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DIY Mud Room with vertical shiplap planks, hooks, 2x6 counters, and storage bench Reveal

Homespun House 2.0

Coming soon!

In the meantime…read more about a few projects that are making our second house feel like home:

DIY Old World Mud Room Reveal | One Room Challenge | Week 7

DIY Nursery Closet Shelving System

Fun, Colorful Laundry Room | One Room Challenge Reveal

Vintage Toy Nursery Reveal

Hello! I'm Laura. I use antiques, thrift store finds, and a heavy dose of elbow grease to make our house a home, and I write about it here at Homespun by Laura. From DIY to sewing, you'll find DIY ideas to solve your home decor dilemmas. Pull up a seat and stay awhile!

homespunbylaura

Jack of all trades; master of none.
DIY. Sewing. Travel. Drawing and fabric design. Mama to a 🎀 and🤰with 🤷‍♀️

Laura
Wow, November went quickly (like the rest of the m Wow, November went quickly (like the rest of the months this year)! It was a productive one in our house, as I wrapped up the transformation of my sewing room into a guest room + sewing room and also started on a couple new projects that I’m excited to share more of in December: our daughter’s new ‘big girl’ bedroom and a play kitchen, which will be a Christmas present for her (shhh!). The year is drawing to a close, so I’m attempting to make realistic goals as to what can and can’t be accomplished before 2021 rolls around. What does your December look like?
It’s done! The conversion of the sewing/craft ro It’s done! The conversion of the sewing/craft room into a combo guest/sewing/craft room is complete! We fully remodeled the closet, donated two truck beds full of stuff, and tossed lots of paper into the recycling bin. I painted all the walls a soft blue-green, created some free DIY art, pulled the curtains from our old dining room out of storage and added length to adjust them for the higher ceilings here, refinished + recovered the sewing chair, and gave my old desk chair a new covering as well. I sewed new pillows to coordinate with the chairs and curtains and stole two pink pillows from our couch, which will look a little bare after the Christmas pillows go back into the closet in January. As always, I used fabric, paint, furniture, and decor we already had around the house when possible. That meant the only things purchased for this room were lumber for the closet remodel, paint (lots of paint!), and a new light fixture (only 11 boob lights to go...). It took over 6 weeks (I started early and took advantage of the bonus weeks at the end!), but it was worth the time and effort. For the first time ever, we have a dedicated and intentional guest space, and I already love sewing/creating in this room better than I did when it was just a sewing room. Swipe through to see more afters and a couple of befores, and check out my stories for more!! I’ll be sharing it all in a blog post soon, right down to the cost and timeline. Make sure to check all the other pretty @betterhomesandgardens @oneroomchallenge reveals at #oneroomchallenge or oneroomchallenge.com. They’re good!!
The art is done, the frames are made, and both pie The art is done, the frames are made, and both pieces were hung over the bed with care (don’t want heads bumping them, so it was tricky to find just the right height). I’m so close to finishing this space and so excited to see it all come together. We’re waiting for the new light fixture to come in later this week, and I’m upholstering a chair today...so the final reveal is coming soon! There are already tons of stunning finished spaces, and I’ll be sharing some of my favorites in stories later today, along with some upholstery tips!
Making this clamp holder in the garage was not on Making this clamp holder in the garage was not on my weekend to-do list. But when I went outside to make frames for my DIY art, the workbench such a huge mess I couldn’t start on the frames without first organizing it. I set aside the scrap wood a few months ago for the Mister to help me assemble it, but I was finally tired of waiting! I knew what to do and figured the worst that could happen is that I’d ruin the scrap wood. It’s been a goal of mine to get comfortable using the electric screwdriver and I was letting that discomfort stop me from assembling the simplest project. It took about 15 minutes, a few screws, and some wood glue, and now the clamps have a perfect home- out of the way but so easily accessible. It’s not 100% level, but it’s done. And now I’m slightly more accomplished with this particular power tool. What’s something you’d like to get better at? Go do it! (Also, this is probably the closest you’re gonna get to a bump picture; they’re not my thing.)
Is it really already Week 5 of the @oneroomchallen Is it really already Week 5 of the @oneroomchallenge?! A lot happened this week, and I really struggled to choose a photo (ok, photos) to represent the progress. This is the fun part of a DIY project, when you get to the pretty stuff: I added length to these curtains from our old dining room, stained unfinished curtain rings to match a DIY rod from our old living room, and completely refinished (restored, really!) a beautiful harp back chair. And today I got started on some DIY abstract art to hang over the bed. Oh, and we also moved the bed and nightstands in so it’s officially a bedroom now! I’m so excited to see this space start to come together. Thanks for tagging along to see the progress!!
The new wall color is perfect! It’s a relief to The new wall color is perfect! It’s a relief to have a room in this house that’s not yellow-beige. Up next, we’ll move in the bed and nightstands, I’ll add length to the curtains from our old house that I’m reusing in this room, and I’ll hopefully stitch up a few coordinating pillows, too. I’m also thinking about how to combine functional wall decor, like my pegboard, with art and photos to find the right balance. I don’t want to make any unnecessary holes in my beautiful new wall. Just two weeks remain to wrap up this sewing/guest room, and hundreds of others are hard at work, too. Check out their progress at #oneroomchallenge or oneroomchallenge.com!
I don’t often cook anymore, and when I do...it r I don’t often cook anymore, and when I do...it rarely looks like this! Last night’s dinner looked so good I had to document it. (And it tasted pretty good, too!) Cooking big meals that took ages used to be something I enjoyed but I’ve found it hard to devote the time and energy to it on a daily basis like I did pre-kid. This particular recipe took months to perfect, and I’ve probably made it three times in the past two years. The dough and sauce are made from scratch, and the veggies for the toppings (and the roses, too!) came from the backyard, many picked by our very own little gardener in training. 🍅
It finally felt like fall yesterday after being in It finally felt like fall yesterday after being in the 80s all week, so I pulled out a (very) few fall decorations. I used to completely decorate the mantle, front door, and more with fall decorations but over the past 5 or 6 years I’ve gotten lazier every year. This colorful fall painting by talented childhood friend @carlonsteller looks right at home in last year’s One Room Challenge space. Are you a seasonal decorator, or are you lazy like I am?
It’s hard to believe week 3 of the #oneroomchall It’s hard to believe week 3 of the #oneroomchallenge has already come and gone! I made huge progress this week in the form of two big pieces of painted furniture. The windows have been open to keep the smell of paint down, and a welcome side effect is that it smells like fall inside (even if it doesn’t look or feel like it outside!). 🍁
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