One of our major goals for this year was to get rid of stuff we don’t use and organize the things we do use in a more efficient way. We kicked off the year with a huge two-day garage sale that really helped eliminate a lot of things. Now that we are almost done gutting and redoing the pantry, I am ...
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KITCHEN & PANTRY TOOLS TO HELP YOU GET & STAY ORGANIZED
DIY SCRAP LUMBER OUTDOOR CONSOLE TABLE
Last week I made a scrap lumber chalkboard and committed to doing one scrap lumber project a week until my sizable scrap lumber supply (some say hoard, I call it supply!) is significantly reduced! The three rules for these projects are it has to be useful, it has to use only the lumber left over ...
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HOW TO BUY AND SELL ON CRAIGSLIST SAFELY
I Love a Good Craigslist Deal!
As a DIYer, I use Craigslist a LOT. I love a good Craigslist deal! I’m usually either selling something that I’ve replaced by something I’ve DIYed, or I’m looking for a new project to purchase. Growing up, we were always taught not to talk to strangers and we still ...
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BUILD A SIMPLE WOOD COUNTERTOP ON A SMALL BUDGET
When it was time to build the countertop for our base pantry cabinets, it was hard to decide what material to use. Since the countertop is only 8’ X 15 ½”, it would have been relatively inexpensive to just buy a premade countertop. I considered stainless steel, copper, tile and while those are all ...
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HOW TO USE STEEL WOOL AND VINEGAR TO MAKE WEATHERED WOOD
I promised I would share the steel wool and vinegar stain I used to create the weathered wood boards used for our wood plank accent wall. This recipe is nothing new…it’s been around for a long time. I first saw it about 5 years ago during a google binge, since then I’ve seen different variations ...
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WE GAVE OUR KITCHEN ISLAND A CUSTOM LOOK
One of the easiest and most dramatic DIY’s I’ve ever done is beef up our kitchen island!
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In 2011 when we moved in, we had a standard builder grade kitchen with the standard builder grade cabinets. The house was only 5 years old so they were in good shape. There was no reason to replace ...
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