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How to Mineral Paint (the chalk paint alternative)
The internet is a buzz with various options for DIY Chalk Paint. Bloggers have compiled, tested and reported back on their preferred methods. Here, another fabulous Dee highlights the best homemade...
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DIY On A Dime: Tint Your Own Furniture Wax
On the heels of my alternative to chalk paint post re: my beloved mineral paint, I thought it would be a good idea to put together a quick blurb about the icing on the painted furniture cake – paste...
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How To Apply Paste Wax
In a previous post about tinting your own wax I included a video demonstrating how I go about waxing up a piece when I’m close to calling it done. Shortly after that post went live, I received a...
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This Fireplace Bugs Me
The cool thing about starting your own business is that you never know where your next project will come from. The bad thing about starting your own business is that you never know where your next...
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Custom Built Fireplace
Welcome back! Where were we? Oh yeah, I had just debugged a secondhand fireplace my girlfriend, Bridgette, wanted refreshed to accent her living room. She scored a sweet deal on what she thought was a...
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You know the cliche “One man’s trash…”
When I am in the car surfing the neighborhood for curbside treasures, I’m often annoyed by how disposable life seems for some people. Those who, without much thought, toss perfectly good things out in...
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13 Awesome Gifts for The DIY Chick
Well folks, it’s that time of year again. Mailbox are overflowing with sales flyers, your favorite tv shows are interrupted by countdown calendars and savvy marketers keep renaming the days of the week...
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DIY Shell Christmas Tree
Brrr! Have you been outside today? Yowza – my morning curb surfing activities weren’t much fun since it’s well below freezing here in my neck o’ the woods. Do you have any idea how hard it is to...
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Attention! ATTENTION!
I just love attention. {smile}And now that I have yours there’s something I’ve got to get off my chest. It’s been weighing on my heart and interfering with my head while I’m supposed to be building...
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Santa delivered the goods. I’m giving them away
Hey. Remember when I put together your Christmas List? Did you find any of that awesome stuff under the tree?I did.Well, not under a tree because I didn’t put one of those up. Nope. I didn’t decorate...
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What the Hell is a Blogger?
A few nights ago, Dave and I were laying in bed when I asked him “When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?”Because for the life of me, I don’t remember ever having wanted to be...
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How to Remove Wood Furniture Plugs
After a 6-hour struggle to decipher those horrendously written and illustrated instructions you’ve finally got that piece of furniture-in-a-box put together. Now, the very last step is to tap in those...
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What’s Your Home’s Personality?
Oh hey, how the heck are ya? I’m taking a break before heading back into the master bathroom to finish the tile floor I decided last week I had to have. A few times a year Dave and the boys escape the...
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Master Bath Renovation: Demolition
If you had walked through our house two and a half years ago, this is what the master bath would have looked like. And maybe you’d have thought it wasn’t so bad. But since our last house was built by...
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Master Bath Renovation: Countertop Installation
Sometimes, I give credit where it is not due.When I was hanging out in the Kitchen Design Center at Menards, ordering a new bathroom countertop, I opted out of the pricey ‘installation kit’. Thirty...
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Master Bath Renovation: Tile Floor Prep
Once upon a time there was an ugly linoleum floor.Long, long ago in a bathroom far away…Hickory dickory door, I hate my linoleum floor. Backer board down, Trowel around, Crap vinyl I’ll see no more.I...
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Master Bath Renovation: Ceramic Tile Flooring
I realize it could appear that I’m dragging this series on updating my master bathroom out unnecessarily. However, rest assured that I am getting these posts published more quickly than the work...
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Oval Mirrors & Wall Panels
Imagine finding the perfect accessory. Let’s say it’s a gorgeous drop pendant necklace. The center stone is your favorite gem – the perfect size and shape.And let’s say that the pricetag on this...
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Master Bath Reveal & Project Breakdown
When I decided to make over the master bathroom I set three basic guidelines for myself. I was determined to do all of the work on my own, keep the material costs down and finish in a respectable...
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There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
Last week I bought a new car. I didn’t want to but I had to since my lease expires next month. On Saturday, Dave and I headed to the dealer to test drive the Nissan Rogue. We had no intention of...
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