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Jan C

Duluth, GA
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About Me:

home renovation, yard beautification!

Favorite area of home improvement:

All over! Soon to be putting flagstone on top of our new cement sidewalk and front porch.


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Add Curb Appeal to Your Home

The owner wanted an inviting, more cottage-like look for the home. We added a new front porch, did a face-lift on the front facade and installed a new stone walkway and a picket fence. We ...»
Landscape Studio
Landscape Studio Atlanta, GA
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  • Little Debbie boxes painted with ribbon and canning lid labels.

Little Debbie Cardboard Boxes For Extra Laundry Room Storage!

I repurposed "Little Debbie" cardboard boxes from Sam's Club into attractive above-cabinet storage by painting them with chalk paint and adding ribbon and canning lids with scrapbook paper for labels. So easy...so cheap! They inspired me to redo the whole laundry room.
Eva
Eva Mendota, VA
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  • We used a stone spray paint which gave it a textured look. 1

Honey...I want to paint the refrigerator!

Spray painting our refrigerator was one of the easiest updates we made in our kitchen makeover. It's still holding up after 3 years...
Redheadcandecorate.com
Redheadcandecorate.com Lake Orion, MI
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  • Repaint a step ladder and screw a birdhouse on top to create a garden focal point. Another of my "Use What You Have" ventures.
http://ourfairfieldhomeandgarden.com/ or http://pinterest.com/barbrosen/our-fairfield-garden/

Garden Ladder

Repaint a step ladder and screw a birdhouse on top to create a garden focal point. Another of my "Use What You Have" ventures.

http://ourfairfieldhomeandgarden.com/ or

http://pinterest.com/barbrosen/our-fairfield...

Barb Rosen
Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE
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Creating a no mow dry creek garden in front of our new house.

After losing our home last year in the Bastrop Texas wildfire we purchased a new construction house with no existing landscaping. We decided to add a circular driveway, which created a ...»
Judy Cannon
Judy Cannon
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  • After - the painted cabinets give this one room first floor (combined kitchen, dining, living room space) a bigger, cleaner look.
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Now time for a backsplash and fun decorative accents. :) 3
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Painting kitchen cabinets with Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations

Giving a small apartment a new look on a budget. Painting the cabinets really brightened up the tiny space. With a tight budget, I love the power of paint and the way it can transform so ...»
DIY Show Off
DIY Show Off Pittsburgh, PA
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Fish food! It's not just for fish anymore :)

Our little dog Roxy loves to help the fish eat their food and we caught this picture which looks like they are kissing rather than fighting for food!
Chris' Water Gardens
Chris' Water Gardens Homer, IL
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    Liked on Aug 31, 2012
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  • Yep I am a modern woman....rollers and hard work combined. ;-) 2
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White Subway Tile Backsplash with Black Cabinets

While everyone is lightening their kitchen spaces with white cabinets (which I adore!) I decided to keep my dark cabinets which are easier to clean. I wanted to brighten up the space ...»
Beckie @ Infarrantly Creative
Beckie @ Infarrantly Crea... Greenwood, IN
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Dining Room Reveal

How I took my boring dining room to beautiful and colorful in shades of aqua and green! See the details in the blog post!
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Honeybear Lane
Honeybear Lane Lehi, UT
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Landscape, pathway pavers

What an interesting way to create dramatic style in a small pathway.
David Spies
David Spies Rochester, MN
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