Benson Dwelling Studios

Inspiring interiors

Where real-life home renovation meets scroll-stopping brand content.
I turn everyday spaces, DIY projects, and cozy routines into authentic UGC that feels like your customer’s actual life.

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`One Room Challenge: Spring 2021 Week 2`

`One Room Challenge: Spring Bedroom Makeover`

About Benson Dwelling

Benson Dwelling is your landing ground for all things Design, Home Tours, DIY Projects, Investment property info, Before & Afters, entertainment, and Tips and Tricks that will make styling and renovating your home less..well...chaotic.

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A life full of Design Secrets

I’m Kristy Benson—interior design lover, DIY fanatic, and mom of 2, based in Pennsylvania.
I’ve spent years renovating spaces on a real-person budget: sanding A-frame beams by hand, hacking Ikea closets, building bookshelf staircases, and turning tired rentals into places people line up to book.
Benson Dwelling started as a design + DIY blog and has grown into:
-A resource for home owners and renters who want clear, honest “how-to” for big and small projects
-Content creation studio for brands who want real-life, lived-in content in beautiful, evolving spaces
-Behind-the-scenes diary of what it’s really like to renovate with kids, cats, and lots of power tools
I’ve been featured in publications like Magnolia’s Network “rooms we love” TV show, Real Simple Magazine, Lonny, and Domino magazines and online publicaions, Forbes blog, and I love breaking down intimidating projects into steps you can actually follow.
Thanks for being here—let’s make a home (and content) you love.

DIY Projects

Follow my journey.

I mean.. who even thinks up a bookshelf staircase made of plywood?!?!
That would be my hubs 🦸🏼&zwj;♂️
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No joke.. when he told me what he wanted to do..I gave him this look 🤔
His words: trust me😉
I’m SO glad I did because while I was wizzin

ORC REVEAL ✨⭐️✨⭐️✨
It’s here!! It’s done.. all the blood sweat and tears paid off. .
We are SO incredibly thankful for all of your sweet words from the beginning. We are over the moon with how it turned out.
Now we just have the rest of

Well... I shattered our expensive “splurge” floor lamp😭, we had to rebuild our feature ceiling🙄, the 1st kickplate to our stairs snapped 😔 and 2 different Lowe’s ran out of sanded plywood😰It’s been a crazy couple weeks but

Do you see it?!? The vision?!?
It’s getting close! We are sliding into week 8 of the @oneroomchallenge like 😅
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I’m going to be honest.. A-Frames are hard to design around because they are SO symmetrical and they don’t have flat w

Ok. So I know you just saw this table but..I FREAKING MADE this!
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Prepare to see it flooded in my feed because.. well..I adore it. And if ladies like @angelarosehome and @thesandingblonde can do it.... so can I 💪and so can YOU!! 🤜🤛
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Head to my I

ORC Week 6... can you even believe it’s been 6 weeks doing the @oneroomchallenge ?
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Look at this LOFT 🤩 it’s really come a long way from it’s dark red stained wood. It’s so much lighter and brighter. .
We officially have a L

We will be taking this week to learn, listen and pray. Creating teachable moments for our children and and laying down our voice in social media so that others can be heard.
#amplifymelanatedvoices #muted

It’s so hard to show up on social media right now. My heart is so heavy and I grieve the horrific injustice time and again to people of color. We can do better😭.. and it starts with the heart. . 💗Love honors others, honoring them for their di

ORC Week 4 and our A-Frame loft is officially SANDED😅. And guess what we got in the mail today!! The brackets to finish the “Loft in a Loft” 🙌
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Guys.. you don’t want to miss this week... we are creating an awesome ceiling for the

Ok... so if you saw my stories last night you know I miss my bathroom 🕷
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But you know what I also miss? My kitchen. You know, a stove top and a clean and bug proof space. 🙅&zwj;♀️
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Swipe ➡️ to see what our kitchen was before we completely DIY&rs

Happy Memorial Day!!🇺🇸
. It’s a glorious day at the lake but I can’t wait to refinish our deck. Question is.. pool or no pool? .
This is the deck of my dreams. Can you see it? Walk out of the Aframe and you get this??? 🤤
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So. Much.To

Wrapping up week 3 of the ORC. 🙌 Although living in a renovation with 2 kids and a cat is.. well challenging.. (did I mention quarantine and homeschooling?) it’s coming along so nicely!!! 😅 .
We are busy painting the beams, sanding the wood

Talula’s room final reveal!! 🥳
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Well.. better late than never right?!?🥴
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If you haven’t seen our latest stories.. we are currently living in our mountain house A-Frame and moving was a total whirlwind. We finished Talula’s room

Ok.. it was perfect t timing for this #stopdropanddiy .
The weather is perfect and we are finishing up our back yard project so fitting that I got rid of trash by upcycling my old things
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I took throw away glass bottles and plastic thrift store pot

What a whirlwind over here! Between the move, the One Room Challenge and finishing Talula’s room...we are riding high with excitement. (And let’s be honest.. exhaustion)
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We are currently back home finishing up the other wall but here is

It’s time!! Can you even believe it?!? The One Room Challenge has officially begun and we couldn’t be more ecstatic that we are participating. .
Ummm... did you see our stories?!? We bought a flippin’ A-Frame cabin and are doing th

Antonio is so lonely these quarantine/non-life sustaining business.. days. I’m pretty sure he has been smoking that pipe more than usual. .
I know there are a lot of short term rental owners who are freaking out 😫You got this friends..
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Dee

This wall.. it’s a beautiful wall..it’s has such charm. ✨But you know when you just need to change it up 🤔 and your daughter is old enough to care what it looks like 😅 (PINK)
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We exposed the beams and used a leak as a really good excu

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We have been hosts since 2012 and have 6 properties here on airbnb . We love welcoming people from all over the world. Everything in this home has been a product of our imagination and we are delighted that you get to share in this creation. We believe that what we have been given in life is to be shared and not just for our own to enjoy. We can't wait to welcome you.

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