By-the-Room Project Gallery

Here you’ll find a growing list of by-the-room projects we’ve tackled in our home, from the very small, not so small and all things in between. And because we’re lovers of inspiration, we invite you to share your own creations any time! Comment links to your own projects are welcomed and encouraged at the bottom of this page.

Entryway / Foyer
Customizing FLOR tiles
Clustering small art
DIY cross-stitch art
DIY small Mod Podge art
Salvaging a mid-century clock
Customizing a doormat
Using dimmers

Living Room
Painting a store bought frame
Adding ambient lighting through table lamps
Reupholstering a small bench
Installing free-standing wall shelves
Maximizing inches with wall shelves
Keeping houseplants alive
Reviving wood on furniture
Faking ceramic animals with clay and paint
Salvaging old frames
De-greasing a vinyl chair
Creating storage from an apple crate
Displaying special snail mailKeeping pets off the furniture
Storing DVDs in a Case Logic
Dying curtains and what not to do
Using a floor pillow as a dog bed
Blowing up pet portraits as art
Hiding remote controls with a cigar box
Building a customized media wall unit
Organizing cable chaos
Building a terrarium
Repurposing a cube ottoman
Adding casters to furniture

Kitchen
Adding curtain tracks to divide 2 open rooms
Installing an under-cabinet paper towel holder
Making room for a “painting” table
Using a planter for containing mail
Using chalkboard paint for labeling spices
Organizing your junk drawers
Creating a chalkboard backsplash
Planning your meals for the week

Bathroom
Upgrading soap dispensers
Using chalkboard paint for the walls
Painting the ceiling
Making over a mirror with decorative tacks
Caulking the bathtub

Bedroom
Closet reorganization
Switching up the bedding
Adding curtain tracks to replace a door
Mounting a television to the wall
Installing a picture rail
Securing cat food bowls with velcro
Adding blinds to the bedroom
Large art as a headboard
Using curtains as a closet door
Using a plant hook as a curtain hook
Adding white curtains and decorative clips
Mixing color and pattern
Rearranging bed placement
Painting the inside of a closet
IKEA hack: Adding DIY bedside lights

Office
Refinishing a sideboard
Mounting bicycle storage to the ceiling
Creating more space in a small office
Rethinking pen and marker storage
Making room for your guests
Hanging your frames made easy
Using a PAX closet as an office

Outdoors / Patio
Sprucing the Patio
Transforming patio lights into planters
DIY a drop cloth tablecloth
Installing outdoor cafe lights

Hallway
Creating hidden storage
Putting up wallpaper
Painting cameos
Salvaging sticky hooks

Around the Home / Other
DIY laundry detergent
Creating a modular storage unit
Vertical bicycle storage
Holding a building-wide yard sale, 1
Holding a building-wide yard sale, 2
Hosting a building-wide “condo crawl”
DIY a celebration banner
Creating a side table from a stump
Painting thrift store mirrors
Building a terrarium
A hearty chili recipe
White chocolate and strawberry cupcakes
Toblerone cookies
Rosemary chicken burgers
Eliminating pet hair
Repurposing old frames
Sewing your own pillows
Repurposing a vintage tin for business cards
Framing your own prints
Re-wiring any light
Repairing broken ceramics
A handy tip for hanging gallery walls

Note: We’re always looking for inspiration, and we invite you to share your own creations any time! Comment links to your own projects are welcomed and encouraged, below.