r/homeimprovementideas

I have this Hose Bibb inside my room and it’s next to my desk area and kind of an eyesore. Does anyone have any idea to either hide it/ fix it/ remove it? Thanks!

Hey Gang, I just moved into a new apartment and I have no clue what this space is for. Maybe mail but who collects this much mail haha. Need some suggestions as to what I should do with this as well.

My front door is in desperate need of some TLC. I’m not sure where to even start with the rehab. I’d love some advice or even to be point in the right direction. I’d like to put a coat of something on it to protect it from weather and sun. I’m assuming I’ll need to sand it. Any advice will help!

Choices were made here.

The pocket door slides into the blue section. I’d like to remove it entirely and turn this into a walkway (red highlight) from the dining area into the living room. Is it as simple as removing the trim, knocking out the drywall and pocket doorway frame, and sealing it back up and trim? Youtube is full of pocket doorway installation videos, but not so much removal and widening.

I’ve been trying to DIY update my bathroom since I bought my house a few years ago. The vanity is not in great shape, but I don’t have the funds to replace it, and don’t expect to for several years at least.

The bathroom walls are painted with BEHR Even Better Beige. I checked BEHR’s website, but the suggested coordinating colors are pretty limited, and I’m not a fan of the turquoise/rosy options they recommend.

I don’t have an eye for this kind of thing. My mom did, and I used to ask her for help with decisions like this, but she passed away recently, and I’m finding myself really stuck on making a decision.

The plan is to make this basement space into a full more modern apartment. I hate the drop ceiling look I think it looks like an office or a school. But the shapes of the ceiling make it difficult to work with. It’s shaped like that over ductwork and pipe. Option A is just to replace them with smoother tiles that will give basically the same look. Patterned tiles won’t work because of the shapes cutting off the designs. Option B would be to do wood paneling with the Easy Up clips but it might be difficult to finish the edges (maybe a L molding?) and expensive (1000 sq ft). Open to any ideas.

First pic is current setup while the others are examples of cleaner setups that I would want to get close to. If I can put the standard rectangle hookup and get rid of the pipes, that would be great. This property is a duplex and the other side of this wall has the other laundry room I believe. If this is possible, should I hire a plumber or someone else?

My husband and I are in escrow on this house with beautiful and well maintained wood paneling. That said, the paneling isn’t super our style, but we are open to being convinced. Our initial thought was to put drywall over it, leave the open beams and leave the natural wood framing (similar to what you see through the hallway).

We don’t want to be like the people that covered up beautiful wood floors decades ago with laminate though.

From research we did, drywall is one of the safer ways to keep the wood preserved (vs paint for example). To make it a hair more complex, we do really want to honor the old owner and her legacy. She owned the property for many years and was a great person before passing away.

Would love perspectives on:
-Is it wrong to potentially cover the wood and leave some pieces exposed?
-If we cover it, is there a safer way to preserve the wood underneath?
-If you kept it as it is, would love any inspiration on how to design the space and make it feel cozy

ETA: The floor is LVP and goes through the entire home, unfortunately removal isn’t an immediate option and we aren’t sure what floor is underneath or its condition. Interestingly, the floor looks really nice in all the other rooms and is more of a light tan (not gray). I suspect because the wood walls are so warm that it’s leeching some of the color from the flooring if that makes sense.

My mother’s kitchen is in desperate need of a refresh. We are on a shoestring budget. I told her I would help her paint her cabinets. We disassembled half of the cabinets. There was definitely some water damage on a few of them that were in front of the sink. I was going to sand those down and build them back up with puddy. Not ideal, but better than what she currently has.

So we took everything apart, took the hardware off, cleaned with TSP substitute, and started sanding one of the doors. The finish wouldn’t budge. I changed to 80 grit sandpaper and still almost nothing would come off even with several passes. It’s pretty clear now that these cabinets are covered in laminate. There appears to be a thin wood veneer under the laminate, but I can’t get to it. There’s not much more I can do, is there?

I have this spigot inside my garage. We ripped the drywall due to water damage. Is there good solution to install to help contain future water problems or would you just drywall again (and keep the kids away from the tap)?

Hey there my wife wants to do the same “heavy textured wall plaster” in these photos. The creator doing the work in the videos is going to release a book in a few months on how to do it, but we need to do it before then…

So what is this style called so I can research it and if you are familiar with it, what materials would you use? Joint compound, plaster, stucco?

Thank you!!

This style of window is difficult to clean but also expensive to replace with double paned glass. Any ideas for ways to make this look better?

Outside of the foundation of a split level home in a cold climate. It is currently an old planter made with pavers and is filled with overgrown weeds that I've started to hack away at. Above that is painted two inch foam board that meets the siding. The foam board is barely attached to the concrete foundation, and I pulled a section off easily with one hand. Potential options I'm considering:

1. Ripping away planter:

A. Renewing the tar on the foundation and painting to match the siding.

B. Renewing the tar and adding siding to the ground.

C. Renewing the tar and adding new 2" foam board to the ground.

2. Leaving planter and powerwashing and cleaning it, ripping away weeds and top layer of dirt. Adding in new dirt, weed block fabric, and landscaping bark:

A. Renewing the tar and adding new foam board anove the planter.

B. Renewing the tar and painting to match siding with no foam board above.

Any thoughts are appreciated!

Hi everyone! This is the desk that my landlord put in the place where I’m staying. 120x50cm. Just for context, it’s also the desk where I work, so I need some space for my laptop, a keyboard and a mouse.

As you can see, in the top right corner there’s a hole. It comes like this out of the store, and I really can’t understand who designed such a feature.

How would you decorate the desk? I’d love to place a lamp or a big frame on it, but the hole makes it impossible - at least to my eyes.

Many thanks!

I'm stuck and need help deciding which rug would suit my room best and what kind of curtains should I use for the windows? And if there's any other advice on the layout/ decors I'm open to it as well! TIA

There are three of us moving into a 3bed 2ba. Everything about the house is great…except the upstairs bathroom (where all three bedrooms also are) doesn’t have a shower? How could we convert this into a shower without tearing anything up? Is a 360 degree shower curtain (like a clawfoot tub shower) the only option? Or could we cover up the window somehow? Not sure what to do or if we’re just sorry out of luck.