I Painted My Refrigerator With Chalkboard Paint (+ update 8 years later)
This chalkboard refrigerator tutorial covers all the steps for painting your chalkboard refrigerator. Learn how to paint your fridge with chalkboard paint.
Garden Design Blog
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Pretty-Up the Stairs
The steps that lead to my basement were once a treacherous problem. Seriously. Good thing hurricane Sandy gave me 2 extra days to focus on making them safer and much more beautiful!
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How black, grey, and brown makes purple — a quick lesson on color theory!
This past weekend I was finishing up my basement stairs project (more on this later). I sanded the stairs and wanted to give them a fresh coat of paint. Instead of going out and buying a new gallon, I decided to use some of my leftover paint to create a unique color. With a little understanding of color theory, you can create your own colors from paint you already have!
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Make a floor out of REAL pennies (step by step)
The ultimate guide to installing a DIY penny floor, including the time-saving penny floor template and tons of completed penny project inspiration.
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Quincy gets a cat door!
Hooray for totally random Sunday projects! Today I installed a cat door for the Quince.
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Kitchen Renovation Part 3: Choosing a countertop is driving me insane!!! Seriously…
Seriously… I’m pretty much going completely insane choosing the right countertop for my kitchen. Why are there so many options?
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DIY Hanging Address Plaque
After hours and hours of painstakingly scouring the internet for the “perfect” hanging address plaque, I decided to make my own.
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New storm door, tile & shed shelving
Whew! Long day!! Today dad and I accomplished a lot at the house. We installed a new storm door leading to the back porch, tiled the backsplash behind the sink in the bathroom, and put up shelving in the shed. After reflecting on my last post about accomplishing a to-do list, I decided to refine mine a bit further. It’s amazing what 6 months of living in your home can do for your priority list. I looked at my list, and starred the most important updates. By most important, I mean the things that are really affecting my life, every day, that could be repaired. This is what I came up with: Storm doors The back storm door that we replaced was a rickety old…
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Chimney Cleanout
Today my dad and I cleaned out the chimney. The process was really simple (but dirty!), only took about 30 minutes, and cost no money whatsoever.
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Yard Grading 101: How to grade a yard for proper drainage
Drainage issues and basement leaks are a home owners worst nightmare. But luckily yard grading is an easy DIY project you can knock out in a weekend. All you need is a little sweat equity and these helpful yard grading tips to get started.
