That Girl That Builds

That Girl That Builds Just a girl with a vision for her home, bringing it to life one DIY project at a time. Or maybe two.

Yeah, so….my sister and her husband just left me here to build some stuff for them while they went off to Hawaii for two...
01/27/2025

Yeah, so….my sister and her husband just left me here to build some stuff for them while they went off to Hawaii for two weeks, but whatever…I’m not mad. 😂

This is the start of their custom tv wall in the basement that I have been renovating for the last six months. This project is a big one. We’re close to the finish line though….sort of.

I had to come up with something that would fit this space and some very specific side cabinets that I will build over the next week or so. Once those are done and it’s all trimmed out, it will look completely different. I have been waiting to share a photo of this until they were home to see it and give me a thumbs up or a thumbs down on it.

If you know me, per usual, I started second guessing my design after it was up and in place. I kept inspecting it for imperfections and things that I should have done differently. 🤷‍♀️ That’s a bad habit of mine.

Thankfully they both approved, because it would have been hard to take it all out and start over. 😂

Custom built lantern for a customer that liked my short lanterns and said she gave up on finding the one she wanted. Whe...
01/30/2023

Custom built lantern for a customer that liked my short lanterns and said she gave up on finding the one she wanted. When I asked what she was looking for, she said she needed 10” at the base and 3-1/2’ tall.

She is getting exactly what she was looking for. ❤️

Now I just need to build a few this size for my house because I love it so much!!!

Working on a little furniture repair for a table base. I haven’t done much furniture repair since I made some very bad d...
01/20/2023

Working on a little furniture repair for a table base. I haven’t done much furniture repair since I made some very bad dog bites on a dining room chair look as though they never happened. 😂

This one is definitely taking a few applications of wood filler, but not really too bad.

I’m waiting on the glue to dry on another project.

My daughter and I worked our butts off to get her room the way she wanted it. She had a beautiful vision for it….and I t...
06/27/2022

My daughter and I worked our butts off to get her room the way she wanted it. She had a beautiful vision for it….and I think we nailed it. ❤️ Photos just don’t do the black ceiling justice. New flooring, updated the window and door trim to make them look bigger, new display cabinet for her books and trinkets, and painted everything!!!!

We found the window cling in Home Depot - Magnolia is what we used, but they have a good selection in store.

Flooring: Copperhill
Paint: Behr - Secluded Woods
Ceiling - Behr - black flat paint

Giving my daughters room a makeover this weekend/week. Part one….black ceiling….done ✔️
06/19/2022

Giving my daughters room a makeover this weekend/week.

Part one….black ceiling….done ✔️

No more dirty old carpet!! ❤️ Just a few more things to do before I can say it’s done, but she is one happy girl! And I’...
01/03/2022

No more dirty old carpet!! ❤️ Just a few more things to do before I can say it’s done, but she is one happy girl! And I’m exhausted. 😂

I got a lot of really great gifts for Christmas, but this just may be one of my favorites!!! 💯 My hand surgery in August...
12/28/2021

I got a lot of really great gifts for Christmas, but this just may be one of my favorites!!! 💯

My hand surgery in August has left me without full use of my dominant hand. I have used so many things to do home therapy, as well as occupational therapy sessions just to be able to use my hand for basic daily tasks.

I have revision surgery on January 21st and will continue to need therapy on my hand in order to gain full function back. I’m excited to have a full home set of these. ❤️

I have cried many times since August about my hand. I have hit the incisions so many times and that pain from the incision and scar tissue will almost drop me to my knees sometimes. I am praying so hard that this upcoming revision surgery works this time, but this set is definitely going to help with recovery.

Every year since we moved in to house (almost 5 years ago), my daughter has had her room made over for Christmas. It’s t...
12/13/2021

Every year since we moved in to house (almost 5 years ago), my daughter has had her room made over for Christmas. It’s that time of year and I promised her that I would do my best to make it happen again.

This time it’s different though.

