DIY Projects - The Build Its

DIY Climbing Wall | One Room Challenge Week 5

The first component of our indoor playground is this incredible, indoor, DIY climbing wall for kids! When designing our kids’ shared bedroom, we knew we wanted a DIY climbing wall …

How to Replace Drywall

If you are updating bathroom or kitchen tile, learning how to replace drywall is essential. It’s nearly impossible to remove any old tile without damaging your drywall, and you need …

How to Install Countertops

Installing countertops is a simple, beginner-friendly project. Learning how to install countertops can save yourself hundreds of dollars and is relatively easy to do if you have a few extra …

This DIY accent wall is great for beginners! It doesn’t require precise cuts and can easily be done in a weekend. The wall is extremely budget-friendly, and it’s easy to customize it to fit your space. We’ve seen similar walls done in nurseries, entryways, and living rooms. For a more subtle effect, or to work in a more visually busy room, paint the wall treatment the same color as the rest of the room and it will create awesome texture in the space without a bold statement.

DIY Vertical Faux Shiplap

This tutorial explains exactly how to install a budget-friendly, vertical faux shiplap and it even has an incredible, free project calculator that will make this project 100x easier. If you hate math, this is the tutorial for you.

The vertical faux shiplap in our bathroom is the boldest color in our whole home and we love it! This is our kids’ bathroom, so we wanted it to have some personality. It’s a tiny space and it seemed like the perfect place to do something totally different from the rest of the house. We were inspired by this Emily Henderson design, but since we already had one blue wooden wall in our home, we knew we wanted to take it in a different direction.

How To Install Removable Wallpaper

Like shoulder pads, parachute pants, and denim jackets, wallpaper is back in style! It’s time to learn how to install removable wallpaper, because this is the perfect way to incorporate trendy patterns and colors without any long-term commitment. So many are hesitant to try trendy options in their homes, because they don’t want to spend time and money on something knowing that you’ll want to change it in a few years. Peel and stick wallpaper eliminates those concerns!

DIY Hall Tree | Small Entryway Storage Hack

This quick DIY Hall Tree transforms small entryways with tons of pretty storage. Bonus: It can be done in one day!

This DIY Hall Tree was a project born out of necessity. We have ZERO coat closets in our home. In fact, the night after we submitted an offer on our house, Tori woke up in the middle of the night convinced we had made a horrible mistake. We live in North Dakota where you need a coat 8 months of the year and she was worried the entries would always be a mess.

How to Make Shiplap: Cheap Plywood Shiplap

We learned how to make plywood shiplap, and we were able to cover our entire bathroom accent wall for only $30!

We LOVE wooden wall treatments, which is probably no surprise to you since we used them in our bedroom, our kids’ bathroom, and now in our master bathroom. When designing this space, we debated between board and batten and shiplap. We did this room during a kid-free week where the kids were at their grandparents’ house, and we had a long list of projects we wanted to get done during that time. In order to save time, we decided to just do a single accent wall and shiplap was the perfect option to add some texture and character.