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A Little Paint Equals a New Laundry Sink

My parents recently finished building a new house, and this cabinet had been repurposed for the laundry room.  However, it was just a cabinet, and they wanted to add a sink. So, my dad routered out the hole for the sink, which actually came out of our downstairs bar area. Everything about this cabinet, except […]

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Before and Afters

Chalk Paint Mix for Front Door Redo

Everyone says that first impressions are lasting, right?  Well, if you’d driven by my house before, I don’t think you would have remembered anything about it.  Everything about the front porch is blah.  Ours features a concrete slab to sit on, grey siding, and a white door. Definitely had little curb appeal. I have tried […]

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Kitchen Renovation

Creating Craftsman Style Crown Molding for Kitchen Remodel

When we started the kitchen makeover, I knew that once we got the scalloped wood trim down from over the sink, the cabinets would be a blank slate at the top.  When Double D measured from the ceiling to the top of the doors, there was almost six inches we could use to create some […]

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Kitchen Renovation

Wood Cornices Built for Revamped Kitchen

When we bought the house, the original owners left their fabric valances on the sink window, and the double window in the dining room.  They had wine bottles on them, and were cute, but just didn’t fit in with our kitchen makeover. I knew I wanted something architectural to go with the new crown molding, […]

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Kitchen Renovation

Kitchen Makeover on a Modest Budget

I’ve wanted to revamp my kitchen for a while, but I couldn’t ever decide on the direction I wanted to go.  I knew I wanted something timeless, and if I did incorporate trendy things, then I wanted them to be easily removed for other updates. This past fall, I finally found an inspiration picture of […]

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Kitchen Renovation

Tired Cabinets get a Facelift with Chalk Paint

Double D and I have lived in our house for almost 11 years.  When we moved in, I didn’t mind the kitchen so much, but over time it seemed dated. I knew that it needed to be renovated, but part of the problem was that I could never figure out exactly how I wanted it. […]