The Nester:
Website:	thenester.com
My True Value:	Bridges True Value in Kings Mountain, NC
Favorite True Value Product:	Last time I was in the store I saw a set of concrete feet. Yep. Dragon feet to be exact. You can use them to prop up a large pot so it's not sitting on the ground, so water can drain. I haven't been able to get them out of my head. I love anything quirky.
Best Quick Tip:	Take a risk. If you already hate something then great, you don't have to worry about ruining it.
About:	Come find hope, motivation, inspiration and encouragement (and maybe a few laughs) at Nesting Place, where when it comes to your home “It Doesn't Have to be Perfect to be Beautiful.” The Nester documents changing up her rental in the midst of three boys, a husband and a brown dog. Her home's been featured in Ladies’ Home Journal and Better Homes and Gardens DIY and is usually messy.
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Chalkboard Art Wall

By Thrifty Decor Chick

Mar15

Today I wanted to show you how I turned the new chalkboard wall in the kitchen into a gallery wall to hold the Bub's artwork.

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Interior Painting

Decorative Painting

After the Holiday Season Comes DIY Season!

By Mary Janes and Galoshes

Feb15

After the Holiday Season Comes DIY Season!

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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Interior Painting

Wood Surfaces

Sunroom Updates - Paint, Plastic, and a Pretty Fixture

By The Lettered Cottage

Jan15

Sunroom Updates - Paint, Plastic, and a Pretty Fixture

Remember when we painted our sunroom, Cloud Nine? Well, as of today, the room is coated in Gray Lake.

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Interior Painting

Decorative Painting

Refinishing Hardwood Floors

By DIY Showoff

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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Dining Room

Maintenance and Repair

Wood Surfaces

Entryway

Picnic Tables: They're Not Just for Rich People Anymore

By The Nesting Place

Nov12

Picnic Tables: They're Not Just for Rich People Anymore

You thought I was being funny when I mentioned I'd always dreamed of having a picnic table. But it's true. I grew up eating on picnic tables in my grandparent's back yard and just like having a tire swing, it's a shining beacon of home.

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Staining

Outdoor Updates

Exterior Painting

Review: Master Mechanic Swift Driver Ratcheting Screwdriver

By ManMade DIY

Nov12

Review: Master Mechanic Swift Driver Ratcheting Screwdriver

As part of our membership in this year's True Value Blog squad, I was asked to try out the Master Mechanic Swift Driver, a dual drive ratcheting screw driver. Now, I've had my share of gadgety, gimmicky screwdrivers, and ratcheting ones almost always fall into the category of 'chintzy'. Usually they're shoddy and not fit for a real toolbox. WAIT! Before I keep talking, did you know we're running a $100 True Value gift card giveaway right-ahora-now!? Truth! Go enter to win, please!?

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Maintenance and Repair

Resurface Your Driveway!

By Mary Janes and Galoshes

Oct11

I absolutely love fall. I am so excited that the cool weather is hitting. But what I don't love is winter. Not only are Wisconsin winters hard on me, but they are hard on my driveway! We recently purchased a home with a driveway that really needed some attention.?

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Maintenance and Repair

Landscaping

Outdoor Updates

True Value Project & Giveaway

By Remodelaholic

Oct11

We are currently part of the True Value Blog Squad and wanted to show you our first project that we decided to take on in our new home? A new bathroom faucet! YAY! Changing out the faucet in a bathroom is a great way to update the look and function of your bathroom without a lot of work.?

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Maintenance and Repair

Bathroom

Late Summer Window Boxes

By Thrifty Decor Chick

Sept13

Well it's been the weirdest summer, weather-wise, that I can remember in a long time. It started out absolutely GORGEOUS, with lower temps and humidity - it was fantastic. And then Mother Nature went into fits and mid-summer was full of intense drought and wicked hot temps.

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Lawn and Garden

Gardening

Outdoor Updates

Two Weeks to a Greener Lawn

By Centsational Girl

Sept13

It's the hottest month of the year and my lawn is brown and yucky! Or at least it was until I decided to do something about it.

