DIY Beginner Basics + Renovate with Honey Built Home

Christine

I'm here to help you  stop waiting, and start creating a home you love.  So let's dive in and get YOU started.

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How to Create a Mood Board

The staple gathering room of a home is traditionally your living room or family room. It’s the space where memories are made, games are played (and watched), and for my family is the room we are in 98% of the time. So when I’m scrolling through Pinterest or instagram and I see these beautiful designer […]

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Beginner DIYer? Tools You Need to Start Creating.

I have compiled my top most frequently used beginner tools that are must haves for anyone starting in the do-it-yourself world. Some of the tools were gifted by Ryobi for review, but all opinions are, of course, 100% my own opinion. Be sure to check out some of the builds I’ve done with these tools […]

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Grinch Window Silhouette Tutorial

No better way to get in the Christmas Spirit than to adding a little character to your home. Last year we put up Grinch yard decor made from plywood that we inherited from a friend. The grinch appears to be tearing the Christmas lights straight off the house. A very clever way to decorate your […]

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Master Bedroom Reveal

It’s finally reveal day for this 6 week, One Room Challenge, and I couldn’t be happier with how the transformation for the master bedroom turned out. To see all of the amazing One Room Challenge designer reveals be sure to click here. But first, before the reveal let’s appreciate how the room looked BEFORE, and […]

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5 Reasons to upgrade to a Smart Switch

Here’s 5 reasons why I, and why you, should upgrade from a regular old light switch to a Legrand smart switch. This post is sponsored by Legrand. For tutorial on how to build this king canopy bed click here, for all the details on the board and batten install click here. Legrand provides all the […]

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Meet Christine Gummersall, a mother of 4, coach's wife, former Labor and Delivery nurse, and self taught DIYer who decided to take a sledge hammer to her 1950's bathroom over a decade ago and hasn't stopped tackling her honey-do list since.  Folow along as christine breaks down the pretty afters, by showing the whole how to process and empowers you to STOP waiting, and START creating a home you love, with your own two hands! 

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DIY Beginner Basics is a self-paced ONLINE COURSE that is here to help get you comforable with power tools and finishing supplies (such as paint), so you can start tackling your own honey-do list and save thousands, all while getting the satisfaction of saying, "yeah, I built that!"

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