Have you ever gone on vacation, bought a souvenir and found yourself admiring the gift bag it came in? Okay, you are probably not as weird as me, but if you actually look at some of these souvenir bags, they often sport some pretty crafty artwork. I’ve saved several over the years, but there has been one in particular that…
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Hey all. I’m excited to say that our small sun porch sitting area makeover has been completed to the tune of about $800. If you’ve ever done a room makeover, you know how quickly the receipts start adding up. I didn’t determine a budget on this room. Basically I just knew I wanted to paint it, change out the vinyl…
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Can we talk apples for a minute? And ways to use them up if you don’t think you’re going to eat them in the regular fashion, as in, grab one in-hand, polish it and take a bite. Apple season comes and goes fast. I am particularly fond of this fruit, so I often end up with more apples than I…
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Ken just recently mounted his pachinko cabinets in our small sun porch arcade room. Many years ago he found two used pachinko machines for a steal, and since one of his hobbies is restoring old arcade games, he was pretty darn happy to find these for so cheap. Back when we were doing the townhouse basement, he decided to build…
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As summer comes to and end, we inevitably have to say, hello fall. For me, fall is one of my favorite seasons what with all the pumpkins and apples…that are ready to eat in every and any kind of dessert. Of course, I do have to have to be on an all points bulletin for spiders. I almost walked right…
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Do you have a standard grade, steel door with the plastic gridded window that you’d like to paint? Follow these 10 steps for painting grid doors and frosting the glass windows for a successful outcome that will make you love your door. I’ve got before and after photos of our diy painted entry door update. And folks, this is one…
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I felt like I was taking a step back in time when we added indoor planter boxes to the window sills between our sun porch and living room area. Gosh, I never really liked that look back when I was a kid. At least that’s what I tell myself, now. Anyway, after putting the indoor planter boxes in place, the…
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One of the often simple and inexpensive elements of a room update is decorating with area rugs. I wouldn’t say area rugs are cheap, but I would say they are affordable in comparison to a new couch or a whole new furniture set. Area rugs can added to warm or brighten up a space, make a space more cohesive, or…
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