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Gardening

Outdoor Updates

This Tool Rocks (Swift Driver by Master Mechanic)

By The Lettered Cottage

Aug30

This Tool Rocks (Swift Driver by Master Mechanic)

Remember those window treatments I blogged about the other day?

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Maintenance and Repair

True Value Blog Squad 2012 & RA 130

By Remodelaholic

Aug30

With all the commotion this move has made in my life... I haven't told you some exciting news. I am on the True Value Blog Squad this year! YAY!

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Spray Paint Sprucing + The Squad!

By Centsational Girl

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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Wood Surfaces

Outdoor Updates

DIY Potting Bench

By Centsational Girl

Aug30

At last at last at last, I finally have a potting bench to call my own! Last weekend, my mister agreed to spend a day building this for the corner of our yard since I've been nudging him for a few years now. On Saturday, we built ourselves a 6 foot long potting bench that now sits in a shady spot in our side yard. Finally, a place for me to do all my gardening ? I'm so crazy excited about this new handmade bench!

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Lawn and Garden

Gardening

Landscaping

True Value Blog Squad, A New Toy, and a $100 Gift Card Giveaway!

By Remodelaholic

Aug30

Last month I wrote a post about our complete lack of A/C Unit maintenance knowledge. Hopefully our stupidity will be your gain.

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Maintenance and Repair

Knockoff Sunburst Mirror

By Thrifty Decor Chick

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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Interior Painting

Wood Surfaces

Decorative Painting

DIY Project Parade - Custom Chalkboard Paint Tutorial and Edging Tips

By DIY Showoff

Aug30

DIY Project Parade - Custom Chalkboard Paint Tutorial and Edging Tips

I recently came across Christina's chalkboard paint post from Designing by Numbers in the DIY Project Parade (thanks for the inspiration, Christina) and remembered that I had bookmarked Martha Stewart's chalkboard recipe with grand plans that kept getting pushed back. So, the next day I headed to True Value for supplies. (The True Value in Sarver, PA has a 'mascot'...the sweetest dog who greets customers at the door, with a roll of duct tape in his mouth. Adorable.)

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Interior Painting

Tips for Painting Bi-Fold Shuttered Closet Doors

By DIY Showoff

Aug30

Tips for Painting Bi-Fold Shuttered Closet Doors

This past week (actually past couple of weeks), I've been working on transforming bi-fold closet doors.

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Interior Painting

Wood Surfaces

True Value Paint

By The Lettered Cottage

Aug30

We went with a color called November Rain on the walls in the dining room. We used it in one of our previous homes, and thought it would be a nice, fresh choice for the dining room here at TLC, too. It's a pale green/gray, and it's really neat because depending upon what time of day it is, and what the sun is doing, sometimes it looks more green...

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Interior Painting

Plank Ceiling

By The Lettered Cottage

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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Dining Room

Maintenance and Repair

Wood Surfaces

Painting My Room at Lucketts

By Miss Mustard Seed

Aug30

After much patching, one coat of Satin True Value Easy Care in Owl Gray mixed at half strength on the walls and one coat of water borne semi-gloss Impervo paint in bright white on the trim, here is what it looks like...

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Interior Painting

Holiday Updates

Results from Restor-A-Finish

By Centsational Girl

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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Maintenance and Repair

Interior Painting

Staining

Wood Surfaces

The Big Reveal - My True Value Hardware Deck Re-Do!

By Mary Janes and Galoshes

Aug30

The Big Reveal - My True Value Hardware Deck Re-Do!

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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Maintenance and Repair

My Kitchen Counters

By Miss Mustard Seed

Aug30

Before I get into my counters, I must share that progress was finally made in my half bathroom. Remember? The one that was a disaster and True Value came to the rescue? They've done their part, but it seems like life and my work keep stalling things on our end. It seems like there are always more pressing things to work on than a half bath in a house with two other toilets. Last night, those two functioning toilets fell to just one. The pipe that drains all of the plumbing from the upstairs was clogged and it was beyond our ability to repair, so we needed to bring out a plumber. I didn't want to miss an opportunity to get something done and suggested we have him install our toilet in the half bath while he was there. (It was complicated because of the new height added by the tile.) Surprisingly, my husband agreed and now we are back to three working toilets.

