Looking for a relatively easy way to dress up any room of your home? Install wainscoting! If done by yourself, a super simple addition like woodwork can be done at a fraction of the cost and for way less time if done with the help of someone! Use one of the ideas that I’ve outlined
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Basement Remodel Ideas
When we first moved into our home, our basement was our least favorite area of the house. Though it was fully finished, it just felt too cold and foreboding down there to hang out. After a few years of avoiding our basement, my husband and I decided to overhaul the whole thing and make it
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Optical Illusion: Tips To Make Your Ceiling Look Higher
There’s something about a tall ceiling that just makes your home LOOK gigantic, airy, and open. Unfortunately for some of us (myself included), our homes weren’t built to support high ceilings! Instead of going through a pricey remodel of your home to create vaulted ceilings of your own, these tips will help you fake the
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Tips And Tricks To Help Your House Weather Winter
Yesterday we woke up to over fifteen inches of fresh snow in our backyard. We had the first snow day in almost a decade yesterday! However, all of this winter weather can be hard on your home. It’s important to help your house weather the winter without having to accommodate for any costly repairs. Use
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MDF VS Wood Baseboards
My husband and I have been helping my brother prep his home for move-in. We’ve had a lot of busy weekends full of carpentry work and DIYs, but that’s just how we like it and the house is looking absolutely incredible so far. The next project on our list is to replace the wood baseboards
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Tips To Repair Cracks In Your Driveway
I’m known for being a bit of a perfectionist. I love it when every aspect of my home looks neat, orderly, and completely intentional. So when I discovered a few major cracks one morning on my driveway, I knew I had to come up with a fix. and quick! Those cracks were driving me crazy
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How To Change Windshield Wiper Blades
Just last weekend we taught my oldest driver the basics of the road and she’s been obsessed with driving wherever she can since then! While I’m a little terrified that my baby is out on the road, I feel a little bit better knowing that my husband and I taught her everything she needs to
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How To Replace A Disposal
Garbage disposals are one of those things where you never realize how useful they are until yours breaks and you’re left without one. Unfortunately, that very same thing happened to me just last weekend! I know you’re supposed to keep fibrous veggies out of your disposal, but I was peeling carrots and I didn’t clean
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How To Paint Behind A Toilet
Let’s be completely honest for a moment: when we first start to tackle the project of painting our bathrooms, do any of us really consider what’s needed to paint that pesky area behind the toilet? I didn’t think so! As far as I’m concerned, the area behind the toilet is like a black hole when
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How To Remove Texture From Walls
Just next week my youngest brother is moving out of his long-time apartment and into his very first house! He is, of course, incredibly excited, and so are we! When we bought our first house, it was such an exciting time in our lives and I’m so ecstatic for him to experience those same moments.
