Today I wanted to share with you how we gave our kitchen a makeover for under $2000. It took us several months to finish all the small details but we are beyond happy with the final results. I hope this post will inspire you to get your tools out, get dirty, and get the kitchen you love! Let’s start at the beginning! When we bought this house nearly 11 years ago it looked like this which mind you had been updated at least once from when it was originally built. Before we moved into the house, I sanded all the cabinets down and got rid of the ugly gold floral…
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Modern Home Makeover!
Hi everyone! I hope your having a beautiful day. I am going to share an entire home makeover with you today. I had the privilege of documenting my friends house flip! I was beyond excited to get before and after pictures including video footage of the entire process! I hope this will help you get some ideas on how to makeover your home! Lets start at the beginning! The kitchen was a great size but with the natural oak cabinets it was 90s dated. The owners had replaced all the 6 inch white tiles on the counter tops with a nice granite for the first update! Now its time for…
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Modern Fireplace Makeover
Today I am sharing how my friends gave their fireplace a complete makeover! They took their dated 1990’s wood burning fireplace with green marble and turned it into a beautiful modern gas fireplace! This was the starting point of the dated fireplace. It all needed to go. The first step was to remove all the surrounding stone and existing drywall. Next step was to take out the wood stove and replace it with a modern gas fireplace insert. They used three items to fill in the drywall seems: drywall joint tape, flat scraper and drywall premixed mud. Next they dry fitted their new hand scraped fireplace mantel (purchased from Amazon…
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DIY Bathroom Makeover
Today I am sharing my DIY bathroom makeover! I had a budget for this small bathroom of $2000 and I did the majority of the work myself besides a few items that needed to be addressed by professionals (drywall and counter top finishing/installation. I hope you find this motivating and are inspired to get your tools out and makeover a space in your home on a budget! Demo Begins! I started by ripping out all the tile back splash and counter top. One way to save some money when you makeover over any space in your home (even when hiring professionals to do the major work/installation) is to do the…
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Spring Farmhouse DIY Scroll
Today I am sharing how to make this beautiful Spring Farmhouse DIY scroll using products you can find at Dollar Tree or similar discount store. This farmhouse DIY is such and easy yet beautiful way to help you decorate your home on a budget! These scroll are super versatile and can transition to any season. Here are the supplies you’ll be needing: Brown craft paper (found at Dollar tree or Walmart) Sharpie Rope (dollar tree or hardware store) Four paper clips Carbon Paper for tracing Special saying printed from (Word) on your computer Stencil, 5 inch ( optional) Ruler for evenness First step: Take your rope and loop it through…
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Easter Farmhouse Bunny Decor
It is hard to believe Easter is already less than two months away! There have been some nice days lately and I have started to make spring and Easter decor. In this post I will share how to make a super easy farmhouse Easter bunny for your home. I saw a similar bunny at HomeGoods and it was $15! I knew I could replicate it for much cheaper using Dollar Tree products. The items you will need to make this farmhouse Easter bunny are: Dried green moss; about 1-1 1/2 cups worth (from Dollar Tree) Tinsel bunny sign plaque (from Dollar Tree) Glue Gun Spray paint in black or brown…
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DIY Church Pew
Want to learn how to make a beautiful church pew for under $65 in one day? I was searching for a pew last year when I quickly found out that many of the ones I was interested in were quite expensive (as in $200 or more) and not mention not quite the size I was looking for. I decided maybe I could build one myself and I began to look for inspiration on the internet. I found several options I liked including a few on Pinterest. I picked out the features I liked in several different pews, combined them, and then built my pew from scratch. I now have a beautiful…
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How To Make Christmas Trees For Under $15
Do you want to learn how to make two different types of Christmas trees at home for $13 each (or maybe even less)? If so, keep reading and watch how easy both types of these Christmas trees are to make! It’s crazy how easy these DIY Christmas trees are to make and you only need two supplies for the first style: a tomato cage and flocked garland! TOMATO CAGE CHRISTMAS TREE Step 1: The first step for the tomato cage tree is to get the size tomato cage you would like and to choose your garland. I chose flocked garland but if you want to save even more money (or…
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How to German Smear Your Brick Fireplace
Do you want to learn how to German Smear (aka white wash) brick? This post will tell you how to German smear your red brick fireplace and give it the look of an old rustic farmhouse! After reading this post you will find that it is super easy and it only costs about $20 to do it yourself. This look will transform your home and give it tons of character! Grab white mortar & water Mix to combine and slather onto bricks Rub into grout lines and scrape off excess mortar On the left side of the picture above, you can see the original brick fireplace from the 70’s. It…
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Hey! are you ready to unleash your creativity on a budget? I’m so happy to have started this blog finally to inspire you more!
Welcome to Momma From Scratch, where I will share with you all things DIY, Home Decor, Lifestyle related. Sharing ways to save money and create the life you want on a budget. Lets get creative with our hands shall we!
