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Painting wood paneling: Brushes, rollers and beer
Last time we talked about the playroom, I had done all the prep work to get it ready to transform from the knotty-wood paneling look into something more modern and fun for our toddler. I covered the...
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Ideas and plans for 2014
Happy new year! As 2014 kicks off, John and I have been discussing and planning what we’d like to accomplish with our house projects this year. Last year, we did a lot of necessary work like electric,...
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Glass doorknobs: Keep or replace?
As you know, we try to find a balance between modernizing the look and functionality of our home and preserving its original 1920s historical features. In other words, we want to redesign it to be our...
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Our budget bathroom update: Four fixes for under $20
When last we showed you the main bathroom in our home, we’d just finished repairing and repainting the plaster walls as the first step in our budget bathroom update project. There’s still a lot on our...
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A new (life) addition to our summer project plans
With this year half over already, we’ve been re-visiting and re-evaluating our earlier 2014 project plans and ideas. It’s been good to take a look at what we’ve accomplished so far and what’s left on...
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Our budget bathroom update: Let there be light (part 1)
Sometimes during DIY renovation projects, the initial plans and ideas you have for fixing up a space snowball into something bigger. That’s kind of what happened with our budget bathroom update when we...
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Ceiling fans, curtains and shades… oh my!
We’ve got less than a month before the new baby arrives, so every weekend has been a mad dash of DIY projects, furniture assembly, and naps (mostly for me!). But we’re slowly and steadily making...
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Gift Guide for Your Home: Design and Decor
You may be seeing a lot of gift guides popping up lately, with a plethora of ideas for what to get your friends and family this holiday season. But don’t forget to add your home to your gift-giving...
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State of the House: First floor
Happy 2015! With a new year beginning, we thought we’d put together a kind of “State of the House” report. We’ve already done a lot of home improvement, renovation, DIY, and overall re-designing of our...
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State of the House: Second floor
Before we jump into our 2015 plans for the house, we’re reviewing what we’ve done so far in terms of home improvement, renovation, and DIY projects. Things definitely slowed down a little last year...
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