Not all washrooms have a window with a great view or amazing details and features that bring interest to the room. In fact most washrooms lack any kind of interest or beauty at all and I think that is just a darn shame. After all, you spend a good portion of your day in this…
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After nearly two years of trying to make our mudroom work, it finally got what it needed. . A makeover! I love me a makeover. Never having had a mudroom before, I clearly underestimated just how much it would be used. This room actually serves as the primary entrance to our house- it wasn’t meant…
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Most of my DIY projects are a two person job as they often involve power tools. I’m not allowed (according to the Beard) to use most power tools unless there is “adult” supervision. Something about me being legally blind and clumsy… However, this DIY I did all by myself and I am pretty chuffed with…
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I never thought I would want to take a blowtorch to a piece of furniture (unless it was something really ugly and I was doing everyone a service for torching said eyesore) Nor did I think I would use a blowtorch to add a ‘finish’ to furniture for two reasons… Number 1- It’s dangerous and…
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Every single time I’ve had a piece of furniture that I thought would look great in another fabric and searched professional upholsterers I have been gobsmacked at the prices for the service. $700 to recover a side chair? I may as well go out a buy a new side chair…so I did (for cheaper). Now…
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We all gotta eat, so we may as well eat in a spot that we enjoy, am I right? Our second make-over to our new (builder grade) home was the Dining room. We have an open concept kitchen/dining room and the dining area is seen from almost every angle of the house! It’s the first…
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