It’s that time of the year when amateur Santas everywhere are climbing ladders and walking around on roofs to impress neighbors and friends with those creative and eye-popping holiday decorations.
We’ve got DIY holiday decorating ideas and tips to make sure you stay safe while hunting for that perfect holiday home transformation.
Learn how to use a ladder safely. Follow these safety tips and stay safe while cleaning gutters or dazzling your friends with your holiday decorating prowess.
This wood Santa block DIY project is perfect for a holiday DIY date with your family. Make a wood Santa or a holiday gnome? I’m…
We’re getting our holly jolly on today! I wrote this post a few days ago, before I wrapped any presents or put up our tree…
‘Tis the season for amazing DIY Holiday decor. I love DIY holiday projects. Making wreaths, ornaments, and other holiday decor is a favorite pastime for…
Want a sock-knockin’ home decor how-to you can love all year? Check out MyFixitUpLife’s mega mantle. One look and you’ll say: That’s the background for…
There are so many good holiday card holder ideas that I can’t resist making another. And I have a new way to display holiday cards that…
Here’s what you need to know about making fringe Christmas trees for your holiday decorating scheme at home. (It’s my favorite holiday craft.)
Santa’s workshop is open and we’re inspired to make some gifts rather than buy them, so we teamed up with Rockwell Tools and created some…
I love making holiday wreaths. So this year, I’m going beyond just the single wreath, and making three holiday wreaths out of ceiling medallions. Whenever I make…
Decorating with pineapple finials to amp-up our festive decor seems like a natural choice to me. Here’s why. It may seem odd to associate pineapples…
Christmas crafts for kids are a fun way to spend time together and extend the fun of the holidays. This holiday craft helps extend the…
We’re getting our host skills geared up to serve up the ultimate holiday parties…drinks included. We love holiday parties, especially when we’re surprised and delighted…
I’m wall art obsessed these days, and I think the holidays are feeding my obsession for holiday wall art. Ever since we designed for the…
If you’re shopping for him, or for yourself, holiday gifts for men can be a tough find. Unless you look here. These geared up gifts…
The 12 days of Christmas craft offers ample opportunity for creativity and fun. Here’s how to make the 12 days of Christmas buckets.
Christmas crafts for kids are a fun way to spend time together and extend the fun of the holidays. This holiday craft helps extend the…
Hosts Mark and Theresa are talking festive holiday drinks and decorating ideas on this episode of MyFixitUpLife.
Creating Christmas lights for Hollywood celebrities, actor Tim Holmes brings his Strongman and firefighter skills to excellent use.
Holiday lights is more than just string lights on the outside of the house and on a festive tree. We’re taking it further on this episode.
Are you looking for DIY gift ideas? Tune in and check out fun ideas from HGTV experts. We’re getting ready for the holidays and sharing our favorite DIY gift ideas on this episode of MyFixitUpLife.
I’ve been experimenting with ways to use ceiling medallions as wreaths, which has led me to the other holiday favorite: holiday centerpiece ideas.
Thanksgiving wreath or an homage to a delicious orange? Probably both.
Thanksgiving is a day fixated on food, so my interpretation of a modern Thanksgiving wreath may come from my love of citrus fruit.
I love making holiday wreaths. So this year, I’m going beyond just the single wreath, and making three holiday wreaths out of ceiling medallions. Whenever I make a series of anything that aren’t exactly alike, I look for a few ways I can make them look like they go.
We’re talking easy DIY holiday decorations on this episode of MyFixitUpLife
Fall is the perfect time to design. And we’re talking easy DIY décor with two of our favorite DIY decorating experts.
Sara Peterson, Editor-in-Chief of HGTV Magazine, gets us inside the pages and behind the scenes and dishes fast, affordable spruce-ups that can deliver a dynamite new look.
Kelly Edwards, super-designer and author of The Design Cookbook: Recipes for A Stylish Home, cooks up cool ways to kick it with color and she tunes us in on ways to get every house and budget inspired and inspirational.
No matter the industry, there are basics that everyone considers timeless and essential. Not many would question that in everyday fashion, the little black dress…
It’s not hard or expensive to make this easy holiday craft for the entire family. Here’s how to make 12 days of buckets with your family for Christmas.
Mark and Theresa are giving thanks this year with a special edition of MyFixitUpLife, talking behind-the-scenes preview of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s four holiday specials…
Here’s an idea that I was able to bring to life in our little studio in just a few hours. I saw a ceiling medallion that immediately made me think of Thanksgiving door decorations.
Question: Here come the holidays and at my house that means lots of overnight family and guests, meals — and lots dishwasher loads and showers….
I’m addicted to making candy wreaths. For this year’s holiday edition of delicious-looking joy, I’ve opted for Spice Drops. Here’s how I made this sweet-looking…
I get to have fun at work. Yes, I’m one of the lucky ones you hear about. And we’re lucky to share tips on NBC’s…
Holiday cards make me smile. And using cards as decorations is a perfectly easy to get a jump-start in the mood for any holiday. Plus…
I’ve strung up cards across windows, down doorways, and more. There are so many creative ideas to display holiday cards. Here’s a holiday card wreath…
Here’s an easy way to display holiday cards with supplies you already have out for the holidays. Just need wrapping paper, ribbon, tape, and cardboard….
Overwhelmed by the holidays? No need. Tune in to find out some strategies from Lulu Powers to gain control over your holidays and put the…
Before you head outside to string up your holiday lights, here’s a quick-tip for staying safe on a ladder (phrased in the form of a question):…
My husband has his own wrapping style. Every holiday, birthday, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day…I have an equal amount of excited anticipation between the gift and…
Maybe I should be embarrassed to say that I’ve had a hole in my living room ceiling for 3 1/2 years. But, I’m really not….
Since the cranberries were all a variety of small, I broke the toothpicks in half or shorter, stabbed the cranberries, and then placed them into the styrofoam ring. After a few coats of lacquer, and a ribbon recycled from a recent gift, it was complete.
My husband Mark knows that I love to celebrate the history of our home. And it is truly special to see what he creates from his holiday workshop.