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Maintenance and Repair

Bathroom

Painting! What a Difference it Makes ...

By Mary Janes and Galoshes

Aug30

Painting! What a Difference it Makes ...

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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Maintenance and Repair

A Rustic Table

By Thrifty Decor Chick

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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Staining

Wood Surfaces

Outdoor Updates

Dining Room Complete

By Centsational Girl

Aug30

My friends, I've been keeping a secret from you. It took me over five years to finish my dining room, and when I say 'finish' I mean install a much needed countertop, a backsplash, and some hardware on the built in cabinets. Truth be told, there was just a piece of plywood as a countertop sitting in this little nook for many years that I would cover up when company came. Seasons passed, I procrastinated and procrastinated until just a few weeks ago. The time had finally come to finish the job.

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Dining Room

Maintenance and Repair

From Mossy to Beachy

By Thrifty Decor Chick

Aug30

Well, it's the end of July and I've just finished up my summer vignette in the foyer - welcome to my world. ;)I've had most of it done for umm...weeks. Since May? There was one small detail I've been putting off all that time that I FINALLY just finished up. More on that in a smidge. I don't think I've ever really decorated with anything beach-inspired in our house...like, ever. Until now! It must have been the summer Pottery Barn catalog this year, because all of the sudden I thought that look was just lovely.

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Maintenance and Repair

Interior Painting

Entryway

How To: Make An Awesome Small Footprint, Can't Fail Garden, Part II

By ManMade DIY

Aug30

How To: Make An Awesome Small Footprint, Can't Fail Garden, Part II

Since the Square Foot Gardening approach was such a great fit for organizing my space, I decided to rely on another trick from that method, the conduit trellis. First, I love that it's a long-term structure that beats the pants off bendy, rusty tomato cages. Secondly, I was able to pick up at my local hardware store, and, let's be honest, going to the hardware store never gets old, and it's way more fun to make stuff.

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How To: Make An Awesome Small Footprint, Can't Fail Garden

By ManMade DIY

Aug30

How To: Make An Awesome Small Footprint, Can't Fail Garden

I think even the most blackest of thumbs can recognize that nothing's gonna grow in that soil. But, that's not okay with me. I want a garden. I want to be able to just walk out of my door, and grab fresh herbs, greens, and produce when I'm preparing meals. I want to participate in my food. I wanna weed, water, and scare away all those dang chipmunks that nibble at my plants.

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A Rustic Table

July17

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Chalkboard Art Wall

After the Holiday Season Comes DIY Season!

Sunroom Updates - Paint, Plastic, and a Pretty Fixture

Refinishing Hardwood Floors

Picnic Tables: They're Not Just for Rich People Anymore

Review: Master Mechanic Swift Driver Ratcheting Screwdriver

Resurface Your Driveway!

True Value Project & Giveaway

Late Summer Window Boxes

Two Weeks to a Greener Lawn

This Tool Rocks (Swift Driver by Master Mechanic)

True Value Blog Squad 2012 & RA 130

Spray Paint Sprucing + The Squad!

DIY Potting Bench

True Value Blog Squad, A New Toy, and a $100 Gift Card Giveaway!

Knockoff Sunburst Mirror

DIY Project Parade - Custom Chalkboard Paint Tutorial and Edging Tips

Tips for Painting Bi-Fold Shuttered Closet Doors

True Value Paint

Plank Ceiling

Painting My Room at Lucketts

Results from Restor-A-Finish

The Big Reveal - My True Value Hardware Deck Re-Do!

My Kitchen Counters

Painting! What a Difference it Makes ...

A Rustic Table

Dining Room Complete

From Mossy to Beachy

How To: Make An Awesome Small Footprint, Can't Fail Garden, Part II

How To: Make An Awesome Small Footprint, Can't Fail Garden

A Rustic Table

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