How to replace wire linen closet shelving with sturdy wood shelves.  This messy linen closet has been a thorn in my side for YEARS! I finally removed the wire shelves and replaced them with wood in this closet makeover.  Our upstairs linen closet is where we keep most of our linens for the house, since we use our downstairs linen closet for extras like paper towels, kitchen towels, toilet paper, etc.  Yes, we are so lucky to have tons of storage in our house! It just doesn't always function how we would like! :)  So let's finally fix that. I loathe wire shelves...but we ..read more

How to install tongue and groove shiplap on a wall.  Add character to your walls with this beautiful DIY vertical tongue and groove detail! As much as we've loved the darker, cozy feel of our bedroom, the colors I used when I first decorated it years ago have really restricted the accents I could use:  For the past year or so it has really bugged me -- I learned a while ago that not a lot of colors complement a dark gray.  I like to add seasonal touches like warmer, richer colors for fall. Or pops of red for the holidays. But nothing ever meshed well with the dark gray tones ..read more

Should trim paint or doors match the wall color? See what I do in our home! There's no wrong answer to this question! This is purely up to your preferences and how you want your room to feel and look in the end.  I've always loved the look of crisp, white trim against a dark wall color:  Get all the details of our blue and white floral hallway.   But over the years I've also become more attracted to painting trim (and even doors!) the same as the walls.  I knew I was in love when I painted our mantel and fireplace surround to match the rest of the fireplace w ..read more

Five ways to make your home feel warmer during the dark winter months. How I add soft ambient lighting around our home during the dreary winter days!  I actually quite like an occasional cloudy winter or rainy day. It's the perfect excuse to stay in comfy clothes, light a candle and turn on all of the soft lighting in the house.  But the dark winter months get to us all after a while.  I waited the longest I ever have to take down our Christmas trees this month. Especially the basement tree -- the twinkle lights were just so pretty and soothing. I wanted to leave it up forev ..read more

My favorite DIY projects from 2023 and my plans for this year! Well hello! I hope your holiday and new year were wonderful and relaxing! I'm SO excited to tackle a bunch of projects in our home this year, and I'll be sharing a few of those with you here.  But first, I wanted to look back at a few of my favorite DIYs from last year. Most of these aren't huge, in depth projects, but they look great and function really well for us.  You don't have to makeover an entire room to make an impact in your home! More often than not, I find that the smaller changes make the biggest differen ..read more

2023 Thrifty Decor Chick Christmas home tour! Welcome to a tour of our home decked out for Christmas! If you missed it, you can see our whole basement holiday tour here:  Now it's time to take a look around the rest of the house. :) As always, I'll try to add links to project and items that may be helpful. Otherwise, if you have any questions, please let me know in the comments.  I found this sweet ceramic village at Costco this year and couldn't pass it up. It was perfect for our foyer table:  This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I may ea ..read more

Ten awesome gift ideas for anyone in your life. I've gathered a list of ten perfect gift "bundles" for the person who has everything! I've been compiling these lists over the past few months to give you easy ideas this holiday season. These gifts are great for those you may not know quite as well, and family and friends you know and love. They're easily customizable for anyone from the bus driver to your siblings or parents.   I can attest to all of them! We've used all of them in our home, and/or gifted them to friends and family in the past.  This post may contain aff ..read more

Five tips for creating a beautiful Christmas tree.  These decorating tips will make this year's Christmas tree the most gorgeous yet! Some make the tree decorating process a little easier and all will make it look amazing!  After all these years of assembling and decorating many (many!) trees, I've learned a few tricks! I'm breaking them down so you can put them to use this holiday season. 1. FLUFF it.  If you decorate a fake Christmas tree, you must take a little extra time to fluff the branches. This makes all the difference, it's so worth the time! Our old basement tree b ..read more

These beautiful holiday decor items always go fast!  The holiday season is approaching (for some early decorators like me, it's here! ?), and it's about time to pull out the Christmas decor.  I know many wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate, and I usually hold off most of my holiday-related content until after then. But I've realized over the years that certain holiday decor items (both online and in stores) sell out super quickly.  Usually by the time I share our decorated holiday home here, so many items aren't available anymore.  So this year, I decided to pull t ..read more

How to make cute DIY cheesecloth ghosts for the Halloween season. This is SUCH an easy Halloween project for kids (and adults!) of all ages. I love this cheesecloth ghosts craft!  I've made these so many times over the years and they always turn out so cute. No two are exactly alike! I warn you -- this cheesecloth project is messy, but it's a really fun and easy Halloween craft to do with the kids! :)   This fall craft is perfect to do with kids outside.  The basic ingredients for these fabric ghosts are glue and warm water. You'll want balloons or some other form for th ..read more