Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.
Something people don’t really know about me is that I loooooove DIY and interior decorating. To make something or re-create a space to make it beautiful again.
My parents have lived in my childhood home for 33 years, pretty much my entire life, which is crazy to think about. And over the years it has gone through many renovations and re-decorations. As I got older, I started to help my mom and eventually she gave me free range to re-decorate rooms. She also taught me that I don’t need to rely on a man to do things around the house, so she taught me how to do a lot!
One of the biggest undertakings was the basement family room. If I remember right, the house was built in the 70’s and the small bar area with mirrors on the walls was a big thing. Hideous is more like it! Then again I hate mirrors….long story for another time.
My brothers always had the basement space and NEVER wanted to change it. However when I was able to take over and live in the basement in my early 20’s, you bet your butt I overhauled that living space! I smashed all those mirrors off the wall, re-painted the walls to a light blue and even painted the orange brick a nice chocolate brown, which surrounded the fireplace/most of the one wall. Years later when I moved back home from Alberta, I re-painted the walls to a nice light beige and lightened up the brick with dry brushing (which took FOREVER), but well worth it! I wish I had pictures of the before and after.
It was the biggest and most intensive DIY that I did myself. The other would be the dining room. Those are two major projects I am super proud of!
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Mama on the Move 
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