Thistlewood
Blogger | Grand Rivers, KY http://www.thistlewoodfarms.comFeatured Photos
About Me:
I am a stay-at-home mom with a passion for decorating! I have 4 wonderful kids and a sweet husband who helps me with all my DIY projects, and I know how to throw a great party!
Favorite area of home improvement:
I like adding architectural details to a home - crown molding, base molding, window molding, shelf molding - basically anything to do with molding :)
Recent Activity
Painted Dresser With Numbers
I love this dresser so much and it's a really fun project for a playroom or rec room! It's been on my to-do list ever since last fourth of July when I first painted it gray and distressed
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4 Hours 5.00 Moderate
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It looks amazing! Love it!
Front Yard Makeover
This is the project that we started with when beginning our total landscape makeover; the front yard. We really started with nothing. It was a lot of planning, but now we have a landscape
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Curb Appeal
Using our DIY skills and goodies from The Home Depot we took our tired old bungalow from blah to wow! Projects include a flagstone walkway, expanded garden, refaced concrete block
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Southern Style Porch
We love our front porch and take advantage of every opportunity to sit and entertain out there. All the landscaping were weekend projects and the stone walkway was a project my husband
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Sand Stone Walk Way
My sister had a narrow walk way and the soil around it was eroding away at the far end. So I used the dirt in the back yard to fill in the low areas around the sidewalk. The soil is very
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Stenciled Stone Porch
I love the look of flagstone walkways but it wasn't in my budget to rip out the existing concrete and redo the porch. For less than $100 I was able to transform our existing concrete slab into something completely fab! #porchpride
3 Hours 100 Easy
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Concrete Garden Path
We made this garden walkway with a mold that we purchased at Lowe's. We mixed the Quickcrete up and then poured it into the mold a section at a time. It was almost like making mud pies. It was a bit time consuming but we were very happy with the end result. It has held up very well as it has been down now for about 3 years.
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Take the {repurposed} Path Less Traveled
How often do you notice the ground that you're walking on? Not often? That's because you haven't been on these beautiful repurposed garden paths! Get inspired to create your own little path of happiness at home.
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Pavers with boulders and slate integrated by Ross NW Watergardens- Portland Landscaper
We like to integrate natural materials with man made. Some examples are here:
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Laying pavers next to front walkway.
4 Hours Easy
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