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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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26.12.23 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

Teen Girls Room Makeover – The Reveal!

Andrea's House

–This post contains affiliate links– Are y’all ready for this long awaited reveal?! Between flying full time as a flight attendant, navigating my own life and having to drive to my friends house to remodel this room, this took me forever! But it’s finally done! Are y’all ready?? Here’s the reveal video with a VoiceOver…

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21.12.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

Teen Girls Room Makeover – A Hidden Door

Andrea's House

-This post contains affiliate links- As I said before, Nova’s room has FIVE doors! 2 closet doors, an entry door, a bathroom door and this water heater closet door. That is WAY too many doors in one room, so I came up with the idea of disguising one of them to look like a wall…

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19.12.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

Teen Girls Room Makeover – Built-In Transformation

Andrea's House

-This post contains affiliate links- As I mentioned in a couple posts ago, I took down the top cabinet that was just open shelving with no doors attached to create a different look. I first scored the caulk line, removed the faceframe, removed the shelving and unscrewed the cabinet from the wall and wiggled it…

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14.12.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

Teen Girls Room Makeover – Closet Doors

Andrea's House

-This post contains affiliate links- These doors were fine, but I wanted to give them a fun makeover. I saw some inspo over on Instagram that I wanted to try and Nova was on board with the idea so I went for it! I removed the doors from the hinges and took them home with…

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12.12.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

Teen Girls Room Makeover – The Ceiling

Andrea's House

-This post contains affiliate links- I wanted Nova to really love her room and feel like it was her own and I didn’t want it to be like any other room in the house, so in my mind, a ceiling treatment would make it stand out and feel unique. I sent her a few examples…

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07.12.23 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

Teen Girls Room Makeover – The Loft Bed Build

Andrea's House

*This post contains affiliate links* The above is the loft bed I had in mind. I drew it out so my friends daughter, Nova, could approve. The look of it changed a bit since this drawing but is mostly the same. There will be a dresser tucked under the right side, the steps will have…

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05.12.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

Teen Girls Room Makeover – The Plan

Andrea's House

*This post contains affiliate links* I have a friend that lives about 15 minutes away from me and a few months ago her house flooded, THE ENTIRE HOUSE! It had an inch or so of standing water when they woke up that morning. Here in Texas sometimes we have very intense rain falls that dump…

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29.11.23 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

Blue Bathroom Remodel Reveal!

Andrea's House

*This post contains affiliate links* This post isn’t going to be very lengthy, but here you will find all the before and after photos of this space! This bathroom came such a long way! Remember that hideous tile that ran all throughout their house?! It was on the floors, the walls…everywhere! I’ll be honest, with…

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03.11.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

How to Use a Miter Saw – The Basics

DIYing

-This post contains affiliate links- If you’re anything like me, you appreciate the beauty of crafting something with your own two hands. And when it comes to woodworking and creating precise cuts, the miter saw is an absolute game-changer. In this guide, we’re going to dive into the world of miter saws and uncover the…

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16.10.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

My Favorite Wall Treatment – BeadBoard

Andrea's House

–This post contains affiliate links– I’ll be honest here, I’m not great at drywall! So when we took the tile off the walls of this space I decided I’d put the drywall up and then add a beadboard wall treatment instead of having to make the added drywall match the existing. But also because I…

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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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