Category: DIY

There is this pervasive myth that a running toilet is a sign you’ve officially failed at adulting and need to call an expensive plumber immediately. I used to believe that,…

I was standing in the middle of my tiny living room last Saturday, staring at a half-empty can of “eggshell white” and a pile of plastic drop cloths, feeling completely…

I remember standing in the middle of a hardware store aisle last year, staring at a $300 cordless drill kit that promised to “transform your life,” while feeling a massive…

It was 11:00 PM, and I was finally settling into bed after a long day of freelance client calls, when that piercing, high-pitched screech echoed through my apartment. Every time…

I was sitting on my living room floor last Tuesday, surrounded by a literal mountain of tangled gold-plated chains and tiny, overpriced beads, wondering why I’d spent sixty dollars on…

I used to spend way too much time scrolling through those perfectly curated home decor feeds, feeling like I needed a massive budget just to make my apartment feel “finished.”…

I used to stare at those flawlessly curated DIY videos on social media and feel completely defeated before I even picked up a hammer. Everything looked so seamless, like the…

I was standing in my tiny bathroom last Tuesday, staring at a jagged, blackened crack between my tub and the tile, feeling that familiar surge of “adulting dread.” I had…

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a mountain of half-empty, overpriced bottles of “all-natural” body wash, feeling that familiar wave of buyer’s remorse. I realized I…

I was staring at a thrift store coffee table last Tuesday, covered in that hideous, thick orange-tinted varnish, thinking about how much I wanted to throw it out. My first…