Category: DIY
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Review of Costco All Wood Cabinetry
We bought a vacation house on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. We fell in love with the natural beauty of the property and the Williamsburg cottage feel of the house. Even though we knew the house needed work, we didn’t know how much. We couldn’t take our eyes off the bald eagles that soared above…
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Best Way to Care for Soapstone
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Love my beautiful soapstone counters and farm sink. I have had them for about 20 years, long before farm sinks were popular. But the downside of this lovely natural stone is…
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10 Inexpensive Ways to Decorate and get the Fixer Upper Farmhouse Look
Now we don’t all have a husband who will just tear down walls, expose long forgotten shiplap, paint everything, install new kitchens and take care of the kids while we decorate at night! But even if we do, here are some easy ideas to get the fixer upper look on a dime one room…
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Fixer Upper Farmhouse “Look” Paint Colors – Decorate like the pros!
The most important thing to consider if you want to paint your walls or trim and try to get the fixer upper Farmhouse decorating style is to think “Cool”! [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] For many years…
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Blush Pink Vintage Bridal Shower for my daughter Emily
Well here are the photos from my daughter Emily’s beautiful bridal shower. Thanks to alot of friends and my family I was able to pull it off. The shower turned out to be a dream of mine realized because of all of the support plus my crazy creative and driven brain which doesn’t want to…
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“Fixer upper” style Products now available on line!
Some of the products that they use on the various decorating shows are now available to order online from my store. Visit the SHOP menu at the top of this page to see the products. Go to my SHOP icon at the top menu to see some of the products and other similar vintage pieces.…
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Fixer Upper Farmhouse Style – update in just One Room
I love the new Farmhouse style from the hit show on HGTV. Well my home is mostly Williamsburg style although I have updated it with paint colors and some other additions. I wanted to have the Fixed up look too but – well I can’t have everything and my husband would flip out if I…
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Paint Color for my Dining Room
I keep getting questions about colors to paint on walls in rooms that are near other rooms that have a bluish wall color. I finally painted my dining room (with the help of my kids and husband). There were many different samples on the wall. It got so bad I had to paint it. The…
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Stage Your Own Home for Sale!
Selling your home? Everything I can tell you about Design, Style, Decorating, Landscaping and Curb Appeal (taken from my original free Home Staging website) 1. Designer Tricks of the Trade: It’s odd isn’t it? Yes it is odd but odd numbers are the most successful way to decorate with accessories. Unless you are trying…
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Top 30 Curb Appeal Tricks
Car Stopping Curb Appeal! Top 30 Curb Appeal Tricks Curb appeal is pleasing for the passerby and the homeowner. An attractive and neat home is the first impression your neighbors and friends have of your home. But you also can derive satisfaction from arriving home to an appealing and welcoming view. Not every home is an newly constructed…