Refresh Living

Creating a functional yet beautiful home on a major budget is my idea of a good time! On my blog, Refresh Living, I repurpose and upcycle old items, refinish furniture and remodel and decorate on a budget. You'll find a modern farmhouse style by using vintage, antique, and thrift store finds, with a ton of DIY projects for your home decor projects!
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DIY Potting Bench (Made Entirely of 2 x 4s)
This potting bench is the perfect project for a beginner builder because it’s made entirely of 2x4s and uses simple, straight cuts. You can easily choose to omit the back panel as well, making this an easy to build potting table with a storage shelf underneath.
Valentine’s Day Garland – Easy DIY Decoration
This Valentines garland is so easy to make. It’s the perfect DIY Valentines craft to decorate your home and is made using only cardboard and yarn. You can easily change the colors with different colors of yarn!
How to Germinate Seeds Before Planting
This easy trick will help you sprout your seeds before planting them in seed starting trays or in the ground. Easily determine which seeds are viable and able to grow before planting. In this post you’ll find a few different methods to germinate your seeds before planting.
How to Paint Cabinet Doors (10 Tips for a Smooth Finish without a Sprayer)
Can I paint my kitchen cabinets with only a brush and roller and get a smooth finish? Yes, you sure can! It is entirely possible to get a smooth, beautiful finish without a paint sprayer. This post will walk through everything you need to know about how to paint cabinet doors and kitchen cabinets to get a smooth finish with a paint brush and a roller.
Spring Home Tour – Decorating with Upcycled and Vintage Finds
I’m sick of snow. I’m tired of hats, coats, and mittens. I am ready for SPRING! I think the arrival of spring is the season I anticipate most throughout the year. Spring flowers are by far the most stunning. Eeek. I get excited just thinking about it. ​ ​With the anticipation of some of my favorite things comes an uncharacteristic urge to decorate. I often can’t get myself to deck my house out with seasonal decor.
DIY Raised Garden Bed – Easy Build!
Follow this easy tutorial to make your own raised garden beds using cedar wood. Once the raised beds are made, fill them with this easy DIY soil mixture to allow for proper drainage for your vegetable garden.
DIY Backyard Bike Storage with an Easy to Install Roof
Building a small covered structure for bikes and scooters help to protect them from the elements when you don’t have room in your garage for all those outdoor toys. This post will give you ideas on how to build and install a roof on a small outdoor storage area.
DIY Valentines Wreath
This Valentine wreath is an easy DIY project that adds a fun, clever decoration to your door or home perfect for Valentine’s Day. Make this DIY Valentine wreath with a piece of foamboard or cardboard and a couple of decks of cards! You may even have all the supplies you need to make this Valentines wreath already at your house.
9 Essential Tips for Painting Kitchen Cabinets
You can totally paint your cabinets by yourself without hiring a professional AND get a flawless finish. But, it’s important to prep them correctly, use the best paint for kitchen cabinets, and keep in mind some tips to make the job easier and look amazing.
Free Spring Watercolor Printables
I love decorating my home, but I certainly don’t like spending a lot of money. This is precisely why I’m here today sharing a set of free printables for spring, along with 14 other printables you can find at the end of this post. I’ve created a set of six watercolor potted plant prints for you to print and add to frames, the refrigerator, or anywhere else that could use a touch of spring!
Cane Headboard (DIY Tutorial and 5 Best Cane Headboards)
Want to buy or build a cane headboard? I’ve got you covered! This is a step by step tutorial on how to build a cane headboard AND a list of the top 5 cane headboards you can buy with links to the products. It’s easy to make a DIY cane headboard, but there are also plenty of options to buy a beautiful cane headboard as well.
Vintage Farmhouse Spring Mantel with Free Spring Printables
I decorated our mantel for Spring with repurposed vintage decor, second-hand finds and some free printable artwork. I love decorating without buying new and spending money, so this spring mantel was fun to put together, mainly from repurposing items I had in my basement or in other areas of the house. I’m sharing two of the spring printables I used on my mantel so you can use them as free spring decor as well!
DIY Spring Wreath
This is an easy way to bring some spring cheer to your front door. A DIY spring wreath made using a woven plate charger that’s easy to find at the thrift store. Add some wood lettering with a decoupaged napkin from the Dollar Tree and some spring floral sprigs and you have a spring decoration that costs only about $5 to make.
DIY Spring Centerpiece from Old Glass Jars
Chalk paint will always stick to glass, but it’s not washable. However, this chalk paint is permanent so that the jars can be washed! I reused some old glass jars and this washable glass paint to make adorable DIY spring decorations.
Simple DIY Copper and Greenery Wreath
I’m still struggling to figure out my home decor style, especially when it comes to decorating for the holidays. You won’t find a themed style running through my home around Christmas time. Instead, I create and decorate with items that I love for one reason or another. These copper wreaths are the perfect example. I love these little wreaths I made! They were easy, and only cost a couple bucks each to put together.