Latest Home Makeover Styles Every Homeowner Should Follow in 2025Tips to Plan a Home Makeover Without Going Crazy 65

Latest Home Makeover Styles Every Homeowner Should Follow in 2025Tips to Plan a Home Makeover Without Going Crazy 65

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It was supposed to be a shelf project. Or maybe not even a shelf — more like the offhand comment of one. My husband said we needed “a better place for the keys,” and instead of buying a bowl, I decided I'd make a statement. Wall-mounted. Minimalist. Stylish. Or whatever people call it when they're about to poke holes into a wall.

I marked the spot beside the door, took one step back and thought, “How hard can this be?” Ten minutes later I was eyeballing the guts of the wall, wondering it looked like someone had shoved insulation next to the wiring. The shelf never happened. But somehow the drywall crumbled more than expected.

That's the thing about projects like this — it doesn't stay put. You start with one thing, and the next thing you know, you're repainting. I just wanted a shelf. By the end of the week, I had paint samples taped to the wall.

There's no clear moment when it all flips. It just happens. You go to the store for one nail and come back with a tin of “soft almond” paint. That's how I ended up repainting a not even that bad wall because the guy at the store said, “People are doing sage now.”

Tools pile up. You buy a third roller because you can't remember where the other ones went. Spoiler: they're all in the laundry, behind the box labeled “misc”.

It's messy. Not just physically. One night I stayed at a friend's place because the bedroom smelled like plaster. I also cried read more over a wonky cabinet hinge. Real tears. Over a hook. I don't know what to tell you.

But you get through it. With sheer willpower. You learn things you'd rather not. Like how the hallway paint was hiding mold.

Eventually, though, things feel right again. Not perfect — nothing is. The tiles by the bin still wobble. But now, I look around and don't trip. That's progress.

The shelf? Never built it. We use a bowl now. Same one we always had, sitting on a slightly sticky sideboard. But the wall's patched. Mostly.

And that's renovation, isn't it? Not polished. But it's something real. With all its wonky lines and leftover screws.