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They Removed the Dark Blue Tile and the Bathroom Looks Like a Completely Different Space

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Dark blue square tile covered the floor, walls, tub surround, and shower partition in this primary bathroom. A large built-in tub occupied much of the room, while the same navy finish connected almost every major surface. u/Fit-Olive-4680 Reddit user u/Fit-Olive-4680 spent seven months remodeling the space. The project went over the original estimate, cost more than their kitchen renovation, and reached a point where they fired the contractor. Removing the tub freed wall space near the pass-through to the closet and changed the layout. Wood cabinetry, pale stone counters, terracotta-toned flooring, cream shower tile, and new lighting replaced most of the dark finishes. One part of the old bathroom survived the renovation, and it became one of the biggest points of debate in the thread. Dark Blue Tile Covered the Floor and Walls u/Fit-Olive-4680 Square navy tile ran across the floor and continued halfway up the walls, creating a dark band around the room. The tub deck used the sa...
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Don’t Toss the Egg Carton, There’s a Clever Way to Use It on a Picture Frame

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Gray cardboard egg cartons rarely look like craft material once the eggs are gone. The molded wells, rough surface, and bulky shape seem better suited for the recycling bin than a spot on a shelf. Homedit contributor Brittney Smart saw another use for those individual sections. She cut apart the carton, reshaped the wells with scissors, painted them blue, and layered several pieces together before attaching the finished decorations to a plain wood picture frame. The project leaves the frame itself intact. Instead, three dimensional flowers gather around one corner, creating a blue accent from cardboard that once held eggs. Individual Wells Are Cut From the Egg Carton The lid is removed first, leaving the molded lower half of the carton. Each egg well is then separated so it can be shaped as an individual piece. Trimming removes the square sections around the top, while cuts around the remaining edge divide the cardboard into several rounded petals. The deep molded center stays ...
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This Dollar Store Glass Cake Stand Turns Into a Mini Pumpkin Patch for Fall

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Dollar store fall decor does not have to start with a wreath, vase, or plastic pumpkin. A glass cake stand with a dome can become the container for an entire miniature fall scene, while the serving piece itself stays untouched. Homedit contributor Brittney Smart used the glass stand as the base for a small pumpkin patch, filling it with bright green moss, faux pumpkins, gourds, and a branch of yellow leaves. The pumpkins sit low across the plate while the branch takes advantage of the unused height beneath the dome. Once the dome goes back on, the separate craft-store pieces read as one enclosed fall display. There is no glue holding the arrangement to the glass, so the pumpkin patch can come apart after fall and the cake stand can go back to serving food. Moss Creates the Ground Inside the Glass Stand Bright green moss goes onto the center of the cake plate first. Instead of forming a thin, flat layer, the moss is left in loose clumps with different heights. Keeping it away fro...
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They Removed the Front Lawn and Let the Garden Grow Up the House

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Patchy grass occupied most of this small front yard, squeezed between the sidewalk, front steps, house, and narrow path leading to the side gate. Brown sections had spread through the lawn, while the foundation offered no planting to connect the yard with the tall brick facade. u/MapleButter Rather than reseed the grass, the project removed the lawn from the equation. Mulched planting beds, a raised border against the house, river rock, shrubs, flowers, and a young magnolia took over the same footprint. The change left no section of turf to mow or repair. Reddit user u/MapleButter shared the project in r/landscaping, documenting its growth from spring 2023 through summer 2024. The Hamilton, Ontario homeowner also noted that the house dates to 1870. Patchy Grass Left Little to Work With u/MapleButter The original lawn was small enough that every bare section showed. Concrete already bordered three sides, with the front steps taking another chunk from the lot. Keeping grass here m...
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She Stripped the Tops and Bases of These Pine Bedside Tables but Painted Everything Between

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Orange-toned stain covered these two pine bedside tables from top to bottom, including the drawer fronts, molded bases, and round wood knobs. They were not a matching pair either: one had four drawers, while the narrower table had three. Instagram creator @ontheflipside.kb kept those differences and changed how the wood itself was finished. She stripped the tops and bases, painted everything between them Soft Black, then replaced the wood knobs with brass hardware. The result combines exposed pine and paint on both pieces without trying to make their different shapes identical. Orange-Stained Pine Covered Both Pieces @ontheflipside.kb The original bedside tables shared the same orange pine finish, rounded tops, molded bases, and wood knobs, but their drawer layouts did not match. One had two small upper drawers over two wide drawers, while the narrower piece had three stacked drawers. Rather than trying to alter those differences, the makeover kept both cabinet structures intact...
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Furniture With Lots of Small Drawers Is Making Storage Interesting Again

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Rows of small drawers turn storage into part of the furniture design. Instead of hiding everything behind two cabinet doors, these pieces divide the front into compartments sized for smaller items, with pulls, label holders, metal bins, and wood grain giving each section its own presence. The format takes cues from card catalogs, workshop cabinets, apothecary storage, and old filing systems. Some pieces keep that industrial connection intact, while others use the same grid of drawers with finished wood and furniture-grade details. Metal Drawers Bring Filing Cabinet Storage Into the Home Sixteen metal drawers cover the entire front of this low cabinet, eliminating doors and open shelving. Each drawer has its own brass-toned label pull, creating a four-by-four grid that makes the hardware as visible as the storage itself. The wide, shallow proportions suit papers, table linens, tools, craft supplies, serving pieces, or collections that would get lost inside a deep cabinet. Casters...
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