The day is finally here!! It is the FINAL REVEAL of the entryway! This was my first time participating in the One Room Challenge, and it was a last minute decision to join in. What a good decision it turned out to be! I am so, so proud of how far this entryway has come, […]

The long awaited day is here!!! We finally have the final paint color on the walls……ahhh this color is the heart of the entire design. I am finally seeing my design come to life in front of my eyes and it is EVERYTHING I dreamed it would be. We are one coat complete on the […]

I can’t believe it is already week 6 of the One Room Challenge! The panic is beginning to set in a little, not gonna lie. You may have noticed, but we did not send a Week 5 blog out. The last two weeks has been a lot of little details and procuring items such as […]

I think we can all agree that the prep work is often not the most satisfying or enjoyable part of a project, but is 100% necessary for a stunning result! I am happy to announce that the wall prep for paint is COMPLETE!! Queue happy dance…   ************************************************************************************************* If this is your first time on […]

  WALL PREP   On this week’s episode of the One Week Challenge, we finally got our hands dirty! As I mentioned in last week’s post, the walls have a very rough texture. This is most likely from old wall paper adhesive and years of paint so we have to do quite a bit of […]

  If you are new to the blog, Welcome to Week 2 of the One Room Challenge! My name is Amanda, and I am the creator over here at Steel Toed Stilettos, a DIY and design blog. I work full time in construction project management while running Steel Toed Stilettos in my “spare” time. I […]

  It’s been awhile, but I’m back with some exciting news! Over the next eight weeks, I will be participating as a guest for the first time in the One Room Challenge. I first posted about the space I plan on transforming in  November, 2019 *gasp* shortly after I closed on my first home. Between […]

I decided to take a break from home maintenance this week……   In light of how much our lives have changed in just the past few weeks, I wanted to use this week’s blog post to give y’all my top 7 tips for productively working from home without going insane. I personally love working from […]

There are many different siding types for your home. Wood is just one of these. Even within the category of wood siding, there is wide range. You often will see cedar or cypress used for soffits and fascia boards. Generally, wood siding is painted so it can be pine, spruce, or fir which are generally […]

So you’ve bought your first house and can’t wait to start making it your own! But where do you start? And what do you need to really do first? Before you break-out the paint and brushes and start dreaming of built-ins, here’s what you need to do first. (These are not tips for the buying […]