Feb15
After all the excitement of the holidays are over the DIY
season hits in my house! We live in a
snow state so winter is a great time to tackle indoor projects. This year, with a new house, we have a LOT to
do. But one of the simplest projects
that can make a HUGE impact is cabinet hardware!!!! I'm so excited to show you the new hardware I
picked up at True Value Hardware. I've
been drooling over it for years and this new kitchen was perfect for it.
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Dec13
How I refinished the apartment hardwood floors... When we started the apartment renovation, I knew the hardwood floors would need to be refinished. Previous tenants had some sort of mishap and the finish was ruined...
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Aug30
This weekend, I decided to tackle one of the 2012 Home Goals I set a few months ago, one of which is to pull together a conversation area on our balcony that overlooks the yard. Sadly, it's sat there empty and neglected for too many years and I'm finally in the process of creating a conversation zone up there. Instead of a new purchase, I decided to be cheap and spruce up a set of old furniture that I already have to work with what I got!
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Aug30
Well hello! I'm so excited to share this little DIY project with you all (y'all? Can I be southern for a moment?) Because it turned out JUST how I envisioned.
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Aug30
This past week (actually past couple of weeks), I've been working on transforming bi-fold closet doors.
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Aug30
The bottom half of the dining room currently looks like a bomb went off in it because of what's going on in the kitchen, but we finally finished working on the top half of the room last week- so I thought I'd document that big ol' project, start to finish-style, here on our blog today. It's been a bit of a work in progress over the past four years, so we're excited to finally be able to check that sucker off our list, once and for all!
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Aug30
?My little sis pesters me about furniture because she's always looking for great finds and she knows if she gets me talking about old furniture I'll ramble on for days. Sis has been looking for a small sideboard or buffet, so when I stumbled upon this antique at a thrift store last week for $75, I quickly snatched it up for her. I liked the size and solid structure with its dovetail joints, plus it had no major damage. But it was a little sad looking and definitely in need of new stain, or perhaps even paint. I was on the fence about whether to paint it, but thought I'd try to restore the wood first. I had heard about a product from several antique dealers that breathes new life into tired old antiques and doesn't require the typical strip/stain/poly steps that are required to fully refurbish wood furniture. The product is Howard's Restor-A-Finish and I thought this latest vintage piece was the perfect candidate to give it a try.??
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Aug30
I'm so excited to finally review the results of my deck re-do with True Value Hardware! We started out with a plan, picked out paint- then painted, we fixed the screen door, made a light fixture, encountered a swarm of bees (YUCK!) and now we are finally finished!?
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Aug30
So I talked about choosing paint colors for the deck...then preparing the space or paint...and now it's time to actually share the finished paint job! Our deck is half wood and half concrete. It's important that you choose the appropriate paint for the surface your painting. Don't forget about choosing exterior paint when painting things that are outdoors.
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Aug30
Hello there! How was your weekend? We had a great one - guess WHAT? Stink Eye Sis got engaged!! :) So excited! So now we have a wedding to plan - how fun is that? We also continued to get some stuff done outside. Make that ME - hubby was out of town and I sweated out a third of my body weight (I WISH) and worked on some outdoor projects. Funny that the temps have "dropped" into the 80's and are a bit more bearable, but that coincided with humidity out the wazoo.
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