OMG! What a weekend! I tried to finish what I started a little over a month ago, my kitchen makeover. After my Dining Room Makeover, I started working on updating my kitchen. I started the process with painting my existing cabinets. I have quite a few cabinets so I wanted to find a way to …
My DIY Dining Room Makeover
We moved in to our house almost one year ago. It was excellent condition when we bought the house but it could just use some updating. There was no way I could have done anything before we moved in, it was less than 2 weeks after I had a c-section. So our main goal was …
BeaFree’s Get To Know Series: Why Not DIY
Hello all! I wanted to do a really quick post. I was featured on the BeaFree blog in her Get To Know series. Please check it out! This was so much fun to do with her. If you would like to be featured in her Get To Know series, email Bea Freitas at beaafreitas@gmail.com. Also, …
The Ugly Side of DIY
What's the ugly side of DIY...MISTAKES. Find out how I dealt with making mistakes when trying to cut my own hair! I also give universal tips with dealing with DIY mistakes.
My DIY Contouring & Highlighting Journey
I am on a quest to be able to beat my face to the GAWDS honey! So that includes mastering the art of contouring and highlighting. I feel like I am just missing something...the umph! I have watched just about every YouTube video out there on contouring. I feel like I am not seeing the …
Now you ask Why Do It Yourself?
“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?” – George Bernard Shaw So, I think I may have jumped the proverbial gun just slightly. I have asked Why Not DIY? but I have not explained WHY DIY! By day I am a Compensation Analyst, …
Steal Bish Look!
I do not consider myself as a fashionable fashionista. I will steal a bish's look in a hot minute. I like to find outfits that I like on Instagram, Pintrest, and Facebook and try to recreate them. In my previous post (you should check it out) I mentioned that Amazon is my favorite place to be …
How about we start with Mickey!
Welcome to the Why Not DIY blog! My name is Brandi, and I am here to guide through the DIY world. If you're asking "who is Brandi?" go over to the Meet Brandi page! You will learn that I am a new mother of a baby boy, Blake. The dessert table at Blake's baby shower was beautifully decorated (also a DIY but digress) with white wooden letters that spelled out his name. When I saw that I instantly thought "I'm going to paint those for his room".