I haven’t been able to work on a project since I had my hand surgery in August. I haven’t been able to do a lot of things since that surgery. The carpal tunnel surgery took well. The trigger finger surgery didn’t take, and actually ended up causing more issues. There are so many basic daily tasks that I can no longer do or have a ton of pain attempting to do. It took almost 12 weeks just to be able to write, and that is still touch and go. We were hoping that occupational therapy would help, but made no difference in the healing process.

I purchased her bedroom flooring on October 1st. It has sat in our garage since.

I have been dealing with so many health issues this year. I am both mentally and physically exhausted. I have shed so many tears because of my hand and the other issues.

My schedule for January is completely booked with appointments. I have revision surgery on the 21st. I knew something was off and didn’t feel right after the 8 week recovery period. On top of that, I have to have stomach surgery on the 13th, in hopes to eliminate the other health issues that I have been dealing with for over a year or so. Then of course all the pre-op / post-op, etc.. Just thinking about it is exhausting.

If I don’t try my absolute best to get this flooring done this month, it will be April or May before I could even attempt it….and she shouldn’t have to wait that long to have her new flooring. Plus, it doesn’t need to sit in the garage that long.

This is as far as I have been able to get in two days (a few hours each). I takes everything in me right now between my hand, stomach, pain in my legs, and overall energy levels.

It’s frustrating.

It’s depressing.

I’ve cried several times…for many reasons. It may not be perfect. It’s gonna take forever. I have to stop often because I’m in so much pain, but I have big faith in an even bigger God….and that’s all I need. I’ll get it done. It’s just gonna take a little while.

Carpal tunnel surgery and trigger finger release surgery on my dominant hand 8/13. So much pain….and of course it wants ...
08/18/2021

Carpal tunnel surgery and trigger finger release surgery on my dominant hand 8/13. So much pain….and of course it wants to itch! 😭 I can hardly feel or move my fingers right now.

My daughter cleaned up the dressing on day four. The bruising is pretty bad. The swelling hasn’t went down much at all. I can move three fingers, but want to cry if the trigger finger even slightly moves.

I can’t work on anything for the next 6-8 weeks. Big prayers are appreciated.

SO ABSOLUTELY EXCITED!!! 😍 My office is finally done! ✔️ Technically, it was done a week or two ago, but I have been sor...
07/22/2021

SO ABSOLUTELY EXCITED!!! 😍

My office is finally done! ✔️ Technically, it was done a week or two ago, but I have been sorting through buckets and buckets of office supplies, craft supplies, and sewing supplies. So much stuff to go through.

I have been using dining room table and bedroom as office space for so many years. I finally have a dedicated space for everything, and I couldn’t be more proud of the way it turned out.

Everyone should have a 4x8 desk! 💯

I have hand surgery in 3 weeks, so now I’m in crunch mode to get the rest of my house deep cleaned and looking just as good as this room!!

I finally repurposed this cabinet that I started building last year. It was originally being built as a hidden gun cabin...
07/16/2021

I finally repurposed this cabinet that I started building last year. It was originally being built as a hidden gun cabinet and the lift was down inside the back (where the large bolts of fabric stand), but I decided to go with a different look on the gun cabinet instead of using this piece. I finally finished it off as my fabric storage…and I love it! It works great for this.

Whoop whoop!! 🙌 My filing cabinet makeover is done. Talk about heavy…I had to break it down into pieces just to get it i...
07/16/2021

Whoop whoop!! 🙌 My filing cabinet makeover is done. Talk about heavy…I had to break it down into pieces just to get it in the house. We should have done that when we loaded it onto the trailer just to bring it home. 😂

I bought this filing cabinet for $60 on FB Market and knew exactly how I wanted it to look as soon as I saw the listing. It is so well made. The base of the top is metal, so I have no worries about it holding the weight of my machines on top.

It is the perfect addition to my new office space. I promise, I’ll post pics of it as soon as I finish sorting through buckets.

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