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The Homes I Have Made

by Megan Duesterhaus

Military Spouse | Perpetual Renter - Sharing easy, affordable, & practical home decor & organization solutions to help you transform ANY space into a place you love! ❤️

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[Today on The Homes I Have Made] Totally Temporary (But Super Stylish) Ways to Update Rental Walls

Hi Reader! 8 years ago, a friend bet me that I couldn't transform our rental WITHOUT paint! A challenge I eagerly accepted! Looking back, that fun bet kicked off YEARS of wall transformations using anything BUT paint including wallpaper, wrapping paper, decals, cardstock, and MORE! Over on the blog today, I'm sharing 12+ things you can safely put on your walls as a renter...AND giving you the permission you might need to finally go for it! See It: Totally Temporary (But Super Stylish) Ways to...

11 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! In our 9 different rental homes, we haven't once had a "repeat" pantry layout. So I've had to re-figure out our pantry organization in home after home after home. Over on the blog today, I'm sharing our newly organized pantry in our current rental AND breaking down the exact process I used this time (and every time!) Whether you have a spacious walk-in pantry or an awkward kitchen cabinet, these are real life solutions that actually work! See It: How to Organize a Pantry | Real...

11 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! As a renter, one of the hardest decor "problems" to fix is ugly flooring. Beyond just finding a damage-free, removable solution, whatever you put down has to be incredibly durable too. I’ve had mixed results using peel-and-stick floor products, so in our downstairs rental bathroom, I tried something different: a vinyl floor mat. Over on the blog today, I'm sharing how to "install" it, and why it might be one of my favorite flooring "hacks" ever! See It: An Easy Hack for Covering...

11 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! Based on the amount of memes and hacks there are for corralling, matching, and managing socks (of all things!), it’s clearly something most of us struggle with. In fact, every time I email out tips and tricks related to sock organization, I ALWAYS get responses back! So today, I am rounding up all the easy sock hacks that work great in our household, as well as a bunch of other ideas you all have sent me over the years too! See It: Let’s Talk About Socks, Baby! Too many emails? No...

12 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! Little by little, I’m working my way to the upstairs of our latest rental, (finally) getting to our spacious dedicated laundry room! I started by adding a fun wallpaper feature wall behind the washer and dryer. But my excitement quickly turned to frustration by how much the new wallpaper amplified the ugly box housing the laundry hookup. So using some supplies I already had on hand, I whipped up a simple DIY cover that quickly improved the entire laundry room wall! Stop by the blog...

12 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! Large acrylic wall calendars are all the rage…and for good reason! They: Are super stylish Can be customized for different layouts And work wonders for keeping the entire family on the same page! But did you also know they are really easy to make with a Cricut machine?!? Yep – you can skip the special order and high price tag and make your very own personalized acrylic wall calendar…right at home! I'm showing you how on the blog today! See It: Easy DIY Acrylic Wall Calendar with a...

12 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! Dining chairs can be some of the trickiest pieces to paint, thanks to countless curves, edges, bends, seats, arms, and more. My friend (who refinishes furniture professionally) warned me not to tackle this job because it's a really tough one. But I plowed ahead with optimistic enthusiasm anyway... And I lived to tell the tale! Over on the blog today, I'm breaking down everything you need to know about repainting dining chairs should you be crazy enough to try it too! See It: How to...

12 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! One of my clearest memories of my childhood home is of the skinny cabinet just next to the stove. It was stuffed full of food storage containers, and opening it always resulted in a plastic avalanche. I wish I knew then what I know now: that organizing food storage containers is super quick and really easy with one simple trick. And I'm breaking it down over on the blog today! Be sure to stop by and check it out if you have a toppling Tupperware tower somewhere in your home too!...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! “How did you install REAL subway tile in your rental kitchen?” That’s the question I’ve gotten a TON in the last few months...every time I share sneak peeks of our kitchen! But the truth is…our subway tile sure looks real, but it isn’t! And I used a few clever tricks to make sure it’s totally temporary and 100% damage free! Stop by the blog today to see exactly how I pulled off this awesome transformation! See It: How to Install a Peel & Stick Tile Backsplash In a Rental (Without...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader! Almost nothing beats a perfectly organized drawer, don't you think?!? But since drawers come in all shapes and sizes, it can be tricky (and expensive!) to outfit each and every one with store-bought organizers. Thankfully, making your own is a quick and easy DIY project that works in any drawer, every time! Over on the blog today, I’m breaking down my very favorite way to make DIY drawer dividers…a project you can do with items you may already have around the house! See It: Easy...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read
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