How to cut stone caps for a curved retaining wall [with photos]
Step by step instructions for fitting and cutting capstones that will fit over a curved stone wall or border.
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DIY Projects
All home and garden DIY projects to create a unique and beautiful home inside and out. Find DIY projects for your indoor and outdoor space so you can create your dream home.
Stone Edging as a Landscape Border
Boosting curb appeal takes only a weekend or two with this great DIY stone edging solution for your landscape border. What’s the purpose of stone edging, or any garden edging? The main purpose of adding edging to your landscape or garden borders is to make it look nice and add some curb appeal. But there…
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.
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!
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…
Roxy’s Room Turned Art Studio
With some simple projects I transformed the unused Roxy Room into a makeshift art studio / craft room for a grand total of $36.00!!
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.
Quincy gets a cat door!
Hooray for totally random Sunday projects! Today I installed a cat door for the Quince.
Kitchen Renovation Part 3: Choosing a countertop is driving me insane!!! Seriously…
Seriously… I’m pretty much going completely insane. Someone save me. Why are there so many options??????
Kitchen Renovation Part 1: The beginnings of the kitchen renovation
This weekend was a very, very busy one. On Saturday, dad and I began the kitchen renovation. Thankfully, neither of us were injured in the process and are still on speaking terms. 🙂