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Astins Designs

Astins Designs

DIY & Home Design

Welcome to my DIY home improvement blog! I’m passionate about transforming builder-grade spaces and designing custom furniture that’s both functional and beautiful. Here, I share detailed step-by-step tutorials, honest project recaps—including what worked, what didn’t, and what I’d do differently—and real-life tips to help you create a home you love. Whether you’re starting your first DIY project or looking for ideas to refresh a room, I hope you find inspiration and confidence to make it happen. Thanks so much for being here!

You can scroll through my most recent blog posts below or you can head up to the search bar to search a specific project.

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14.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

I Can’t Make Up My Mind – Hallway Decor

Hallway + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I love making small changes throughout the house. This hall has had a lot of changes, it’s the pathway in our home that we are constantly using and decor changes are fun! I’ve gone through a few rugs. The first one I bought for the space pictured below is linked…

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13.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

How I Decorated My Small Hallway

Hallway + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* When I was cleaning out my guest bedroom I sat this little table in the hall to get it out of the way for a minute. I hadn’t figured out really what I was going to do with that table yet, it didn’t have a “place”. A friend had given…

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10.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

Decorative Ceiling Treatment

Hallway + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I added a ceiling treatment to the hallway in between my guest bath, guest room and Mia’s room and it was exactly what this little space needed! This is what it looked like to start. I didn’t want to just paint and stencil the ceiling because I have textured walls/ceilings….

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09.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

How To Upgrade Your Door Trim

Hallway + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I started by removing the door trim to add a more stylish trim that I liked better than what the builder added. I scored the caulk lines with a razor and then I removed the trim with a hammer and flat head screwdriver. But they make this tool that makes…

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08.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 3 Comments

Faux Beam Casing

Hallway + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* We had this boring hallway in our house, but I knew it could be something more. I saw this inspo pic on Pinterest and knew I wanted to add that to this hall to add character. I started by cutting the common board I bought at a 45° with my…

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07.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

Dining Room Reveal

Dining Room + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* This dining room has come such a long way and been given so much more character! I’m currently on the lookout for a new rug and possibly a new light fixture. I love changing out things like that because it’s not too hard and can be inexpensive and refreshes the…

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06.03.23 | Astin Hancock | No Comments

I Built ANOTHER Dining Table!

Dining Room + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I loved my other dining table that I built from the Shanty2Chic plans, but I built it too small. I only allowed 1 inch between the chairs and the legs of the table and it didn’t leave much room for people to scoot in and out, so I sold it…

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03.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

I Built a Dining Table!!!

Dining Room + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* The dining table we had previously was fine, Tyler liked it, but I really wanted to build one in a different style. I had seen this table and fell in love and then realized Shanty2Chic has the plans available on their website. I pulled the plans up and went and…

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02.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 5 Comments

How To Turn Blinds Into a Roman Shade

Dining Room + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I’m not a huge fan of blinds personally, the ones we had were nice, but I really love roman shades more. I love that they look great by themselves, or you can add curtains to spruce them up a bit. To me, blinds look pretty boring by themselves. Roman shades…

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01.03.23 | Astin Hancock | 7 Comments

How to Make Things Look Antique

Dining Room + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I had this mirror in my garage for a while and I just didn’t know what to do with it until I needed something to go on the wall in the dining room. I figured it would be easy and cheap to redo! I found it on our neighborhood Facebook…

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I’m Astin, I love all things DIY and home design! Come along with me as I drive my husband crazy with my constant home projects!

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