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Before and After – Relaxing and Beautiful Upstairs Bathroom Renovation We are slowly tackling the rooms in our 1911 house. Usually we can go pretty fast with renovating houses, but with this house being as old as it is, it comes with a lot of setbacks. Up next is the upstairs bathroom renovation. This bathroom […]

Before and After – Paneling Doors to 1911 Beautiful Doors Our home was built in 1911 and it has some pretty unique characteristics, one of which is some pocket paneling doors. I knew the paneling was not original of course, so I wanted to figure out what was underneath.  Here are the doors before. The

Floating Shelf/Mantel – How to Build One I wanted to show you guys how to make a simple floating shelf or fireplace mantel, so here it is! This was in an old home of ours. I did have a sort of floating shelf, but I wanted a more beam look.  Materials for Floating Shelf 1X8

Fireplace Upgrade – How to Beautify Your Fireplace This was a few houses ago, but I never got around to writing a post about this fireplace upgrade. The basement in this house was unfinished and it was really creepy. Just look at it . . .  I don’t even know if you can tell there

Built-In Desk – Beautiful and Easy Build I wanted a work area in my front room so I decided to add a built-in desk. It turned out beautiful and it adds so much character to the room. This is an easy build and I know you can do it. Here is the step-by-step tutorial on

Antique Mirror Hack – How to Make Any Mirror Look Antique I love the look of antique mirrors, however, it is so hard to find one for a reasonable price sometimes. Here is a step-by-step tutorial for an antique mirror hack, to make a normal mirror look antique.  Materials Needed trim krazy glue mirror gold

Main Bathroom Renovation – Before and After Our 1911 house obviously did not have a bathroom connected to a bedroom, so we decided to do our main bathroom renovation and make a door to our bedroom.  When we started this project I had no idea how much time it was going to take. This has

Abstract Wood Signs – How I Built Them I kept seeing this abstract wood signs show up everywhere when I was looking for inspiration for my old dining room. My thinking was to design my own. Here is a step-by-step on how I did that.  I wanted to recreate this piece of art that @steffianglewood

Paint Colors – My Top Five Favorites I love paint colors!! Paint changes everything and it makes me so happy. If you need a pick me up for your house, all you need is to change up your paint color. I love bright awesome colors, however, I have a hard time using them in my

Sandpaper Grit – When to Use Sandpaper is an essential part of DIY, however, sometimes it is hard to understand when to use what grit. I hope I can clarify this and help you guys out.  What does the grit number even mean on sandpaper? Grit is the little bumps on the sandpaper. The number