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    An Easy $80 Makeover for Kitchen Countertops

    Seriously, $80. That’s it. And when I say makeover, I mean these kitchen countertops are unrecognizable! Our kitchen countertops…

    March 15, 2017•7 Comments
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    DIY Subway Tile Backsplash: Soup to Nuts

    This was a big project. Not hard, really, just time-consuming and physically demanding. (So, yes, hard!) If you’re…

    March 9, 2017•1 Comment
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    DIY•House•Kitchen

    When Surprises Lurk Behind Your Laminate Backsplash

    I lied. We’re not quite to tiling yet. BUT! Today we get to talk laminate backsplash & countertops!…

    February 28, 2017•4 Comments
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    How to Repair Damaged Drywall with a Skim Coat

    Before we could move on to tiling in the kitchen, we had some serious drywall repair to do:…

    February 22, 2017•13 Comments
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    DIY Heavy-Duty & Non-Chunky Floating Shelves

    (UPDATE: See the finished shelves here!) Subtitle: The dirty truth. DOT DOT DOT! You wouldn’t believe how much…

    February 14, 2017•15 Comments
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    A Little $40 DIY IKEA Nightstand Makeover

    Finding nightstands for our bedroom wasn’t the first thing on our minds after we moved in. We were…

    February 9, 2017•8 Comments
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    Mapping Your Home Electrical Circuits in an Afternoon

    Got a friend and a couple hours? Grab a non-contact voltage tester and your phone and have a…

    January 26, 2017•2 Comments
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    DIY•Drywall•House•Kitchen

    Taking Down Your Kitchen Soffits! Part 2: Patching

    In Part 1 of our saga, we attacked kitchen soffits. Quite literally. Problem is, once you’re done, you’ve…

    January 23, 2017•Leave a Comment
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    DIY•House•Kitchen

    Taking Down Your Kitchen Soffits! Part 1: Demolition

    The full title here really should be “Taking Down Your Kitchen Soffits When You Live in a Crazy…

    January 20, 2017•Leave a Comment
  • DIY•House•Kitchen

    Planning out a DIY Kitchen Facelift with Photoshop

    Planning a kitchen remodel is tricky business. I’m not calling ours a “remodel,” per se, rather instead just…

    January 10, 2017•2 Comments
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