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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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16.03.25 | Astin Hancock | No Comments

How To Build Your Own Outdoor Side Tables

Backyard + The Grayson House

-this post contains affiliate links- We bought this awesome hot tub, but there was only one side that had cup holders, which is fine when there is just one person in it, but we have friends over to enjoy the hot tub and movie night all the time! Plus the large main jets are on…

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13.03.25 | Astin Hancock | No Comments

DIY Pop-Up TV Cabinet for Outdoor Entertainment

Backyard + The Grayson House

-this post contains affiliate links- We already have one TV outside, but even though it swivels it’s harder to see from the hot tub because of the pergola leg. That’s fine when it’s only one person in the hot tub because you can position it where you want, but when multiple people are in the…

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27.01.25 | Astin Hancock | No Comments

Enhance Your Outdoor Space with Custom Curtains

Backyard + The Grayson House

–this post contains affiliate links– This view of our patio is nice and all but I felt like it was still missing something. I felt like it was all hard lines and no softness to the design, so we added these beautiful custom made outdoor curtains from The Hues! I had these custom made and…

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26.01.25 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

Transform Your Patio: Our Pergola and Hot Tub Journey

Backyard + The Grayson House

–this post contains affiliate links– As you might have caught a glimpse of in my last post, we added a pergola! Actually, we added 2 pergolas, one for each side of our new patio! We had the seating area to the right of the patio when facing the house originally, but I had always planned…

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20.01.25 | Astin Hancock | No Comments

Build Your Own Patio Table: A Step-by-Step Guide

Backyard + The Grayson House

-This post contains affiliate links- I wanted an outdoor table for our new patio, but I didn’t want to spend a whole lot of money on a table that was going to be exposed to the elements. So I picked up some framing lumber and got to work building my own! Total, this project cost…

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27.11.24 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

We Expanded Our Patio!!

Living Room

-This post contains affiliate links- We’ve had this 10×12 patio in our backyard since we moved in. It’s what the builder put in and we really needed it bigger! A few years ago I got to partner with Safavieh and Overstock and they gifted me an outdoor sectional (I would link it for you but…

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23.11.24 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

DIY Guide to Expanding Kitchen Islands

Kitchen + The Grayson House

-This post contains affiliate links- If you’ve been around for a while you’ll remember the 1st expandable kitchen island I built. It was pretty cool! But I’ve been dreaming of a more vintage style island I wanted to build to give a different look to my kitchen. Tyler, my husband, thought I was crazy for…

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07.10.24 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

Pantry Reveal + A Few Finishing Touches

Kitchen + The Grayson House

-this post contains affiliate links- This pantry remodel has been fun and has made our pantry sooo much more functional! As you can see in the above photo, I added drawer fronts and a new floor! I wasn’t sure if I’d add drawer fronts or not because I really liked the look of the drawer…

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02.09.24 | Astin Hancock | 19 Comments

Pantry Remodel – A Murphy Door!!

Kitchen + The Grayson House

-This post contains affiliate links- I’ve been wanting to build a Murphy door for a long time, I just didn’t know where I would put one, until I started my pantry remodel! Now this might be a little controversial because when installing a Murphy door it does take away from the width of the opening…

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26.08.24 | Astin Hancock | No Comments

Pantry Remodel – Shiplap, Shelves and Paint!

Kitchen + The Grayson House

-this post contains affiliate links- When I removed the shelves from this wall I knew I’d add some kind of wall treatment because I’m no good at drywall repair! Plus all my inspo pics (like this one and this one) had vertical shiplap, so that was the look I was going for! But let’s go…

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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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