Hey, I'm Tylynn! I started building and renovating to create beautiful, functional spaces without breaking the bank. I was fortunate to grow up in a family full of handymen and women, so it wasn't a far leap to start taking on my own projects when we rented our first townhome and furniture prices seemed a bit steep. Then, when we bought our first home, I jumped headfirst into home renovations. I'm learning and growing with every project. Sometimes I build things, sometimes I garden, and sometimes we take on big renovations. But always keeping in mind that FAR more important than how the home looks are the memories we make within it. I hope you can find something here, be it a DIY project, design idea, or whatever else we happen to get ourselves into, that inspires you to make your home uniquely yours!
Hey, Tylynn. I'm going to build a toybox for my grandson for Christmas, and both your "fail" (not) and this build are great. This is a couple of years old, but if you see my comment I would really be interested to know how you liked it over time. I've always felt like big toyboxes are great because there's a place to put a thousand little people things, but anything that gets to the bottom gets forgotten... until you go to get rid of it and it's their favorite toy! Did you like the size as your kids used it? Also, I have to say that I love the two videos I've seen. Thank you for letting your personality show through and not editing it out! The smiles when it you're amused and the shrug and "oh well" when things weren't perfect are refreshing ... and cute 😊. Thanks for the content, and I look forward to seeing more of your projects in the future. P.S. I saw you Vikings shirt in one of the videos I watched! SKOL!
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The total cost was around $7k, including hiring the contractor to run the HVAC and venting. That was the majority of the cost. The rest of the supplies - lumber, cement board, mortar, stone, mantel, etc - was about $2k
What was wrong with the old flooring? Was it just the coloring or the grain? Were there signs of natural wear n tear or mold? Or did you just "have a feeling" that it needed to be replaced because you had the cash to throw around to do whatever?
The old tile was in good condition, but it was in the way of changing the layout of this area to add the door to the garage (which was added after the house was built). We are remodeling this area of the house and planned to change the floorplan a bit, which necessitated also changing the flooring to make the whole thing work. There wasn't a great way to patch the existing floor with the new layout.
The tile on existing kitchen floor was properly installed due to the difficulty you had removing it. RTA cabinets are great, I don't think I would have chosen unfinished. Glad everything has turned out so well.
Aw man, my Gramma used to make raspberry freezer jam and mom made tons of blackberry and raspberry jam. OMG bring on the memories. Looks lovely, I can taste it! ❤
Very nice build, one thing i would do is where you have that piece of wood on the left to help with the sagging, i would put the same on the right as well even if there is no sag, just for looks really. The other thing is those plants you have planted in there i would have chucked in a handful of compost and/or some worm castings just for some nutrition in there, otherwise a cracking build. As for the carton trick i do the exact same thing, who knew ha ha ha, Take Care. Barry (UK)
I know your son is young but getting him used to tools IS GREAT! At least have him push the button on the screw driver drill. ( or squeeze your hand while you are holding it straight. "I can do it!" )
They’ve all loved doing that from little bitty 😊 It’s so cool to see the older ones want to take on their own projects now and actually be pretty independent with it since they’ve been around it forever (they’re 6 and 5, youngest is 3)!
Cool! The part with the kid and the hammer scared me a little tho 😮 It's very cool to have them participate, but hopefully you're watching them when they've got tools :)
@@TylynnM_ my kitchen is a beast for sure. House was built in 1870. It’s a giant L shape. It’s going to be my Mt Everest. I am hoping that the original floors are under all the linoleum. We found them in our living room, square nails and all.
Cool - looks great :-) I recently watched a video on soda blasting furniture to get it back down to bare wood. I'm trying in on some old trim at my place and it works well. Maybe something new/fun to try? Makes a god-awful mess though!
@@TylynnM_ Sanding is best for anything flat. However, if the piece has any kind of contour/relief/detail like a complex molding or a carved drawer face the blasting allows you remove the coatings without damaging the underlying wood.
Ha - Its true! Sometimes I get a greater sense of accomplishment from finally doing some small task that's been on my list for ages then a huge renovation project!
I put the glass in last so it doesn’t get a glare off the window right next to it. I like to keep the glass in the frame though in case I want to use it in the future 😊
