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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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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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19.04.23 | Astin Hancock | 3 Comments

Jen’s Dining Room Built-Ins – Part 1

Jen's House

*This post contains affiliate links* My friends Jen and Kevin had this blank wall in their dining room that she saw so much potential with! She wanted a built-in unit to be able to store things and also be able to use it as a drink/snack station for get togethers. So we came up with…

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17.04.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

Master Bedroom Mini Refresh

Master Bedroom + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* Our master bedroom was painted a light green by the last homeowners, and while I liked the color I was dying to use this burnt orange duvet my grandpa gifted me and the light green just didn’t go with the direction I wanted to take this room. So I painted…

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14.04.23 | Astin Hancock | 3 Comments

Guest Bedroom Reveal!

Guest Bedroom + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* This guest room was a labor of love! And while I know the dark and moody vibe isn’t everyones cup of tea (hints the 32 million views the video got on Facebook of people arguing in the comments that they either really loved the room or really really really hated…

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12.04.23 | Astin Hancock | 1 Comment

Crown Moulding and Decor!

Guest Bedroom + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I love the look of a chandelier, but we also live in Texas and it wouldn’t be right to leave our guests without a ceiling fan. Luckily I found the perfect fandelier for this guest room! A fandelier looks like a chandelier or a semi flush mount light, but has…

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10.04.23 | Astin Hancock | 2 Comments

Choosing Paint and Wallpaper

Guest Bedroom + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* Choosing wallpaper is hard, but choosing a paint color is even harder! I knew I wanted to go with a green wallpaper, so I ordered some samples from Milton and King and put a pole up on Instagram. I was originally set on #1 (top left in the photo above)…

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07.04.23 | Astin Hancock | 3 Comments

Board And Batten In The Guest Room

Guest Bedroom + The Grayson House

*This post contains affiliate links* I have wanted to add board and batten somewhere in my home for a long time. I finally decided to tackle the guest bedroom and I had a whole vintage vision for this room! This was my vision board for the room, you can find the links for this vision…

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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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