About Me:
Hi, I'm Sue, and I own the blog House Pretty (sue@housepretty, since someone took the name since mine started). My goal is to turn our "diamond in the rough" house into a pretty home, without breaking the bank! We are doing it one DIY at a time.
Favorite area of home improvement:
I love to paint and do landscaping. I have slowly started to get my hands on some power tools.
Recent Activity
A little walkway out of pallet boards
This quick little project really couldn't be easier! Reclaimed pallet boards were used to create a new walkway through a flower bed. The planks make it an absolute dream to weed by simply
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CommentedThis is for Joyce: You can get free pallets from many stores, They are used to pack and ship ...»
The Love Wreath tutorial...
After deciding to bend a wire coat hanger into the shape of a heart...I was searching for what to do with it next! I found my inspiration with a little bit of sheet music, mod podge, and
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Painting: Can you paint laminate cabinets?
I have a friend that wants to paint her cabinets. Have you tried this? Do you know if this is possible?
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CommentedYes, you can indeed paint laminate cabinets! I'm actually going to do that to our kitchen ...»
Cabinet Overhaul for ALS
My husband and I committed to overhauling a piece of furniture to be auctioned off for the ALS Association. Henry, the husband, controls the power tools, while I work on the design and
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CommentedOh my Heavens! What a transformation!!! By the way, I'm having a Valentine's giveaway over on ...»
When a mattress spring does a lot more than let you sleep in.
The day I brought home this rusty mattress spring, I questioned my sanity for about 3 seconds. Once this bulletin board idea came to me, I couldn't mount it on the wall fast enough! It
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Come check out the latest Dogwood table makeover from Dilapidated to Beautiful!
Come check out the latest Dogwood table makeover from Dilapidated to Beautiful!
Sweet combination
I combined a bit of annuals with my perennials for this result. I think it turned out pretty. What do you all think? Behind (almost in bloom) is Becky Daisy. Angelonia, Verbena, Stokesia, &
Coreposis.
Recycling salvaged pieces to decorate a bedroom
I love the local Habitat Restore...people donate anything and everything so the proceeds help build homes for the needy. I bought a $20 arched window that had been salvaged from a large house to use for a headboard. Also used $2 yard sale shutters for window treatment (an idea I saw on Pinterest). An old mirror I had laying around and a sewing table were painted white to use as a writing table or makeup table in a guest bedroom.
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CommentedThat "headboard" is too cool! And, I love the bedroom as a whole. Pretty, with an English ...»
Organize those seed packets
If you're like most folks, your seed packages end up in a shoebox, or bound together with a rubber band, and you have to dig through them hoping to find what you know is there when
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