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How To Get Perfect Curb Appeal
After my husband & I started looking for inspiration to work on our curb appeal, I was finding so much beautiful inspiration that I had to put a post together to share what we had found
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Painted Concrete Floor
I ripped out an old wheelchair ramp and made our mudroom a welcoming place to enter. I used two different colors of paint to make a diamond pattern on the floor. More details (including
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How to Hang Letters the Easy Way
There is a very quick and easy way to mount wooden letters on your wall. Skip the screws, hammers and nails. We also dressed up some plain white letters with scrap book paper for a more custom look.
Avoid a Paint Can Mess!
My DIY/Painter husband answers a reader question on how to keep the paint can from making a mess everywhere. Read the post to see his ingenious idea!
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DIY Sawhorse Desk for $50
I was able to recreate a $700 Restoration Hardware desk for around $50. This is a really easy build and I may just steal it for my own room ;-)! You can see more tips and photos at http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/07/restora...
DIY Paver Path
By far, one of the most physically demanding projects I've ever completed, installing this paver path proved to be worth every sore muscle. We've broken down the steps to installing your very own paver path!
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Replacing our bathroom exhaust fan
Both of our bathroom exhaust fans are shot. The one in our guest bath was a beast at one time; it sounded like an F-16 afterburner on takeoff and moved air like an angry hurricane. I'm
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DIY Master Bathroom
We completely renovated a 1980's outdated master bathroom (think metallic wallpaper) and created a tranquil space to escape my 3 boys! The post on my blog contains many of our sources.
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DIY Vertical Garden
A step-by-step tutorial on how to build a vertical garden. Great for apartment dwellers or those with small yards! Start by building the vertical garden bed. Add some flowers. Enjoy your
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4 Hours 90 Moderate
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