Is your fireplace lonely without a mantle? Want to mount your TV but don’t know what you’ll do with all those wires? Then follow along because BOY do I have the solution for you with this custom DIY mantle that will hold all those messy…
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The 9 Reasons Raised Garden Beds are Amazing
So you’re looking to grow some food? Or maybe beautify your garden a bit? Well, look no further because raised beds are the cat’s pajamas. Imagine taking a few steps outside your door to harvest everything you need for an organic, nutritious and delicious meal.…
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How To Paint Crown Molding the Easy Way
Are you thinking about painting your crown molding and injecting some new life into your space? If so, follow along. In this post I’ll show you exactly how to brighten up that dull molding with some paint. After finishing our whitewashing project on our brick…
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8 Simple Steps To Design and Build Custom Raised Beds!
Ready to take the plunge into vegetable gardening and build some raised beds? Look no further! This post shows you the process to design and build DIY raised beds that you’ll LOVE. Raised beds are just one way to improve your landscape, but they are…
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How to Build an Easy DIY Trellis for Raised Garden Beds
Raised beds are amazing. They allow for a ton of organic food production in just a little bit of space, which is especially great if you have a small yard (like we do). But if you really want to optimize on your space (and we…
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The Quick and Easy Way To Stain Wood Beams
Wood beams on your ceiling? LUCKY YOU! Beams bring so much charm to a room. They create a sense of warmth, depth, and also draw your eye up, making the room seem both larger and more cozy at the same time. They also really don’t…
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How To Whitewash Your Brick Fireplace // FAST & EASY DIY
Do you have bright red school house brick in your home? The kind that gives you flashbacks of the trauma of recess? I did too. It was bright red with smoke stains from the fireplace even after MANY cleanings. I lived with it for about…
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8 Mistakes to Avoid When Purchasing Lumber (And How to Stick to Your Budget!)
Have you ever used your time, energy and money to take a trip to the store, brought your wood home and began working on it, only to realize that it’s all wrong and you now have to go back to the store to get more…
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How to Hide Your Cat’s Litter Box Inside Furniture // Inexpensive DIY Enclosure Hack
Cats. What’s not to love? They’re amazing independent creatures that cuddle. We have had several cats thus far. I brought two to the marriage and my husband worked at an animal shelter for several years, which meant that our home has been filled with many…
