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Six tips for picking the WRONG paint color
I looove my RH paint deck, but even with it, sometimes things go awry.No, not tips for picking the "right" paint color.I'm not an expert at that. Besides, there are probably loads of tutorials on...
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New paint (x2) reveal
Okay, I'm ready to admit it. We had to paint part of the house twice because I made a bad color choice. And it wasn't the first time this has happened. Eventually I'll learn, though. And someday Scott...
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To go stainless or not?
This is a Restoration Hardware kitchen island that I'm planning to build. Two of them, actually. But to make them more durable (and maybe marketable) I'm considering adding a stainless steel top...
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The best way to get a project done without doing it all yourself
Do you remember the famous passage from Tom Sawyer when Tom gets Ben Rogers (and eventually Billy Fisher and Johnny Miller) to whitewash a fence for him?Yeah...my girls and I totally pulled that off...
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A better looking return air grille
Do you have a baseboard return air grille that looks like this?Not especially attractive, right? I'm pretty sure ours was original to the house and I see it every time I walk in and out through the...
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Staircase Makeover
When I started our basement renovation about a year and a half ago, I knew that part of it would include ripping the carpet off the stairs and...then what? That part I didn't know. It depended on what...
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A green paint and varnish stripper that doesn't suck
I've got a few pieces out in the garage that I'm working on refinishing. Two will go up for sale, the other one might go up for sale. Scott is pretty attached to it so it would take a hefty price tag...
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From Honey Oak to Weathered Oak
Do you cringe when you see honey oak? You know, orange-stained and super shiny oak that looks like it belongs in 1985? I do. Even more, I cringe when I walk into furniture stores that are selling the...
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{juice} Double Dare
I'm sure that this admission will date me, but I'm going to go ahead and say it anyway. I used to watch Double Dare. Do you remember Double Dare? That kids' game show on Nickelodeon? Maybe I didn't...
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Pocket Hole Farmhouse Table
I'm not quite finished with this table (I just put wood conditioner on the top and I'm hoping to stain it before I go to bed) but I thought I'd give you a sneak peak anyway.Looking for a farmhouse...
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Weathered Farmhouse Table
I talked a bit about how this table was built in my post from last Wednesday, but if you want to build the same table you don't have to follow my "here's my cut list -- do your best" approach because...
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The evolution of a wall
Do you agree that there are some parts of your house that are constantly evolving? I mean, some things change and then stay that way (like my wood floors will probably stay wood floors for a very long...
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{tutorial} Bold Striped Curtains
About a month ago, Scott and I embarked upon a repainting of almost the entire interior of our house. Bedrooms were spared but...not much else.We went grey. (On the walls, not in our hair.)Our grey...
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Reclaimed Kitchen Island
This piece has actually been hanging around our house for about a week now, but I haven't had a chance to blog about it until now. Maybe you remember we had some discussion on Facebook about whether...
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The making of a "happy" Thanksgiving dinner
Those of you who have known me for a long time know that for about the last five years I've differentiated between "happy" food and "unhappy" food. For those of you who are new, here's a little primer...
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Brand new kitchen faucet...and saving water, too?
American Classic Modern Satin Nickel Spiral Pull-down Kitchen Faucet purchased on OverstockA few weeks ago, our old kitchen faucet died.It had been in our house since the 2nd incarnation of our kitchen...
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Sneak peaks
Just because I want you to catch a quick glimpse of some of the projects that are happening around here this week...
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{outside the box} 2012 Sustainable Gift Guide
This is not the be-all and end-all to gift guides. Instead, it's just a few thoughts and suggestions for giving sustainable gifts or gifts that get you thinking outside the box. These are gifts that...
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Seeing red
I think I may have mentioned on Facebook last week that I went a little chair-crazy.After painting the house grey, I was ready for some color. Specifically, some bright and shiny color. And, since...
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Christmas fun with CeCe Caldwell's Paint
Inspired by this pin, on Monday I painted the Joy sign you see above. I'd been working with CeCe Caldwell's mineral-based paint on a table and was getting frustrated because the top wasn't coming out...
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