Photo by lil_red_53

With just a $100 budget, CafeMom lil_red_53, with help from her mom, recently refinished the tongue and groove pine wood floor on the front porch of her 1870's farmhouse. And wow, wait until you the finished porch!

Plus, lil_red_53 is here today to give us her step-by-step instructions for completing a front porch floor makeover.

Photo from Little Green Notebook

Check out Jenny's gorgeous office makeover on Little Green Notebook – accomplished for virtually $0. What???

Ladders can usually be found stuffed in the garage, between the toolbox and the trash cans. But believe it or not, they make for some pretty sweet storage solutions inside the home.

Photo from D*S

If you're growing some hearty autumn/winter vegetables, you probably can't eat them all (do they multiply underground or what?).

Here's a cute idea for making a carrot vase (albeit that's one GIANT carrot) from the folks over on Design Sponge. Wonderful. 

Photo from Dos Family

Sweet mercy, how I love this little stenciled bird detail for the home, found over on the new-to-me blog Dos Family. OMG, I almost can't stand how cute it is...

If your heart can take it, click through to see the little fox stencil and more...

Photo by MommaHud

I saw the movie Psycho years ago, and to this day I always think about it whenever I'm in the shower. Maybe that's why this bloody shower curtain, which I found in the I Love Halloween group, gives me the chills.

You can a similar curtain on Amazon.com or at any Halloween or party store, but MommaHud decided to make her own, complete with matching tablecloth!

Photo by Ambyr

Not long ago, I was in Home Decor and So Much More! and came across the lovely black dining room of CafeMom Ambyr. Isn't it gorgeous? I've never considered painting any room in my home black, and surely not a dining room.

However, after seeing these photos, I think differently.

Kitchen (before): Dark cabinets and older appliances

Kitchen (before)

Here's another Before & After kitchen makeover from a CafeMom. Moms are pretty amazing when it comes to home makeovers — almost more so on a budget, it seems.

Above is a "before" shot from the kitchen of CafeMom Devyn. Click through to see her lovely "after" shots.

What did you do with the crib after your little one outgrew it? Chez Larsson has seven creative ideas for how to repurpose a crib (using the slatted sides or bottom) in other rooms in your home.

GreenB's kids' new art area

CafeMom GreenB recently gave her garage a makeover and turned it into a creative art space and playroom for her two sons. Aren't her boys lucky kids?

I love this little creative arts and crafts corner. So organized!