Imagine this. You’re trying to whip up a quick pasta dish that requires oregano, parsley, and garlic powder. You open the spice cabinet and start searching. Ground mustard, no. Thyme, no again, Cayenne pepper, um, definitely not. Before you know it there are 12 jars of spices on your counter because the ones you need are in the way back….
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Awkward would best describe the way our laundry room is currently laid out. The room is about 5ft by 8 ft but due to the way the plumbing is set up, our washer and dry are located directly in the middle, along the 8 ft wall, taking up 3 ft of the 5ft width of the room. That leaves a…
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Having trouble trying to finish house projects? Follow these 6 simple steps to get motivated to DIY or decorate your home. Does this sound like you? You’re going through your busy day, so excited that you’re going to pull out that paintbrush later and get your bedroom painted once and for all. Yet, as soon as you get home from…
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Rescue and refinish outdoor wood furniture without stripping. You can easily restore most pieces with a solid stain and a lot less effort. Since our backyard is still classified as “unfinished”, we only have a couple of pieces of outdoor wood furniture in this space, one of which is an old picnic table that has seen better days. Well, at…
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Is your TV tray stand taking up too much room? Make this space-saving wall-mounted TV tray holder using a wood scrap and industrial pipe. I recently took a pair of thrifted tv tables and gave them a makeover with paint and a stencil. While that was all well and good, the tables were second hand, so they did not come…
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We’ve heard of paint colors going out of style, and furniture for that matter, but picture frames? One would think you could just insert artwork and be done with it. But from the countless selections of discarded picture frames found at any thrift store or flea market, not to mention the discount aisle at Target, apparently, it’s a thing. Luckily…
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Before and after furniture update: Boho wallpaper coffee table bench. Just enough wallpaper to create interest without having to paper an entire wall. Several years ago, Ken and I upcycled a 1970’s kitchen cabinet into a bench. You know, back when they made kitchen cabinets with real wood inside and out. We’ve been using the bench to store all our…
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Grab a roller and paintbrush and let this outdoor painted metal table project inspire you to give your patio furniture an update without spray paint. Last winter I bought one of those lattice-boho-style, round metal side tables. A perfect space-saver for placing our small table-top Christmas tree in the corner. I justified the purchase, by telling myself I would use…
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