It’s about time I kick off the house project catch-up fest! When I painted the living room, I left the inside of the front door untouched because I knew I would want to paint it something other than white. Almost 2 years go by…and I finally got around to painting that door! I hopped...
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We’ve been plugging away on the kitchen, and now I can finally show you how we updated our old cabinets by adding trim, paint, and semi-open shelving! The room was already looking worlds better, thanks to projects like the fresh white paint, wood floors, painting a bright red door, and raising the old header...
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This post is a long time coming! I never thought this day would come, but our DIY budget bathroom renovation is DONE! And the grand total came in under our goal of $1,000! It’s been a YEAR since we started, so I think a refresher is necessary. Well, it didn’t really take us...
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I like the look of a double shower curtain hung at ceiling height. Having two curtains pulled apart lets you show off your shower tile with nice symmetry. Hung to the ceiling, I think it makes the room look taller and more grand, just like when you hang standard curtains high and wide on...
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This past weekend, my whole family drove down here from PA to help us crank out the last of our major house projects. It. Was. Awesome. We had 6 extra set of hands working away for 3 days and we were able to get so much done. We are seriously blessed to have a...
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I’m excited to show you my DIY upcycled vintage sheet curtains that I made for the kitchen for just $3.25 a panel! Like I mentioned in the kitchen design plan, I bought this queen-sized flat sheet from a thrift store for just $2. I loved the vintage floral pattern and thought it could make...
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I found this awesome pendant at a Habitat for Humanity ReStore for $2…TWO DOLLARS! I thought it was the perfect simple pendant to fit our vintage style design plan. With that purchase, we could finally address the dangling wire situation we had going on. I mentioned in this post that we decided to rebuild...
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Sorry for my blog absence lately, I have been so BUSY! Lots of house portrait orders have been coming in (a good problem to have!) and whatever spare time that was left was spent catching up on some house projects, which leaves little time for updates! I did allow myself a good part of...
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The kitchen floor is done! Wohoo!! All that stands between us and functional appliances is installing the baseboards, which is happening tomorrow, so the end of toaster-oven-and-take-out living is in sight! Now I’ll take you through the journey of how we got there… Our kitchen floor was a good inch taller than the rest...
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I must say that our floor is looking preeeetty nice, but it still needs one more coat of sealer before I can take the “after” shots. And I’m going to be all dramatic and not let you see it until it’s finished But I can give you a quick update on some other kitchen...
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