Samantha Smith 9/29/22 Samantha Smith 9/29/22

5 Ways to Elevate a Basement Bar

Elevate your home bar design and get speakeasy boutique hotel vibes with these simple tips

Samantha Smith 9/22/22 Samantha Smith 9/22/22

DIY Basement Renovation Reveal

DIY Basement Speakeasy Bar and Lounge Space Reveal

Samantha Smith 5/15/22 Samantha Smith 5/15/22

DIY Bar - Part 3

Creating a moody DIY bar space

Samantha Smith 5/1/22 Samantha Smith 5/1/22

DIY Bar - Part 2

Building a DIY bar in our finished basement with molding trim detail

Samantha Smith 4/24/22 Samantha Smith 4/24/22

DIY Bar - Part 1

Building a DIY bar in our finished basement with some helpful tools.

Samantha Smith 4/17/22 Samantha Smith 4/17/22

IKEA Kitchen & Bar Cabinets

Area IKEA cabinets easy to install? Are Ikea cabinets good quality? I’m sharing my opinion after installing them for our basement bar!

Samantha Smith 4/6/22 Samantha Smith 4/6/22

Speakeasy Bar and Rec Room Design

I’m thrilled to share our speakeasy bar design plans and basement rec room mood board for week one of the one room challenge!

Samantha Smith 5/11/21 Samantha Smith 5/11/21

Bookcase Upgrade with Peel and Stick Wallpaper

This beginner DIY is an easy way to install peek and stick wallpaper for an IKEA Billy bookcase hack

Samantha Smith 4/18/21 Samantha Smith 4/18/21

DIY Pantry with Moody Wallpaper

DIY pantry reveal with steps and and sources for a colorful space with plenty of pattern.

Samantha Smith 1/17/21 Samantha Smith 1/17/21

One Room Challenge | Reveal | Girl’s Boho Bedroom

Girl’s Boho Bedroom with DIY Headboard, Hanging Chair and Flower Accent Wall

Samantha Smith 11/8/20 Samantha Smith 11/8/20

One Room Challenge | Week 5 | Toddler Girl’s Bedroom

DIY headboard with a boho vibe

Samantha Smith 11/1/20 Samantha Smith 11/1/20

One Room Challenge | Week 4 | Toddler Girl’s Bedroom

Sharing plans for a DIY headboard with a boho vibe

Samantha Smith 10/25/20 Samantha Smith 10/25/20

One Room Challenge | Week 3 | Toddler Girl’s Bedroom

Sharing updates for the toddler girl’s room including a driftwood whitewash bed and hanging hammock swing.

Samantha Smith 10/14/20 Samantha Smith 10/14/20

One Room Challenge | Week 2 | Toddler Girl’s Bedroom

I’m excited to share the mood board for our toddler girl’s room design! This will definitely evolve over the weeks but it should give a good idea of the feeeeling I’m going for in the space.

Samantha Smith 10/7/20 Samantha Smith 10/7/20

One Room Challenge | Week 1 | Toddler Girl’s Bedroom

Since we recently finished building our home, there are a lot of blank canvases to choose from for the One Room Challenge. I thought our two-year-old daughter’s room would be a good place to start because it’s a nearly empty room right now and she’s been asking for a “big girl bed.” (Plus, kids’ rooms are just fun.)

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