gorgeous, inexpensive flooring solution that works great on any hard flooring surface indoors or outdoors.