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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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02.06.23 | Astin Hancock | 5 Comments

Closet Reveal + Useful Accessories!

Master Closet + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I’m still in shock that this is the same space, especially looking back at the “before” pictures! And that I did most of it myself with some help from Tyler! But first, I wanted to share some of the accessories I’ve purchased for this closet that has made things more…

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31.05.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

Drawers for my Closet Built-Ins!

Master Closet + The Grayson House

12.05.23 | Astin Hancock | 3 Comments

What Tile Did I Choose for My Closet??

Master Closet + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I found Riad Tile online and fell in love with their tile! I picked a couple tiles and went and picked it up from their location in Dallas as you can see above. Riad Tile sponsored this project by gifting me my closet and bathroom tile and I’m very thankful…

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10.05.23 | Astin Hancock | No Comments

A Hidden Room in Our Closet

Master Closet + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* That big hole in the wall might seem random, but we had big plans for it! I had a mirror I was going to hang over it as a hidden door, but figuring out how to do that was pretty difficult because the mirror was so heavy! I started by…

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08.05.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

The Closet Starts Coming Together with Trim, Stain, Wallpaper and Lighting!

Master Closet + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* This is the point in the project where everything starts coming together and it’s so exciting! Especially when you’ve put so much work into it already! Choosing a stain color wasn’t easy! But I grabbed 3 colors and put them on scrap pieces to test them out in this room…

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03.05.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

Building Cabinets and a Faux Wall for my Walk In Closet

Master Closet + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* Planning this closet build wasn’t easy, but building the cabinets for the closet was even harder! First, I placed an online order with Home Depot, it was easier that way because they load my truck for me rather than loading my truck on my own with 4×8 sheets of plywood….

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01.05.23 | Astin Hancock | 4 Comments

Planning and Demoing Our Master Closet

Master Closet + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* Our master closet was a mess! I just made over the guest room at this point, so on top of what was already in this space, the guest room junk got stashed in here as well and it was out of hand! I wanted our closet to be organized and…

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26.04.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

Jen’s Barn Door

Jen's House

*This post contains affiliate links* Tyler built our friends, Jen and Kevin, a barn door several years ago, but the wood warped after he hung it up and we joked for years that he hung up a banana as a barn door! You see below how the bottom swings out from the wall? It was…

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24.04.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

Jen’s Dining Room Built-Ins – REVEAL!

Jen's House

This built-in unit was such a fun project I got to build for my friend and I’m so happy with the way it turned out! Here’s a quick video on the whole process. Now she has a little more storage space and since this only sits 14in out from the wall it doesn’t take up…

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21.04.23 | Astin Hancock | No Comments

Jen’s Dining Room Built-Ins – Part 2

Jen's House

*This post contains affiliate links* We taped out how we wanted the top to look so that way we could visualize it finished and to make sure Jen and I were on the same page with how she wanted it to look and how many shelves she wanted. I started by cutting down brown board…

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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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