DIYShowOff favorite projects round up and a welcome to my local friends!

Hello! Summer is a busy time of year. If you missed some of the fun projects here at DIY Show Off, today I’m sharing a bit of a round up of my favorite DIY projects. If you’re a regular visitor (hey there!), please bear with me as I welcome my local friends today. 

welcome DIYShowOff friends

If you’ve recently stumbled across the article in the Cranberry Eagle and found your way here to my online home, welcome neighbor! I’m so glad you’re here! It’s a pleasure to “e-meet” you! I’m Roeshel and I live in Butler. DIYShowOff started as a journal for the home renovations on the fixer upper home we purchased in 2007 and has evolved into a place where I not only share our do-it-yourself home decorating and home improvement , but encourage others to give DIY a try. And sometimes I add a bit of un-DIY-related life tossed in from time to time. Blogging for the past 6 years has been such a joy, brought so many amazing people into my life and given me so many fun opportunities. I’m so humbled by the kindness of the DIY community (thanks, friends!) and so blessed to be doing what I love to do. 

Roeshel and Rosie

Roeshel & CocoRosie, our Italian Greyhound

DIY has always been an interest of mine, not only reflective of a tight decorating budget (although usually!), but because of my creative drive. I spend more time in our home than anyone else and believe there are no “rules” when it comes to decorating. So why not just do what I love? Cleaning always leads to rearranging. Creating pretty and comfortable surroundings invites a positive attitude. It just feels good to have a clean, organized, functional and personalized environment to call home.

family room 

All it takes is a little patience and smidge of bravery. Home blogs are an awesome source of motivation filled with real life inspiration. I’ve gathered together some of my very favorite DIY projects.  

Chandelier Flower Planter

how to make a chandelier planter

Free Standing {vertical} Pallet Herb Garden

free-standing-vertical-pallet-herb-garden

Dresser Drawer Shaded Dog Bed

DIY Dog Bed

Summer Home Tour

DIY Show Off summer home tour slide

More before/after home projects.

powder room

Painted Upholstered Chairs

painted upholstered chair tutorial

No Sew Scripted Drop Cloth Drapes

Globe Light Fixture Cover

globe light cover

Wall Mounted Pallet Shelf

diy-wall-mounted-pallet-shelf

Painted Floor Tutorial 

DIY, painted floor, stenciled floor

House Number Flower Pots

house number flower pots

Decorative Baseboards

easy decorative baseboard tutorial

FrogTape Stenciled Wall

stair landing

You can see more DIY inspiration here:

DIY project tutorials

A home tour in progress here:

Roeshel

and some fun small apartment renovating project too. 

herringbone accent wall

What projects have you worked on to make your house reflect your personality and lifestyle? 

Oh! And local friends, I’m organizing a fun DIY/thrift shopping local event this summer. It’s so fun meeting people who share my passion for decorating and DIY! You’re invited to follow along and stay up-to-date:

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

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THAT DIY PARTY and DIY Project Highlights

Hello, DIY friends! A brand new week, a brand new DIY link party, DIY highlights and a DIY Show Off weekly recap. And Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads! 

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DIY Show Off Weekly Recap:  Old chandeliers get a new purpose. Our family had a great time making these, even the kids helped! DIY chandelier planter tutorial.

how to make a chandelier planter

I’m co-hosting a Summer Inspiration: Recipes Link Party. If you have a favorite summer recipe to share or are looking for some delicious summer food ideas, check it out!

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Get the recipe for this yummy EASY pineapple mandarin orange trifle summer dessert

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My husband, Mr. DIY, is sharing an entire awesome summer BBQ menu with recipes. Got a minute? I’d love for you to pop over and pin for later! 

  • Smoked ulled pork sandwiches
  • Dill red potato salad
  • Crunchy vinegar cole slaw 
  • Easy orange pineapple trifle

vinegar coleslaw recipe

Not a new ideas, but ‘new to me’ DIY decorative baseboard trim tutorial

DIY decorative baseboard trim

SHOWING OFF:  It’s my favorite time of the week, seeing YOUR creativityHere are some highlights from last week’s DIY party for some summer time DIY inspiration.

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~Awesome Rooms~

I love everything about this amazing living room at Charming Zebra (and her beautiful home shared in a mini updated home tour). 

