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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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28.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 7 Comments

Is That Wallpaper??? …Nope…

Dining Room + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I was LOVING the beadboard I had installed in the dining room! And then I saw this post on Instagram from Molly at TheHonestHome_ and I was obsessed! I went online and found some stencils and ordered them. The stencil pack I purchase is no longer available, but I’ve found…

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27.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 7 Comments

Dining Room Beadboard Wall Treatment

Dining Room + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* My dining room, living room and kitchen are all one big area, I felt like my dining room needed a way to set it apart from the rest of the space. I knew I wanted vertical lines, I was either going to do vertical shiplap, beadboard or board and batten….

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24.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 11 Comments

DIY Kitchen Remodel Reveal!

Kitchen + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I hadn’t planned on tackling this kitchen renovation so soon, this was one of those projects that spiraled. Since the kitchen is the heart of the home it was always on my mind because you can see it from all of the main living areas and it is a highly…

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23.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

DIY Wall Mounted Cleaning Supply Closet

Laundry Room + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* My laundry room is tiny, as I mentioned in this post. We just had our broom and mop propped up against the back wall and our cleaning supplies were on the floor in the laundry room or under the kitchen sink. I had enough room on the back wall to…

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22.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 5 Comments

DIY Expandable Kitchen Island + Building Plans

Kitchen + The Grayson House

We have a somewhat small kitchen, but we do have enough space for a small island. Of course I wanted to build my own island. I had thought about what it would look like for months. Originally it was going to be a lot more simple than it turned out, but then I came across…

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21.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 6 Comments

I Deleted My Laundry Room Door

Kitchen + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* We have a very tiny laundry room that leads from the kitchen to the garage. The garage door plus the laundry room door were just too many doors for this small space, both doors opened up into the little room. So we took off the laundry room door temporarily, but…

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20.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

DIY Decorative Wall Rack

Kitchen + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* This wall rack was a fun weekend project and added some much needed character to this empty space! Bonus: It was all made from scraps!! I got the idea from this post from InteriorJems and this post from NeverSkipBrunch. Here’s a quick video on the whole process. I started by…

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17.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 7 Comments

Paint Stir Sticks for Doors…What?!

Kitchen + The Grayson House

I built a countertop hutch with sliding pocket doors made out of paint stir sticks for the coffee bar, plus I built the cabinets out to surround the fridge and additional storage above the fridge for large cutting boards, baking pans, pizza stones and more. This was a high impact remodel. I loved building and growing my skills!

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16.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 13 Comments

How To Install Stone Backsplash

Kitchen + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* This Stone backsplash was physically hard to do, the hardie board was hard to work with, the stone was heavy, the grout bag was heavy, there were hard to reach places and I had to run back and forth between the garage, kitchen and backyard. But it was so worth…

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15.02.23 | Astin Hancock | 6 Comments

Would You Believe I Painted My Kitchen Countertops?!

Kitchen + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* You might think I’m crazy, but I painted and epoxied my kitchen countertops. In this blog post, I will dish it all. The good, the bad and the ugly about this project! It’s been about 2 years since this was done so I have the scoop on how they hold…

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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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