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Hello friends! I’m Kristin, lover of good books, furry friends and, of course, home DIY. Most of the time, I’m the one writing or creating The Homeblazers content.

My husband Kyle and I began our home renovation journey back in 2020. We had so many ideas to make this house a home and we liked the idea of saving money by doing it ourselves. However, we both have full-time demanding jobs. Operations executive and first responder by day, the one thing we are always short on is time. We decided to roll up our sleeves, make a list of priority projects and find ways to work on them every chance we had.

But then the unexpected happened.

We realized we both LOVE this! Building, creating and sharing projects – our “to do” list has turned into our passion project.

The sky’s the limit when it comes to our design dreams. We have become DIY home trailblazers: finding new and creative ways to tackle whatever ideas come to mind. Sometimes that’s building an 16-foot brick fireplace, and other times it’s learning how to to transform a 1970’s china cabinet into a home bar. This is how The Homeblazers was born.

Our goal is to show that anyone can create high-quality spaces regardless of the time, money, and know-how you have available. If you can dream it, YOU can make it!

We are so happy you are here to join us.

If you are looking to collaborate, send us a note!

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The sky's the limit when it comes to our home design dreams. We believe everyone can create high-quality spaces, even if you're low on time or experience. Follow along for trailblazing DIY, money-saving tips, and a whole lot of laughter.
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Welcome to the New Chapter of The Homeblazers

If you’ve found your way here, welcome. I’m really glad you’re here. Homeblazers started as an idea that lived in my head for a long time before I ever pressed “publish” on anything. Like a lot of people building something online, I started by experimenting — posting a few things, testing platforms, learning what worked […]

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DIY stairs? More like professional stairs 😉 This p DIY stairs? More like professional stairs 😉 This project was surprisingly easy to tackle and has AMAZING results. It’s a night and day difference when you first walk into our home. We looked at flooring options for months before deciding to go with @hewnfloor. The color we went with, Mendocino (from the @angelarosehome line), is gorgeous and exactly what I was envisioning. It reads warm but still manages to bring in some ash tones I’d dreamt of from our inspo oak floors.

Looking back at the project, some parts were frustrating (we mean you, belt sander. I’m STILL vacuuming up dust). But the overall results more than paid off!

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Embrace the early decorations and join me in havin Embrace the early decorations and join me in having a festive November! 

Why? 

Well simple—because sometimes it’s nice to just do what makes you happy. We’ve all heard that audio where they say, “the turkey tastes just as good with the tree up.” I used to count down the days until Thanksgiving was over so I could finally put up Christmas decor. This year, I decided I was done with waiting. 

The best part is that I found this Christmas garland for just $16! It looks so real and is an amazing dupe of that viral Norfolk Pine garland I’ve seen everywhere. We are all 👏🏼about👏🏼saving👏🏼money! Comment “🎄” and I’ll send you a message with where you can score this garland too!

We all deserve happiness and joy this Holiday season. If that means decorating early, amazing. If not, you do you - that’s okay too 😉

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🙋🏼‍♀️ Raise your hand if you’ve ever copied a vira 🙋🏼‍♀️ Raise your hand if you’ve ever copied a viral trend and wondered how to reuse the decor later. Turns out, these leaf garlands from @macy.blackwell ‘s fall arch last year can be used in so many other ways! 
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Have old carpeted stairs? We’ll say goodbye becaus Have old carpeted stairs? We’ll say goodbye because it’s time to DIY the heck out of them and install some gorgeous new flooring! We had never tackled stair caps or treads before, so this was a whole new project for us—but I’m loving the turnout. Make sure to follow for part 2!

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I love a good deal—and the fall decor at the Targe I love a good deal—and the fall decor at the Target Dollar Spot is amazing right now! I’ve been fawning over the sherpa pumpkins and pillows at pottery barn, so finding these for just $3 was amazing! Let me know if you are able to snag some at your local Target too! 🎃🍂
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Ugly carpeted stairs? Say no more 💁🏼‍♀️ We spent t Ugly carpeted stairs? Say no more 💁🏼‍♀️ We spent the last few weeks teaching ourselves how to renovate our carpeted stairs —with a newborn—and DIY the installation of these gorgeous new floors! @hewnfloor’s new Angela Rose collection in the color Mendocino was ✨ PERFECT ✨ for our space. After considering tons and tons of flooring options, with everything from hardwood to traditional laminate, I’m so happy we decided on Hewn’s Stoneform floors. These are super durable, which is ideal for our army of dogs and baby, plus they are DIY friendly! 

Follow along, as next we’ll share the exact step by step guide to tackle stairs yourself!

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