Here’s a little story of how repainting an old dresser completely transformed it again. Years ago, I gave my little JJ a room makeover on a tight budget of $100. I challenged myself to update his room with a lot of creativity, some touches of DIY, and just a little bit of cash. There was… Read more
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A Newly Painted Desk
A newly painted desk adds a beautiful and functional piece for Jules’ bedroom. Can you believe I’ve owned this black desk for 17 years? I originally bought it from Pier 1 Imports and it has been moved around in our old townhouse and current home. It has been living in Jules’ room but she wasn’t… Read more
How we painted our ugly beastly bookshelf
An impromptu room makeover and sharing how we painted our ugly beastly bookshelf. Over the weekend, I completely redid our piano room. After sharing the process on my Instagram, I was flooded with questions on how we painted the bookshelf so I decided to write a blog post so I could just easily direct everyone… Read more
Client Reveal: A Newly Purposed Room
See the full transformation of this client’s unused den into a newly purposed room. Today, I’m so so excited to share this client reveal with you. This space belongs to my good friend, Cheryl and she was so sweet to entrust me with transforming her den. Cheryl really wanted this unused den space to become… Read more
ORC: Main Bathroom Final Reveal
It’s the day to finally share my ORC main bathroom final reveal! This has been a 6 week labor of love. If you are visiting me for the first time, welcome! Make sure to start from the beginning and start with Week 1 of my #oneroomchallenge with Linda at Calling it Home. Week 1, Week 2, Week… Read more
ORC: Main Bathroom Week 5
Hi friends! This is the last update before the full bathroom reveal next week. If you are visiting me for the first time, welcome! Make sure to start from the beginning and start with Week 1 of my #oneroomchallenge. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 Last week, I shared how I started painting… Read more
ORC: Main Bathroom Week 4
Well, it’s week 4 of the One Room Challenge with Calling it Home. If you’re new here, welcome! You can catch up by reading my posts from week 1, week 2 and week 3. I’m in the middle of giving our main bathroom a little facelift and I’m happy to say that a lot actually got done this… Read more
ORC: Main Bathroom Week 3
Hi friends! Well, it’s already week 3 of the One Room Challenge with Calling it Home. If you’re new here, welcome! You can catch up by reading my posts from week 1 and week 2. Most of you know that I’m giving our main bathroom a little facelift. It’s a typical builder grade bathroom with basic… Read more
ORC Final Reveal: Emmy’s Room
See the ORC final reveal for our little Emmy’s room. IT’S TIME!!! The One Room Challenge is officially over and I get to reveal Emmy’s room. Today is the last day of the 6 week design challenge and I couldn’t be happier. If you’re here for the first time, welcome! My name is Yuni and… Read more
HGTV Features
Hey friends, Hope you are having a great week! I just wanted to poke my head in and share some exciting recent features for Love Your Abode. Our kitchen was featured on an HGTV article called, “15 Glam-on-a-Budget Cabinet Updates for Kitchens.” This was written by Lori Johnston. This huge project was on a budget… Read more
ORC: Emmy’s Room Week 3
Today, I’m already sharing Week 3 of the One Room Challenge. If you’re here for the first time, I’m joining Linda at Calling it Home as a guest participant blogger and transforming my youngest daughter’s bedroom within 6 weeks. In case you missed the first 2 weeks, I’ve attached the links below so you can catch… Read more
ORC: Emmy’s Room Week 2
Hey everyone! It’s already Week 2 of the One Room Challenge. I’m linking up at Calling it Home as a guest participant for the full 6 week challenge. For my first week’s post, I shared my before pics, mood inspiration board and a general plan of the room’s direction. To be completely honest, I’ve been feeling… Read more
ORC: Emmy’s Room Week 1
Hey guys, can you believe it’s already been 6 months since my guest room makeover during the One Room Challenge this past spring? It went from this… To this… Photos taken by Craig Obrist. Yup, I still can’t believe the difference. It’s amazing what a little paint, elbow grease and decor can do! I’m so happy with how… Read more
ORC: Guest Room Makeover Sources
Hi everyone! Today, I’m sharing all the detailed sources from the One Room Challenge hosted by Linda at Calling it Home. Last week, I shared my complete guest room transformation. If you want to see the before, make sure to read that post because it looks completely different! The paint we used is called “Pure White,” and was… Read more
ORC Guest Room Makeover: Final Reveal
Today’s the day for the ORC guest room makeover final reveal! I’m so excited to share with you our completed guest room!! If you’re new here, welcome to Love Your Abode! This was my first time participating in the ORC as a guest participant which lasts 6 weeks. Linda at Calling it Home hosts this challenge… Read more