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I'm on such a tight budget for fixing up my first house. So glad I found this list of DIY home improvement ideas. Absolutely amazing, especially the first one!

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10+ DIY Home Improvement Ideas

Are you a homeowner on a budget looking for DIY home improvement ideas?  If so, you have come to the right place!  My blog is full of DIY home decor projects and DIY home improvement ideas–you can take my home tour to see a lot of them by clicking here.  But that's not all!  I’ve teamed up with some AWESOME bloggers to bring you the DIY Housewives series.  Each month we are going to be sharing some of our best DIY projects that are sure to inspire you to DIY your own home.  This month we are sharing our favorite DIY home improvement ideas.

10+ DIY Home Improvement Ideas

First up is one of my own DIYs that is still a favorite of mine and a reader favorite.  I took a risk and updated our outdated cultured marble vanity with a concrete overlay.  This is what it looked like before we got started.  Yuck.

I'm on such a tight budget for fixing up my first house. So glad I found this list of DIY home improvement ideas. Absolutely amazing, especially the first one!

I had NO IDEA if it would work, but it did and nearly 2 years later, it still looks amazing!  Check out the after photo.  View the full tutorial of how we did it by clicking here.

I had NO IDEA if it would work, but it did and nearly 2 years later, it still looks amazing!  Check out the full tutorial of how we did it by clicking here.

Now, check out the 10 other amazing DIY home improvement ideas from my fellow DIY Housewives!  Click on any of the thumbnail images to be taken to full details of their projects.  You can also find links to their phenomenal blogs at the end of this post.


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If you love the DIY home improvement ideas in this post, be sure to pin it so you can refer back to it later!

I'm on such a tight budget for fixing up my first house. So glad I found this list of DIY home improvement ideas. Absolutely amazing, especially the first one!

 

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Comments

  1. Megan says

    July 14, 2016 at 2:28 pm

    I’m so excited…and a little nervous to try this in my bathroom. In between each application of the concrete did you wash out what you didn’t use and re-mix the concrete?

    • Tasha says

      July 21, 2016 at 11:48 am

      Great question! Yes I did clean out my bucket each time and mix new. Good luck, I am sure you will do great!

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