The Weekender Season 2

In case you didn’t know, shibori is a thing. In the season 2 premiere of The Weekender, Monica remodels a neglected master bedroom with a look-for-less shibori DIY, new flooring and some other surprises.

• Master Bedroom Walls: creating an accent wall with custom-designed shibori wallpaper
• New Floor: installing click-and-lock laminate flooring
• Custom Headboard: using blocks of cedar to create a headboard with lots of depth
• Updated Dresser: upcycling a dresser with paint and upgraded hardware
• Dressed-Up Door: adding appeal to a basic interior door with moulding and stylish paint

Monica helps a couple of homeowners make an entrance with their two-story entryway using new lighting, DIY furniture and more.

• Entryway Wall Treatment: creating a paneled look for the entryway walls
• Furniture Build: making the most of an empty wall with a custom console table
• Fresh Paint: repainting walls to accentuate the foyer flooring
• Custom Coat Rack: building a stylish and functional wall-mount coat rack
• Lighting Update: installing a sleek and stylish chandelier

If you have a garage, you know how much clutter it can accumulate. Monica helps Jesse and Alex sort through it all and use smart DIY garage storage and organization builds to put everything in its place.

• Garage Repaint: painting dark wood paneling to make the space seem larger
• Organization System: building shelving for bins to keep everything organized
• Concrete Floor Cover-Up: installing sheet vinyl for an attractive, easy-to-clean floor
• Tool Cart: constructing a rolling tool cart with pegboard sides
• Faux Mudroom: creating a mudroom space with a custom storage bench
• Wood Bin (Bonus Project): building a bin for wood to use in woodworking projects

Hannah's grown-up game is strong. Now it's time for her new Austin home to follow suit. Monica helps this first-time homeowner with some sophisticated matte black subway tile, classy DIY décor and more.

• Countertop Update: installing new kitchen countertops and a matte black sink
• Fresh Tile: tiling walls with matte black subway tile in a classic staggered pattern
• Cabinet Refresh: repainting kitchen cabinets with a deep green coat
• Custom Shelves: constructing an adjustable, freestanding shelving unit
• DIY Picture Ledge: building a quick, simple way to display artwork and pictures
  

What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. In this episode, Monica brings modern desert curb appeal from Tiffany's hometown to upgrade her home in New Orleans.

• House Paint: creating a fashionable facade with crisp and bright white exterior paint
• Custom Mailbox: constructing a slatted mailbox to create a curbside focal point
• DIY Raised-Bed Planters: building two-tiered front-bed planters to match the mailbox
• House Numbers Planter: creating a small planter box/house number combo
• 20-Minute Paver Patio: placing concrete pavers for a quick and simple sitting area

This kitchen has good bones — but not much else. Monica kicks it up a few notches with tile, bold paint and wallpaper and helps tackle a living room update.

• Kitchen Backsplash: creating a white penny tile backsplash with hand-painted accents
• Fireplace Makeover: repainting a fireplace mantel and adding moulding accents
• Cabinet Refresh: updating cabinets with crown moulding and bright white paint
• Bold Wallpaper: wallpapering the living space with a bold floral pattern
• Reorganized Pantry: rethinking pantry organization with bins, baskets and jars

Monica transforms a builder-grade-blah living room into a glam space with moulding, metallic glaze and pink paint.

• Accent Wall: installing moulding to create a paneled accent wall with a lot of texture
• Faux Fireplace: using moulding and faux tin tile to create a false fireplace and mantel
• New Paint: dressing up the room with subtle gray for walls and pink for the fireplace
• Custom Ottoman: building a simple foot stool accent piece with faux fur fabric
• Metallics: dressing up the moulding and moulding accents with metallic glaze

Weekenders don't let a little rain keep them from completing a spectacular outdoor space. Monica helps the homeowners create an outdoor oasis with spaces for grilling, outdoor dining and relaxing by a fire pit.

• Painted Brick Wall: adding drama to a deck by painting a dated brick wall
• Grill Companion: building a DIY grilling cart and serving station
• Deck Makeover: staining a deck with a gray solid exterior stain
• Fire Pit: building a DIY fire pit surrounded by loose stone
• Wall Planter: creating a large wall planter for a deck-side herb garden

Monica remodels a builder-grade living room with a dramatic plank feature wall, upgraded storage and ideas for making the most of an open floor plan.

• Coffered Ceiling Upgrade: painting coffered insets for a dramatic ceiling
• Wall Makeover: adding wood plank paneling and cabinets to a feature wall
• The Mantel: building and staining a super-sized mantel for the feature wall
• Drop Zone: creating a stylish entryway nook with storage and USB charging outlets
• Final Assembly: pulling it all together with lighting, an area rug, furniture and more

Monica's on a mission to give this Miami couple some quality sleep time by moving their daughter out of their bed — which means creating a child’s bedroom she doesn't want to leave.

• Wall Paint: painting walls 3/4 of the way to the ceiling to prepare for decorations
• Kids Headboard: building a custom playhouse-frame headboard for a child’s bed
• Wall Decorations: accenting the top portion of the walls with bobby pin designs
• Message Board: stenciling letters on balsa strips for a wall-mounted message board
• Closet Door: replacing a builder-grade closet door with a barn-style sliding door

Monica is back in Miami for another weekend. This time she’s helping get the family’s son sleeping in his room instead of in his parents’ bed. Display shelves on a feature wall, a custom headboard and a few other great ideas should get the job done.

• Cutaway Wall: installing paneling and creating the look of a cutaway wall with shelves
• New Headboard: building a panel-look headboard for a new child’s bed
• Child’s Desk: creating a mixed-materials desk and shelves with boards and copper pipes
• Laundry Goal: making a wood basketball backboard with a basketball hoop for laundry
• Trundle Bed: building a slide-out bed for sleepovers

Monica works with renter Morgan to remodel her bedroom with the look of a country lodge. And the great part? All of it is removable or reversible so her security deposit is safe.

• Four-Post Bed: building a custom bed with a headboard and footboard
• Closet Door Makeover: upgrading a closet door with temporary wallpaper
• DIY Desk: building an A-frame desk with built-in shelves
• Storage Center: creating a unique storage unit with wood storage crates
• Bedside Stand: upcycling a wheeled cart to create a bedside table

Mudroom, laundry room ... serving space? Monica doesn’t back down from a challenge, so she helps a homeowner take the idea of a multifunctional room to a whole new level.

• Accented Walls: adding hand-painted blue stripes to create a feature wall
• Bench Seat: building custom hide-away seating for the room
• Folding Station/Serving Space: building a bar-height, fold-down countertop
• Waterfall Countertop: creating a countertop to install over the washer and dryer
• Wall Organizer: installing a storage cube over the washer and dryer for extra storage

Monica remodels a screened-in porch from the floor to windows, boosting functionality and adding pizzazz to this great outdoor room.

• Screen Porch Frames: adding the look of windows to a screened-in porch
• Farmhouse Table: creating a DIY wood-plank table for patio dining
• Floor Upgrade: installing laminate click-and-lock flooring on the concrete patio floor
• Custom Curtains: creating outdoor curtains and black pipe curtain rods
• Outdoor Art: building a geometric pattern rope art installation for the patio wall

If you need more ideas to make over and make the most of your home, you're in luck. Take a look back at the first episodes with The Weekender Season 1 or keep moving forward with The Weekender Season 3 and The Weekender Season 4.