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Hey there! Welcome to my blog! I’m so happy to have you here, and I hope you’ll find something that inspires you. Crystel Montenegro Home is a website that I started in an effort to show you that creating a beautiful, comfortable and functional home does not have to be an expensive or difficult ordeal, and that YOU. CAN. DO IT! With my husband attending medical school and being unavailable to help, I have learned that I really can do it myself and it has become such a blessing in disguise! I hope to help you inspire the same confidence in your own abilities, and give you the courage to try new things. Over the course of my DIY journey I’ve taken on small, doable projects that have grown in to bigger doable projects and that’s just how new talents and abilities are developed!

One thing I try to do around here is to keep it real. I’m not afraid of sharing my mistakes because I have realized that those are the most important part of the learning process. The source of my knowledge comes from other blogs, YouTube, and lots and lots of trial and error, and there are lots of things I would never know had I not tried them!

If you’re new around here and would like to get started on some simple DIY projects, check out some of my favorite easy beginner projects below that gave me confidence to keep going!

Easiest IKEA Hack Ever: Turn a Boring Dresser into a Classy Bedside Table!

Blue Nightstand with Gold Hardware

DIY Rustic Wall Mirrors

DIY rustic mirrors, rustic full length mirrors, framed door mirrors

How to Make an Easy Sunburst Mirror

Gold sunburst mirror on bedroom wall

Kitchen Table and Chairs Makeover — And What NOT to Do!

White kitchen chairs with wooden seat

How I Got Started on DIY

I started my DIY journey as a stay at home mom of a little girl while my husband was preparing to start his first year of medical school. We were living in my Sister’s basement temporarily and I wanted to find a way to make it a cute space, but with no income I had to figure out a way to do it on a very small budget. I got on Pinterest and decided I was going to build myself some simple nightstands, but my requirement was that they couldn’t be too fancy because the only tool to my name was a drill. When I found the plans I wanted to make I headed to my nearest Home Depot and had them make all the cuts for me so that all I had to do was screw it all together. 

When I was finished painting them I felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that I had never felt before! It fueled my fire and my confidence to try new things, and helped me tap into my creative side. 

Montenegro Family Photo, Husband, wife, two little girls

We’re still on the medical school path, and will be for a long time but I’ve managed to find ways to keep my projects going. We now have two little girls and a third on the way, and nothing makes me happier to be able to spend time with them in a home that I have poured my heart and soul into to turn into a comfortable and beautiful place!

I would love to connect with you! I’d love to hear from you on my Instagram and facebook pages. There is lots more happening over there!

Also, if you’ll trust me with your email address you’ll be the first to know when I have a new post out! As a bonus, you’ll also gain access to my library of free printables! Thank you so much for following along on my journey! I hope you will find the inspiration you were looking for 🙂

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Day 10 of 10 days of projects. The greatest of al Day 10 of 10 days of projects.  The greatest of all of my accomplishments in life has been to bring 3 beautiful girls into this world.  My children are my life’s work, and truly my life’s purpose, and I am trying to do everything I know to raise them up to be happy, strong, capable daughters of God who will go forward and shine their light on a quickly darkening world.  Charlotte’s cancer journey has brought about some incredible miracles. 90% of the growth on my Instagram account happened merely months before her diagnosis thanks in large part to my friends @honeybuilthome and @jordanpage . Looking back I now see that it was all orchestrated by a loving God that knew her story needed to be shared, her light needed to shine, and that she needed to be the proof and witness that miracles happen and that God loves us and knows us perfectly.  We received good news at our last visit that the remaining cancer in her right eye had shrunk in half from the laser and freezing treatments given to her two weeks prior. The doctor determined that she did not need chemotherapy, and that we would confirm in the next appointment that the seeding in her right eye was dead.  So for now, from what we can tell, there is a tiny bit of active cancer in her right eye that the doctor treated, and if it continues to respond the way it has been to the freezing that we may be looking at one or two more visits before the cancer is eradicated completely.  We could not be more thrilled and relieved that she has been responding so well. We are so so thankful a thousand times over for all of your prayers that have carried us through this. Thank you for being here, thank you for your prayers, and thank you for your incredible generosity.  You have truly made this space a place of refuge for us. I wish I could hug every one of you.
How’s that for a $26 faux tree?? I am LOVING how How’s that for a $26 faux tree?? I am LOVING how this turned out, although now I’m thinking that if I did this again I’d like to go taller! And I could totally add more stems if I want to at any time. Really though, the sky is the limit! You could theoretically do this with any stems you can get your hands on!  It was so much fun doing this dupe today with my friends 
@lollyjaneblog 
@blesserhouse 
@ournestonpowell 
@eyeinthedetail  And it was so much fun seeing all their dupes too! If you didn’t see, go check out the amazing things they did today!  So what do you think, would you try something like this??
Okay, so I know the differences may not be super o Okay, so I know the differences may not be super obvious in these photos, but I need your opinion on which window style I should go with! With crown or without?  Vote in the comments!  It has taken me a minute to get to this point, but I honestly can’t decide which I like better!  And... I am SO excited about that box molding. I can’t wait til I can do my other walls!!  #molding #windowtreatments #windowtrim #baywindow
Thinking back, 2020 seemed to be a super eventful Thinking back, 2020 seemed to be a super eventful year for the world and country but a super uneventful year for the individual because of the shutdown.  Stuart and I have prioritized making a photo book every year as a way to record our family history for our children and grandchildren, and putting together this year’s book from @mixbook has made us realize just how many exciting things we were able to do and be a part of. #ad  Our girls LOVE looking through these books and remembering all the fun things we did and it makes my momma heart smile to see them laughing at all the silliness of daily life we captured. We could not believe how much easier @mixbook made the entire process!  Use my code CRYSTEL50 to get 50% off your first book!”  #mixbook
Behold, the power of PAINT! I am absolutely in lov Behold, the power of PAINT! I am absolutely in love with how this fireplace has transformed. And to be quite honest, I designed it all around this beautiful faux Olive tree from @nearlynaturalfloral ! #ad True story, my father-in-law walked in yesterday and asked if I needed to water it. It looks SO real and I am so happy with it! Nearly Naturals is very aptly named, just sayin’.  All the details for this fireplace makeover can be found in my story highlights under “painted fireplace”  Next Project: Building a new kitchen table! Stay tuned!  Paint color: Alabaster by Sherwin Williams, trim color: Gossamer Veil by Sherwin Williams  #brickfireplace #paintedbrick #fireplacemantel #whitefireplace #whitebrick #fireplacedecor #fireplacemakeover
Can we just appreciate how far this bathroom has c Can we just appreciate how far this bathroom has come since I started this renovation??  I am so happy to be finally DONE and I can’t even describe the amount of satisfaction it gives me to walk into this room! Is it weird to want to hang out in a bathroom?  All the details on the renovation can be found in my highlights!  Vanity color: Rock Bottom by @sherwinwilliams  @bathrooms_of_insta

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