DIY Home Sweet Home: 2016

7 Brilliant Ways to Organize With PVC Pipe

Need some inexpensive organizing ideas? These brilliant organizers are cheap, easy to make, and can be painted to match your home decor.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who eats peanut butter with a spoon straight out of the jar! If you love peanut butter as much as I do then you are in for a real treat. I'm sharing 7 tasty peanut butter recipes to satisfy your cravings.

Check out these simple hacks to transform your home from drab to fab.

Free Holiday Cleaning Printable And A Giveaway!!

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Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Family get-togethers, carolers, snow ball fights, and don't forget the smell of fresh pine needles and hot coco filling the air. However, with all the joys of Christmas there are also many messes. If your hosting a holiday get-together, the added stress of cleaning your home and keeping it clean throughout the holidays can quickly become a nightmare.

This year I've joined with BLACK+DECKER to bring you some smart cleaning tips, a free 10 day cleaning printable, and a giveaway!

10 Day Cleaning Schedule - View & Print

The new year is just around the corner. These 5 printables that I am sharing today are all BLANK calendars so you can use them year after year.

Brick walls have been popping up all over the internet and I am absolutely in love. But what if you don't have the time or money to incorporate a brick wall into your home design? Here are a few ways that you can get the brick wall look without using real brick.

Every Christmas Eve my family enjoys a warm cup of hot coco while we decorate cookies for Santa. I've used many cookie and coco recipes but today I want to share a couple of my favorites.

Wine has always been a great go-to gift idea for any occasion. Today I'm sharing 7 fantastic ways to "dress up" your typical wine gift.

Will you be attending an ugly sweater party this year? Check out these 6 creative sweater ideas for inspiration to make your own fantastic sweater.

EasyClosets Pantry Organizing System - The Reveal

For those of you who have not been following along, my husband and I have spent the past couple of weeks designing and installing a new pantry organizing system with EasyClosets. (You can read more about that here and here) I could not be more excited to share our final reveal with you guys today.

Winter is fast approaching and for many the cold weather is already upon us. I love winter... Fuzzy slippers, hot coco, reading books in front of the fireplace, a hug mound of coats being piled up at the front door... Wait! What? Yep, it happens every year. The weather gets colder, the coats come out, and they always end up in a big pile on the floor next to the front door.

I know I can't be the only one with this problem. But don't worry, I've got you covered. These fabulous diy coat racks, not only look amazing, they will give you a designated area for those winter coats and keep them off the floor.

Building a New Pantry Organizer with EasyClosets

Last week I shared with you all how I planned and designed my new pantry organizing system using EasyClosets online design tool.

I could not have been more excited when this delivery showed up last Friday.

There is nothing more satisfying than a delicious, mouthwatering burger. Here are 8 recipes to up your burger game and make the best burgers on the block.

Designing A New Pantry Organizer with EasyClosets.

We have been living in our house for a little over a year now. While we have made a few fixes and upgrades to our 1960 farmhouse, there is still a lot of work to be done. One area of the home that I have been dying to upgrade, is our pantry. We have a fairly large pantry but, with only three shelves, it lacks in storage.

Here is a look at our pantry in its current state.

Look at all that wasted space!! There is two feet of space between each shelf and nearly three feet of wasted space under the bottom shelf. I love our large pantry but the lack of shelving was not working for me. Something had to be done.

Cake making doesn't have to be complicated. Check out these beautiful cakes that are so simple anyone can make.

Wow! It's hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner. Check out these genius Christmas hacks to help you keep your sanity this holiday season.

Don't let that wall space go to waste. If you have an empty wall in your home, check out these brilliant storage solutions.

Whether you're kids are studying bats in school or you just want a fun halloween activity to do with your little ones, these bat crafts are the perfect afternoon activity.

Grab a large bag of apples during your next shopping trip and try out a few of these mouth watering recipes.

Charge your phones and tablets in style with these creative diy charging stations.

Shoes can easily take over a home without proper storage. Here are 8 brilliant shoe storage options that you can make today and get your mountain of shoes under control.

Halloween is coming up fast. Do you have your costue picked out already? I've gathered ten simple (family friendly) adult costumes you can make yourself.

I'll take a handmade quilt over a store bought one any day. If you've never made a quilt before, here are a few simple tutorials to help get you started.

Fall is here and there are an abundance of pumpkins everywhere you look. I have gathered 10 amazingly, delicious recipes for you to try this season.

Let kids discover the joy of nature with these fun and exciting fall craft projects.

