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Simple Garden-Inspired Christmas Mantel
I love to decorate with natural elements as much as possible and Christmas is no exception. With an inexpensive Fraser fir wreath, fresh green clippings, and dried hydrangeas, my mantel now has a garden-inspired feeling this Christmas!
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CommentedBright & festive! Simple, organic, & elegant!! Looks very professional!!
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CommentedWhat a difference! Nice job!What size is the room and is your ceiling height the old standard ...»
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CommentedWhat a transformation! Love the floors and island. What type of wood flooring is it? And what ...»
Outdoor Living: Raised bed over chicken wire?
I have 2 dogs and a fence that is wire over rail and does not quite reach to the ground. we just bought this house but we will only be here for a couple of years so we don't want to put much money into it. I was thinking to keep the dogs from digging out I would bury chicken wire around the perimeter. I also thought that I could maybe put a raised garden bed over the chicken wire so it isn't so ugly, and plant pole beans, corn, sunflowers around the edge to hide the wire fence. Thoughts?
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CommentedYes you can plant raised beds atop the chicken wire. I recently built some raised garden beds ...»
Fake Wainscoting Tutorial
An easy way to update your home with decorative moldings.This is the finished product and we created the look of wainscoting by first adding a chair rail from Lowe's using a nail gun,
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CommentedDefinitely adds some character to an otherwise blank wall!
I achieved a farmhouse country restyle for my builders grade oak cabinet kitchen by adding a beadboard backsplash, wood
corbels, painted cabinets and I did all the work myself for under $500.00. I incorporated some great thrifted pieces and removed some doors for an open shelf look. My favorite feature is
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CommentedLove what you've done! Couldn't really decide what to with my old oak cabinets, which are in ...»
Painting: I have 2 bathrooms and a kitchen with old wallpaper that was put on in the mid-80's, probably when the house was
built, and it still looks new and well adhered. I'd like to remove it to paint instead, but am afraid if I try to do this, it will be very difficult and may damage the drywall. Can I
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CommentedThank you for your help. One other question please. If I decide to wallpaper again, should I ...»
Home Maintenance & Repairs: Can I wallpaper over existing wallpaper that is about 25 years olds and dated, but in very good condition?
It is well adhered to the wall and I'm afraid it may be very difficult to remove and may damage the sheetrock. What sould I do?
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CommentedThanks for your help. Just a few more questions. Do you recommend papering over the old paper ...»