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14 DIY Ways to Transform Your Kitchen on a Budget
Kitchen renovations can be expensive…VERY expensive. Here are a few ways to make a complete transformation while on a limited budget! 1. Paint Your Cabinets An easy way to totally change the look and feel of your kitchen is to paint the cabinets. They sell kits to do this, but I am sure your local…
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DIY Farmhouse Mirror
I found this dark, wooden mirror at Habitat for Humanity for a bargain… $2.50! It only took a little paint, a little distressing, and a protective topcoat to create this lovely DIY Farmhouse Mirror! Repair and Clean the Mirror The back part of the mirror was loose, causing the mirror to separate from the front…
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DIY Bench Makeover
I found this cute little bench in need of some TLC at a thrift store. It was only $5 and passed the “sit on it” test, so I decided to take it home for a fun DIY Bench Makeover project! It was dirty looking, had a bunch of nicks on the top, and a little…
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How to Refinish Old Woodwork
One of the things I like most about my house is that it still has the original, wooden trim and doors. No one has painted over them. The stain used is a deep, reddish mahogany color. Unfortunately, it’s been awhile since anyone’s paid much attention to the trim. There are some nicks and worn down…
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Back Door Entry Makeover
The back door entry space to my lower unit in my duplex was anything but welcoming. The walls were marked up, multiple spiders were making home to the corners, and the carpeting was worn out, holding a strong pet odor. It was one of the first spaces I chose to really tackle. The picture taken…
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Facing the Fixer Upper: Befores
Here it is: what my house looked like when I first moved in. I purchased the house in August 2018. It’s an upper-lower duplex, originally built that way, in 1918. Each unit has two bedrooms and one bathroom. As you can see, a definite fixer upper! The two units are nearly identical, with a couple…
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Staircase Makeover
Tackling the stairwell to the upstairs made all the difference to feeling like a more welcome apartment. This staircase makeover wasn’t too expensive and was completed in a couple of weekends. The majority of it involved painting- and lots of it! A Look at the Before The stairwell entry to the upper apartment wasn’t inviting…
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Cute and Quaint Kitchen Remodel
Up to this point in my renovation experience, my kitchen remodel has been my favorite project. It’s cute…and quaint…but it wasn’t always that way. When I moved in, there were huge holes in the flooring. A haphazard caulk job. Pieces of laminate countertop breaking off. Makeshift “laundry cabinets” as upper cupboards. A stove riddled with…
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Budget Bathroom Remodel
The first major project I found myself tackling after I bought my fixer upper duplex was my bathroom. Several descriptors for this room include: dated, yellowing, moldy, and rusty. Just to name a few. You can observe from the pictures below: Close inspection led me to believe that some improvements had been made in the…
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File Cabinet Plant Stand
Plants. I love them. I’ve had a growing obsession with them for the past five or so years. My last “plant count” was over 50 at my house (many of them, wildly self-reproductive aloe babies), and I keep adopting more. Running low on window space, I came up with the idea to turn this old…