For most carving pumpkins is a favorite halloween tradition. However, there are many amazing ideas for decorating pumpkins that don't involve carving. (Especially fun for kids who are not old enough to carve their own pumpkins.) Here are 7 fantastically, creative non-carve pumpkin ideas.

Get in the Christmas spirit this weekend by whipping up a few of these adorable and inexpensive ornaments made from items your may already have in your home.

Ever feel like your house is just not clean enough, even after you've spent hours working on it? Or maybe you despise cleaning and you just want a few tips and tricks to to make it slightly less painful. Today I'm sharing fifty brilliant cleaning tips and tricks for every room in your home. Whether you're a super clean freak looking for clever ideas to add to your cleaning routine, or you're a cleaning novice trying to fool your guests into thinking you're not a complete slob, there are hacks here for everyone.

Christmas will be here before you know it. Check out these simple craft projects you can whip up in a weekend.

Summer is finally coming to an end and I can't wait to start adding more soup recipes to my family's weekly meal plan. Today I've gathered seventeen mouthwatering soup recipes to keep you warm for the coming seasons.

While it would be nice to have an unlimited wedding budget, that's not the case for most. In this post I'm sharing nine beautiful wedding decorations that you can make yourself in order to create you dream wedding without going bankrupt.

Everyone could use a little extra storage in their home. Here are 10 brilliant storage tips you can start using in your home today.

Medication List - Free Organizing Printable

My family has moved around A LOT!! One thing that I always try to do before moving is get a copy of our medical records. However, I noticed early on that you can't always rely on hospitals to keep good records. In fact, before our last move, my daughters pediatrician informed me that they had absolutely no record of any appointments for the past two years. We had been going to the same pediatrician for the past four years and some how they had managed to misplace half of our medical records! And this was not the first time something like this has happened.

I have a slight obsession with recycling. (As you can see here, here, here, and here) A few months ago I purchased this fun Stabilo pen set. I really wanted a cute pen holder to display on my desk and this is what I came up with.

Can you believe fall is right around the corner! I've gathered up 8 fun projects to keep you warm and cozy all season long.

Today I'm sharing some brilliant DIY kitchen islands.

Save your pumpkin seeds this year and use them to create these fun and amazing projects

7 Brilliantly Disgusting Halloween Ideas

Warning: DIY Home Sweet Home is a family friendly website, however, some of the following images my be a bit disturbing for younger children.

I have to admit, I'm not big on the whole creepy, disturbing side of Halloween. I find it a bit to grotesque for my taste. However, I'm going a bit out of my comfort zone today to share with you 7 truly disturbing Halloween ideas.

In many homes, the kitchen is a gathering place for family and friends. It's a place were we spend a huge majority or our time. Whether we are cooking family meals, helping kids with homework, or sneaking in for a quick midnight snack. Since we spend so much time in the kitchen, why not make it an amazing place that you enjoy spending time in. Here are 20 fabulous ideas to transform your kitchen into the amazing room you envision in your dreams.

Fall is just around the corner. Check out these cozy slipper patterns to keep your toes warm and toasty when the weather turns cold.

When you have kids, the toys tend to take over the entire house. Today I'm sharing 30 amazing toy storage ideas to get you inspired to control the toy clutter once and for all.

I just love the taste of sweet strawberries! Today I'm sharing some delicious recipes to satisfy all your strawberry cravings.

Halloween is full of so many creepy, scary, and disturbing things. (and yes, I love all of it!) However, I thought that it would be nice for a change to share some cute and adorable Halloween ideas.

Now that the weather is cooling off a little, it's the perfect time to tackle a few outdoor projects. Here are a couple super simple ways to transform your boring front door and add some big curb appeal.

Ever wonder what to do with all that leftover wood from your past projects? From shelves to birdhouses, these step by step tutorials have some brilliantly, creative ideas to use up your scrap wood.

In today's, busy, fast paced, hectic world, it's nice to have a few tricks up your sleeve to help you get through the day. Today I'm passing along 50 brilliant tips that may just make your day run a little smoother.

Are you a garage sale or flea market fanatic? Now that the weather is cooling off in my area, there are garage sales galore, and I could not be more excited!! I remember, as a child, my mother would drag me all over town looking for garage sales. I hated it! Now, as an adult, I realize why my mother loved garage sales so much. My favorite item to search for is cheap furniture. Most pieces of furniture can easily be transformed into something amazing with just a little bit of imagination. Here are a few beautiful flea market transformations to give you some inspiration.

Looking for some simple projects to add to your farmhouse. Check out these inspiring DIY decor ideas.

Gardening season is coming to an end but don't throw out those broken tools just yet. Here are eight amazing ways to recycle your old or broken gardening supplies.