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About Me:

I'm a 65-year-old lady living in a house older than I am (if you can believe that!!) I am trying to upgrade it while keeping the old-farmhouse look and style.

Favorite area of home improvement:

I love trying to get the most out of the least. I crochet and knit so now that I am retired I should be able to work up some chair covers in between trying to set up a garden, painting rooms, and canning. "One step at a time gets the journey done"

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DIY Painted Bathtub

I just finished painting my bathtub a couple of days ago. I used Rust-Oleum Tub & Tile Refinishing Kit, and it's still curing (you're not supposed to get water on it for three days), but ...»

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Commented on Feb 14, 2013
Are the fumes very bad. I want to do this also but you're the first person I know who did.

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Followed 8 people on Feb 13, 2013

Gardening: what is this tree

does anyone know what this tree is? This is only photo I have of bloom but the leaves are very large ( 1 foot across) & bark is smooth green. A friend took this photo in Jackson, MS

Commented on Jul 17, 2012
Possibly an Empress Tree. Can't really tell by size of picture.

Followed 1 person on Jul 17, 2012

Painted canvas floorcloths

For those of you who are tired of spot cleaning (or worse- dry cleaning) an oriental rug under the dining table, why not go with a floorcloth? Heavy canvas is painted and sealed with multiple clear coats to produce a tough, easy to clean and customizable floor covering which will least for decades! More info at http://www.canvasworksfloorcloths.com.

Would you go for something like this in your home?

Commented on Jul 16, 2012
This is exactly what I need--something waterproof to protect my laminate from wet and provide ...»
some traction for my little dogs. How difficult was it to make. I'm not very agile anymore.

My Front Porch

Being on a fixed income I couldn't afford regular patio curtains, so I bought 2 white water-resistant shower curtains at Family Dollar and spray painted them. for 25% of the cost. I now have shade and have dressed up the front of my 70 year-old house.