TOP 5 DIY Posts From 2016
As the new year approaches, I thought I would take some time to reflect on 2016, my third year of blogging. This year I worked on a lot of fun projects in our home and even though I took a 3 month sabbatical to illustrate this children’s book, I think I still accomplished a lot. Here are the top 5 DIY posts from 2016 for your enjoyment!
1. My Daughter’s Entertainment Center to Closet Furniture Makeover
Hard to believe, but this project was posted in the beginning of 2016! It has been a popular post, featured on goodhomedesign.com magazine and hometalk.com. I love this small armoire, just the perfect size for my little girl. Bad news, though. Her 2-year-old brother had a terrible tantrum one day and broke the glass door. It is still used in her bedroom, though!
2. My Daughter’s New Bedroom
Alongside this closet furniture makeover, we revamped my craft room to be Lily’s bedroom in early 2016. I had my third baby in April, so we were trying to get bedrooms situated so that Nick would be in the Dr. Seuss room and the new baby could reside in the nursery. Readers loved the pops of lime green and hot pink color as well as the white, multi-functional furniture in this room makeover!
3. Living Room Makeover
The other room I redid this year was our living room. Well, I also revamped our kitchen, but that post was not nearly as popular. In the living room, I painted all the trim white and got new furniture and made DIY lamps and so much more. The whole space transformed. Initially, we had bought a large La-Z-Boy reclining leather sofa for my husband and I tried to make it work in our new room design. But eventually, he lost that battle and we got much more tasteful leather furniture for a space that is modern and stylish.
4. Large DIY Canvas Abstract Wall Art
I love to create in all mediums, especially painting. This year I switched out our abstract family painting and painted something totally new on a canvas I built myself. The new painting was to go with our new monochromatic color scheme throughout the living room design. This project features a canvas painting that is almost 90″ long and 44″ tall, created for only $14!
5. Stair Railing DIY Makeover From Outdated Oak to Sleek And Modern
This was my most recent home improvement project and I could not be more pleased with the result. Our banister was outdated and ugly when guests entered our living room; you can see it in the corner of the above picture. I demolished it, then rebuilt a sleek, metal design. I even recorded and compiled a fast-motion video of the process.
2016 has brought a lot of changes to our house. I am proud to say my DIY expertise has grown and I am starting to feel more comfortable in our 1980’s bi-level. That is what home improvement and interior design are all about.
Huge thanks to all my regular readers who have been with me this whole year and especially those of you that have been reading since the beginning! I love sharing my DIY posts with you and you all inspire me every day to be creative. Wishing all of you the best in 2017, I hope you will continue reading and feel welcome at the Woods’.
