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Category: home improvement
DIY Brick Paver Patio!
We did it! We built a brick patio start to finish without killing each other! There were injuries (you know this about us by now, right?) but nothing a package of bandages can't fix. Here's how it goes. Follow me. Our next big project to tackle was 100% my doing, my want, my push. In … Continue reading DIY Brick Paver Patio!
DIY Entry Bench Start to Finish, 3 Injuries
Okay, fine readers, here it is - a pictorial sequence of our new front entry redo. Our DIY entry. Our big-time remove-the-eighties from the eighties house. This here is a compilation of numerous arguments, several rounds of paint, at least one bottle of gin, a fair amount of expletives, a huge ask of my family … Continue reading DIY Entry Bench Start to Finish, 3 Injuries
The Bench – A Completed Dream
The bench is finally complete and I'm in love! Following my previous posts on its process, the board and batten wall went very fast and without much drama. Here's a pictorial sequence of events: And the end result? Entryway bench perfection!
Chronicles of the Bench, Part 4
Chronicles of the Bench, Part Four I painted tonight and didn't really spill.
Chronicles of the Bench, Part Two
Gettin' there! I had 'help' on this sunny outdoor work day. He tends to pose when treats are waved above my camera. His cuteness was the only service provided. I built my own miniature metro with wooden skyscrapers. Thinking I had everything square, straight, level, correct... Then once it was moved into the house he … Continue reading Chronicles of the Bench, Part Two
Chronicles of The Bench, Part One
Listen up people. This is how DIY projects really go. I decided to try something new with this project and write about it as it's happening. Sort of like a play-by-play so you can suffer right beside me. Ready? The end goal is to build a bench for our entry. Simple little thing, it being … Continue reading Chronicles of The Bench, Part One
Board & Batten Bathroom Beatdown
This bathroom project can easily be called the project that took forever and should not have. Our kids' bathroom once had robe hooks that took sheetrock with them when they decided to no longer be relevant. We tried to patch but it never took... and the other wall in that space had a circa 1980s … Continue reading Board & Batten Bathroom Beatdown
Sealing Seams with Sealant, or How Use Too Much
I replaced my baseboards in the main floor bathroom when our new flooring went in and painted trim around the door. What I still needed to complete was cleanly sealing the space between wall and trim. You can see below what I mean. I'll admit I avoided this project knowing my own personal limitations and … Continue reading Sealing Seams with Sealant, or How Use Too Much
Painted Kitchen Counter – One Year Later
Two words: Just don't. One year after I painted the most-used surface in the entire house I had already redone it completely and also started my attempts at patches. Don't do it! Don't believe Pinterest when they say it's great. It's not. It's vulnerable and picky and doesn't like moisture and readily accepts stains. For instance, … Continue reading Painted Kitchen Counter – One Year Later
