Once upon a time, there was a girl with a pool (which she has no longer). A pool which had no outdoor furniture to set by it. The budget was tight, she needed to find a really good deal for furniture. Enter Safeway (yeah, the grocery store). Better known to some of you So. Cal...
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Howdy to you all on this rainy yet fine MLK day! I’m back to give you a glimpse of the guest bath plans I alluded to earlier. If you recall (and you should be able to because it was, well, only two posts ago) we are attempting the impossible and biting off two bathroom renovations...
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Feeling crafty? Here’s my {ahem} attempt at a little DIY fall decorating goodness for your enjoyment (or mockument, as the case may be). Little disclaimer here: I’ve never considered myself to be a “craft” person. While I love being creative, and creativity in general, I often lack the ability to pull things off. “Things” being...
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Well, you might have taken the letterpress studio tour a little while back, but since that time we have managed to put up a little pizazz on our walls that I wanted to share with you. We made a clock – a custom type clock. Not a type of clock, but a clock made of...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009 filed: Home, diy
Well, we made it through kitchen week! I hope yesterday’s post didn’t kill you – it was so loooooong. Just understand, I felt a need to show my gratitude towards the people who graciously put their time into making a “how-to” so that complete strangers can have an easier time doing projects. And wanted to...
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We’re halfway through kitchen remodel week – and we’ve reached …the cabinets. Cue dramatic music. Grab yourself a latte and have a seat. Painting the kitchen cabinets myself was probably my most successful DIY ever. It was also definitely the longest, most time consuming, heart-wrenching, drag-out-dirty project I’ve ever done. And so worth it. I...
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