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Narrow Half Bathroom Reveal {1910 Home Renovation}

June 25, 2014 ·

Our narrow half bathroom renovation is DONE!! And by done I mean construction is finished and it’s completely functional and not that there is nothing else to be done in the room.  Eventually, we’ll hang some art/decor across from the mirror and I also have plans to hang or build in shelving behind the toilet….

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Filed In: Home + Decor / Tagged: 1910 home renovation, bathroom, farmhouse, half bath, IKEA Lillangen, Kohler Bol Faucet, Lowes, schoolhouse sconce, small

DIY Awkward Nook turned Built-In

December 3, 2012 ·

We have plans to turn the loft in our master bedroom into my craft room and evening office space.  The room has been (and currently is) our catch all DISASTER room.  Ready to see a bit of it?    Here’s a peek at one corner.  A total mess.  Believe me, this isn’t the worst part of…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: built-in, built-in pantry, craft room, DIY built-in, Hobby Lobby, large cabinet doors, loft, Lowes, nook turned built-in, teardrop drawer pulls

The building of a bed {queen bed frame plans}

October 31, 2012 ·

We revealed our new master bed last week.  The low platform bed that our kids thought was their own personal jungle gym just wasn’t cutting it anymore.  We experimented with different wood weathering techniques and settled on using apple cider vinegar and steel wool to create an oxidizing stain.  We are very happy with how it turned…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: apple cider vinegar, bed, bed frame brackets, build, furring strips, Lowes, master bedroom, oxidation, plans, queen bed frame plans, steel wool, weathered, wood

Artist File

September 4, 2012 ·

I mentioned last week we were almost finished redoing the artists’ file cabinet we picked up for free a while back.  Here’s the before: If it hadn’t been for the chunk of wood missing right up by the “Free” tag I would have left this piece as is.  But because we needed to fill in…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: 2 inch casters, antique, artist file, black, cabinet, casters, Lowes, office, toy storage, two-tone, Waxman, wood

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