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Measure 56 Times, Cut Once. One Room Challenge Week 2
That’s the saying, right? “Measure 56 times, cut once.” Well, that’s what I did when I started working on my pony wall shelving. What’s a pony wall, you ask? It’s a half wall. Google tells me that it’s called a pony wall because if a pony was behind it, the pony could put it’s head over it. Hah. Makes complete sense, right? The Plan If you missed my mood board and layout plans, head over to my week 1 post here to catch up! This week I’ve been focusing mostly on this shelving that will go above my pony wall. My husband says it’s 80’s but if Chip & Joanna…
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One Room Challenge Week 1: Living Room Makeover Starts Today!
The One Room Challenge has started! My living room is ready. Well, who am I kidding? It’s been ready for a makeover for about 8 months now, ever since we moved into this house. The current items featured in my living room include the following: A giant cardboard box. A sectional awkwardly in two sections. Crackers ground into the carpet. Toys. Toys. Did I mention toys?! Please enjoy these lovely “Before” pictures. The one good part of this picture: That giant amazing egg chair that has stolen my heart and thankfully, hasn’t had any red wine spilled on it…yet. Here’s a giant blank wall….with a TV….and a lot of toys…and…
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How to Refinish Metal Lockers
Nearly everyone is looking for ways to have more storage in their home. Storage solutions are especially great when they keep clutter out of sight. Storage solutions are even better when they are unique and add to the overall look and feel of a room, rather than detract from it. Therefore, let me share with you an idea: refinished metal lockers! They are a unique storage solution for a mudroom, entryway, laundry room, bedroom or any other room in your home. They keep clutter out of sight and bonus: they can be very inexpensive! In this tutorial I’ll show you how I refinished old rusty metal lockers. I then placed…
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The 3 Essential Tools for Painting High Ceilings
The thought of painting the vaulted ceiling in my home was painful. I let that painful thought sit in my mind for a good 3 months. Then I finally got over it and got to work! Here’s the deal: It doesn’t have to be painful. With the right tools, it’s actually quite simple. Other than the obvious painting items such as paintbrushes, paint, etc., you will need 3 specific tools. An 18-inch roller frame and 18-inch roller. These items will change your world! Seriously. Buy them. Right now. I use them all the time, even in rooms without vaulted ceilings. They make painting projects go about 5 times faster. 2.…
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How to Remove Stains from a Bathtub
How to Remove Stains from an Old Bathtub. 2 Simple Ingredients for a DIY Tub Cleaner!
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A Simple Way to Update Old Door Knobs & Vents
Unfortunately for us, our lovely 70s home had 15 nasty brass (aka shiny gold and really ugly) doorknobs in it. It also had about 15 nasty, rusty vents (how do vents get rusty?! I have no idea!). They all looked terrible and I really didn’t feel like spending a ridiculous amount of money buying brand new replacement knobs and vents. Fortunately, Rust-Oleum Spray Paint is one of my favorite products ever. Seriously. It’s amazing. Check out the step-by-step tutorial below for an easy and cheap way to update all the nasty door knobs and vents in your home 🙂 First, the nasty vents (and check out the nasty carpet –…
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How to Update Ugly 70’s Spindles
You know when you walk into a house and this is what you see? 70’s SPINDLES!!! This was one of those things that I told my husband that we definitely needed to update because I just really dislike them. Turns out other remodeling projects took priority when we moved in and these drove me crazy for a few years (haha, yes, YEARS) until one day I randomly walked upstairs and my husband was ripping them out!! Hooray!! I think it was right in the middle of our huge kitchen renovation so I was surprised that we were taking on a new project but I couldn’t have been happier to see…
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How to Choose the Perfect Flooring
I love flooring. It can make a room look amazing – and also make a room look downright terrible. 5 quick tips for choosing the right flooring for you and your room. 1. Durability: Do you have children? How clumsy are you? What is the likelihood that someone is going to drop a glass bowl on your tile floor in your kitchen and crack a tile? For me, that likelihood it high. When I cook, I’m all over the place and likely drinking wine and dancing to music – in other words, it’s very likely I’ll drop something. Also, I have a 2-year old son who will pound on floors with hammers…
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How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets The Right Way!
The hot home renovation trend – painted kitchen cabinets. I didn’t plan to jump on the bandwagon but I ultimately did and I can’t tell you how glad I am that I did! Check out our kitchen before and after in the picture below…clearly we bought this house based on potential, not current aesthetic appeal 🙂 Before I tell you exactly how to paint your cabinets, let me tell you this: This was HARD. This was my least favorite project in our house. I might have taken a two-month hiatus from it and finally my in-laws kindly mentioned that they would take some cabinet doors home to paint My office…
