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Brenda G

Manton, MI
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About Me:

love interior design, landscaping and permaculture gardening

Favorite area of home improvement:

I really want to improve my outdoor living spaces especially the back porch off of our dining area..it is covered and glassed in.


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Gardening: Wood chips as mulch?

Are wood chips OK to use as mulch in a flower bed? Are they better than bark mulch?
Melissa G
Melissa G Atlanta, GA
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  • Brenda G
    Commented on Mar 11, 2012
    i've used wood chips for many years and they work really well..also bark.
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  • 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, painted the wall in a semi-gloss white paint (the same as our trim color), and added the boxes, also with a nail gun.  And my walls are textured and the semi-gloss white paint still looks good. I would not recommend using liquid nails to hold the moldings up, just in case you ever decide you want to redo it.  If you ever have tried to take something down that has been glued to the wall, it doesn't come off easily and often times will leave a bit of drywall damage. 11
  • The box frames I actually cheated and bought already made at Lowe's. You can find them in their molding section.  It is a bit more expensive to do it this way, but when you are short on time and short on the right tools, this is a great solution. Plus there is no mitering to do! But all you have to do with them is paint the same color as your white wall color and nail them up. And you might notice there is a big difference in the above pictures--the most recent picture is the one with the grey walls.  We re-painted everything recently. :)
  • After you nail the boxes up you will want to caulk around everything and this is what I used and like this brand. 1
  • Here is a before photo with no moldings on the wall... 3
  • Here is a photo with just the chair rail and the boxes and the wall not painted white.  Please note: Back when I did this project I didn't know to paint the wall white, so one day I just did it and loved the look even more. But if you do this project, PLEASE paint the wall white first before adding the boxes. Then you won't have to cut in around the frames etc which is a complete hassle. :)
  • And here is one more after photo. You'll also noticed we have hardwood floors now too!  Yes, I can't stop with the projects. :)  This faux wainscoting project was so easy to do and it completely changed the look of our home. We are very pleased! 4
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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, ...»
painted the wall in a semi-gloss white paint. You can find more ideas at my blog, www.decorchick.com.

Decorchick!
Decorchick! Houston, TX
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  • Brenda G
    Commented on Mar 11, 2012
    ive seen them done with cabinet doors and they are really cool
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  • My little patch of Heaven!
  • My Backyard Beach... in Chicago!  :-) 6

Spring is coming - can't wait to hit my hammock in my own Backyard Beach!

Just wanted to share my own little patch of paradise I made after I cut down a huge evergreen tree! I left up the stump about 6 feet tall because I always wanted a hammock. The problem ...»
was the nine foot area of lawn under the tree had died and was full of yuck. So I cleaned out the space, laid heavy plastic down, added a tiki-esque log border and added a LOT of sand. I wheeled it in a lawn spreader - much more manageable than a huge wheelbarrow. Added a thatch umbrella with u brackets drilled into the tree and a hammock. LOVE IT. I know - everyone yells at me about wild cats and animals but who cares - I rake the sand and have never found anything like that. I enjoy reading with my toes in the sand! Fins Up!

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Tracy W Orland Park, IL
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  • Brenda G
    Commented on Mar 11, 2012
    got my patio furniture outside yesterday (Michigan) and the hammock will wait a few weeks.
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