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Home Office Makeover Reveal – One Room Challenge
Welcome to the final reveal for my home office makeover! I am so thrilled to finally be finished and able to use this room. It has been so nice to sit in front of those windows while I work. So, let’s dig right into all the things that I did to get it in this shape.
How to Insulate Drafty Windows
Do you suffer with drafty windows regardless of the attempt to correct the issue? If you tried to insulate those drafty windows by adding weather stripping or plastic sheeting, but you still have cold air getting in, odds are that your window frames were not insulated.
How To Upgrade Drum Chandelier – ORC Week 5!
Lighting fixtures are like house jewelry. They add that finishing touch and if you change them to a different style, you can get a whole new look. This week, I want to show you how to quickly upgrade a drum chandelier by turning it into a crystal chandelier.
Easy Custom Drop Cloth Curtains – ORC Week 4!
Welcome back for another round of this dining/office makeover! This week, I am showing you how to make these super easy, custom drop cloth curtains. Yes! I said, “drop cloth.” These bad boys cost me a whopping $28! Isn’t it amazing that you can get drapes that look like they were tailor-made for your windows at such a low price?
How To Chevron Plank Ceiling – ORC Week 3
Welcome back for round three of this year’s One Room Challenge. If you missed the previous weeks, let me quickly catch you up by saying that I am doing a renovation of my dining room and turning it into a dining/home office. This week’s project is to install a chevron plank ceiling. But not just any planked ceiling. This one is going inside my already beautiful tray ceiling.
Decorating With Repose Gray – ORC Week 2
Welcome back, folks! I have just completed week two of my six-week One Room Challenge. For this week, I wanted to establish a nice neutral color to serve as a canvas for my dining room to home office renovation. That is why I chose to paint with Sherwin William’s Repose Gray.
Dining Office Combo – One Room Challenge
How often do you find yourself working in your dining room? It seems like my dining room has gradually become a catch-all for every paper and bill that makes its way to us, and I am constantly tidying up to keep it looking uncluttered. So, when the opportunity to join in with the One Room Challenge presented itself, I knew instantly that I was going to be converting this space into a dining office combo!
Make Grout and Tile Look Like New
Over the years of renovating homes, I have come across a lot of iffy looking tile floors. Extremely dirty tile grout is generally the cause for making tiles appear past their life. But due to my obsession with having clean floors, I eventually found the solution to revive tile floors and make grout and tile look like new again.
Easy DIY Mud Bench SlatWall
How many times have you wished for a mud bench area in your garage (or house) to help keep all your outdoor things organized? I finally got around to adding one to my own garage, and I must say that this has got to be the easiest, DIY mud bench slatwall system!
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How to Repair Sling Chairs & Chaises
Repair Sling Chairs and Chaises…
How To Repair Sling Chairs and Chaises
I was so sad to see my favorite sling chaise die. After many, many years of good service, it finally succumbs to the relentless abuse of my two boys. Now, I have several other lounge chairs that I could choose for my poolside relaxing, but for some reason, I just wanted this one. So, what more is there to do than to perform an overhaul, and this is how I repair sling chairs and chaises.
Miter Saw Maintenance for Accurate Cuts
If you have a miter saw, you may have noticed that sometimes your cuts just aren’t as accurate as you would like. Typically, this isn’t obvious until you are in the process of assembling a project – usually that very last piece – and you notice that the fit isn’t as tight as you would like. This can be very frustrating, but the good news is that your problem most likely stems from your miter saw needing to be calibrated. This is something that needs to be done from time to time. Good news! I am going to show you how to perform a miter saw maintenance for accurate cuts.
How To Build Shaker Doors
( How To Build Shaker Doors – Photo by M-Squared Contracting Inc.)
Shaker cabinets are one of the most popular choices for cabinet styles. They are sleek and clean looking, while maintaining just enough detail to avoid being labeled plain. They can work in pretty much any design style, and lucky for us, they are one of the easiest to build. But, not everyone knows exactly how to build a shaker door. So, in this post “How to Build Shaker Doors” we will focus on instructions for constructing basic shaker doors.
Keeping a Clean House When You Have Dogs
I think that we can all agree that it doesn’t matter how many improvements or renovations you do, if the house is not clean, it just feels old and well, blah. But, keeping a clean house requires diligence on my best days. Keeping a clean house when you have dogs can seem like an exercise in futility. I know, I have been there. I am STILL there. But, over the years I have found some tried and true methods to make my life easier.
How To – Dish Drawer Organizer
Efforts to get my kitchen completely organized are starting to payoff. I just love to open these drawers and see everything looking so beautiful and orderly. I have finally created a low budget but high quality drawer system. Today, I am providing the details for this dish drawer organizer.
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7 Fabulous Thanksgiving Place Settings
PLUS FREE PRINTABLES!
Well, Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is fast approaching. That means it is time to start planning for family, craziness, and the much anticipated dinner. What better way to prepare than to plan for a beautiful place setting. Today, I have 7 fabulous Thanksgiving place settings, plus some free printables to help get you through the holidays!
9 Must Have Items Every College Student Needs For Dorm Life
As you finalize the plans for getting your college student packed and ready for that long haul off to campus, their are a few tips that I would like to share with you from my own experience. After going through the rigors of getting a few college students settled in throughout those 8 semesters, spread out over 4 years, I quickly picked picked up on the essentials that help them to make life comfortable and efficient. These are the 9 must have items every college student needs for dorm life.
Easy DIY Vintage Halloween Book Covers
I love making things look a little spooky for Halloween. One of my favorite projects to do is to make some scary vintage book covers. I made these back in 2015 and shared it with Hometalk. Since then, these have been replicated so many times that I lost count. I thought that this would be a good time to dust off the old books and republish this easy DIY.
15 Fabulous Christmas Wreaths
15 Fabulous Christmas Wreaths…
Well, it is finally December, and I am sure that everyone has been very busy getting the house decorated for the holidays. Since I have already posted an article on Christmas mantels, I thought that a good follow up would be an article presenting Christmas wreaths.