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About Me:
I am an aspiring DIYer with a very limited budget. Air Force wife and renter, so nothing is permanent in our home!
Favorite area of home improvement:
I love interior decorating! Sprucing up the house without making any permanent changes to the structure
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CommentedI like it but its almost cold to me. Need some art on the walls!
Furniture Revivals: Sprucing up an old bookshelf
I have an old, what looks like homemade, bookshelf that doesn't really match my decor. Very boxy and plain. It was perfect for my husbands "bachelor pad" but now that we have a home of our own and nice stuff, I want to redo the shelf to make it look pretty. I have seen some cute bookshelves out there that have pretty doors and lights, but don't really know how to start. Its literally a shelf constructed from planks about 3/4" thick and about 8" wide and it's about 7 or 8 ft tall.
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CommentedJune, It's tall and pretty wide. About the normal width of a bookshelf I suppose. I have only ...»
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CommentedWhere is the hardware from!?!?!?! I love collecting unique bottles and this would be a great ...»
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Painting: Good cost effective paint
Hubby is gone for 5 months and I only work part time. I need a very cost effective paint (like super cheap but good) to do the Master bedroom, the upstairs hallway and loft area, the
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Outdoor Living: How do I clear debris from my front yard that has no grass only rocks?
I got a notice from our HOA today saying that our front yard is a mess. Now we just moved to Las Vegas from Charleston, SC and as all your Charlestonions know, pinestraw is used in every
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CommentedGot a leaf blower and it literally blows everything out. I reallllllly want to make the rocks ...»
Is Your Bathroom Properly Ventilated?
We've seen it probably more than 100 times. In an attic, the bath fan discharges directly into a pile of insulation. You would be surprised that it's more common than many people realize!
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CommentedI learned that trick from Mike Holmes and none of my bathrooms are properly ventilated. They ...»
Furniture: Wood solid?
Not solid wood, but what the heck is wood solid?! My husband wants to buy new bedroom set and it says the suite is made of wood solid. Is this a particle board with veneer over? I don't
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CommentedI talked to the sales person and it's a press board with solid wood chips all mashed and glued ...»
Landscaping: Contractors in Vegas?
looking for a contractor who will do my backyard. we are renting and the land lord has given us the go ahead to get someone in there and do some stamped concrete work, build a pergola and
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Erin your can use the search tool at the top of the page...it uses your zip code to find your ...»
Sher-Wms best contractor line is Promar 200. This is the best of the 'builders' quality. If you use anything cheaper, the return on investment plummets. You can get this paint for just under $30. unless you can get a contractors price.
All paints aren't created equal. I want to save the homeowner money too. To do so, the paint we buy is usually in the $40-$50. range, the cost being in direct relation to quality when it comes to paint.
Most of the investment is in the labor part of the job. Minimizing the grief factor and having a job that looks great for a long time is worth the incremental amount more you pay for good materials.
I applaud you for doing it yourself!
Best, Charles