Living Room at Charming Zebra 

An (unbelievable transformation) cutest cottage kitchen makeover at Shabby Love with the sweetest attention to detail. Wow!

cottage kitchen makeover at vintagemellie.com/Shabby Love

Let’s join Manuela on her beautiful screened porch at A Cultivated Nest. You bring the cookies, I’ll bring the lemonade. 

screened-porch-decorating at A Cultivated Nest 

Dawnelle invites us over to her beautiful and inviting home at Just Dawnelle

home tour at Just Dawnelle

Awe…check out the sweet modern nursery reveal at Tiny SideKick. So many fun DIY details. Love the ceiling!

modern boy nursery at Tiny SideKick

~Fab Furniture~

This changing table transformed into a beverage station at Twelve O’Eight is awesome! A must do for our barn patio, don’t you think? Yard sale time!

beverage and drink stand from changing table at Twelve o Eight

 

~Amazing Accents~

Sometimes the cost of drapes means saving or going without but Lisa shares at great tutorial on turning sheers to black-out drapes at Before Meets After

sheers to blackout curtains Before Meets After

Maryann’s hanging mason jar succulents are so cute! See more details at Domestically Speaking

mason-jar-succulents at Domestically Speaking

 

Awesome DIY Roman shades with grommet detail tutorial at Just the Bees Knees. They’re fabulous!

DIYRomanBlindswithGrommetDetail Just the Bees Knees

And another great curtain DIY… curtains from sheets with black out lining tutorial at Better with Age.

curtains from sheets with black out lining at So Much Better With Age

~Outdoor Projects~

How cute is this outdoor foot washing station at Bles-Id? What a great idea. I know after a day of being outside in flip-flops, this would come in handy! 

foot washing station at Bles-Id

Outdoor hanging candle holders at Living and Learning with Luisa are an easy and cute outdoor decorative accent…great idea!

easy outdoor candle holders - living with luisa

 

This is the dreamiest front porch ever. See the beautiful pergola at French Country Cottage

pergola at French Country Cottage

~Tips & Tricks~

Great tips for growing and storing onions from the Seasoned Homemaker. Must give this one a try!

Pin Courtesy: Follow THAT DIY PARTY highlights Pinterest board with highlights from the That DIY Party links every week to re-pin my pins linked to original party link sources.

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More DIY Highlights: Previous week’s DIY highlights if you missed them. So much creativity!

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THAT DIY PARTY: Now let’s see what you’ve been up to!

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Decorative Baseboard Trim Tutorial

Family room DIY started with installing new baseboards (super easy tutorial) with bulky 1×5 boards…

DAP Dyna Flex baseboard caulking tutorial

and includes plans of beefing up the baseboards too. This project is sponsored by FrogTape. In an effort to “practice”, I choose to give it a trial run in our half bathroom.

powder room

The result: success!

trim and tile

Here’s what I did:

easy DIY decorative baseboard tutorial

Before, baseboards are a nice chunky size with shoe moulding.

baseboard before

I measured each width and cut my skinny decorative trim to size (yes, tricky mitered cuts…you may want to purchase extra trim. Thankfully this skinny decorative stuff is inexpensive).

I used the spacing of my level to hold the trim in place. For a bigger room, I’d pencil a level line for leveling up trim while nailing into place.

beefing up baseboard trim

Using my nail gun and level, I nailed the trim into place.

attaching baseboard decorative detail

Then caulked the cracks using DAP paintable caulking. Tips for caulking trim:

  • Use FrogTape on the wall right next to the trim for a clean line.
  • Dip finger in water and smooth caulk. Have paper towels on hand.
  • Remove FrogTape before caulk dries. Then let caulk completely dry before painting.

After the caulk was dry, I reapplied FrogTape to the wall and to the floor, pressing down where the FrogTape would meet the paint line to activate the Paint Block Technology (keeps paint from seeping under the tape).

decorative baseboard tutorial

Paint baseboard, wall and new trim. I used a primer + paint. And did two coats.

painted decorative baseboard

Remove FrogTape by pulling away from the trim while the second coat of paint is still wet.

FrogTape

All done…beautiful thick easy baseboards with architectural detail.

easy decorative baseboard tutorial

Before:

baseboard before

After: easy, cheap and gorgeous!

trim and tile

DIY decorative baseboard trim

Definitely happening in the family room next…well, unless I decide to do a board and batten. DIY decisions, decisions. 🙂

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*This post is brought to you by FrogTape. FrogTape provided by Shurtech. The opinions are completely my own based on my own experience. For more FrogTape projects ideas, check out the FrogTape Blog Squad.

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