Tag: homedecor

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    Halloween Stick Light

    I have loved lights for as long as I can remember.I have created lights for our home from lots of different materials, including paper, fabric, and metal. I used to create lights for craft and holiday bazaars to sell. So when I came up with the themes for my 13 days of Halloween projects, I…

  • Fixing a sunken front porch: Part 5/6

    Hello! Welcome back to part 5/6 of fixing my sunken front porch. This part of the 6 step series focus on the painting I did on the steps. This part would have taken me probably half of the amount of time it did, if I could make up my mind lol. The steps had been…

  • Fall ORC Week 1

    Welcome to the first week of the newest One room challenge. I am determined to finish this bathroom remodel project. So I signed back up for the one room challenge this fall. It will run for 8 weeks starting today. I have broken down everything we have left to do in the bathroom, and I…

  • Welcome back to the 6 part series of my front porch makeover. This is part 2/6, and I will be showing how I re-finished my screen door. This part of the porch was one of the quicker items I did, which was nice since there were much bigger items I had to accomplish. It was…

  • This was a project that I have been wanting to do for over a year now. We had a few people come look at it, and were told that the stairs couldn’t be raised, and the best option might be to just tear it out and re-pour the steps… Which was NOT in our budget.…

  • How to level a floor by yourself

    Our bathroom remodel continues to push my boundaries for what I know how to do to. I learn new skills every time I do something new on the house, but this one was one that I was actually pretty afraid of. Eventually I had to just buckle down and JUST DO THE THING. It all…

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    Repairing Furniture with Bondo

    A little bit ago I shared a tutorial about a mirror makeover using spray paint. You can see that makeover HERE. Part of that makeover I didn’t share was how I used bondo to repair missing parts of the frame. When I was redoing this mirror, it originally had cross sections in it that looked…

  • Art Deco Bathroom Remodel Week 8

    I can’t believe it has been 8 weeks. I have no clue where the time went. It seriously went by SOO fast. This week is supposed to be the reveal week. It is not for me. This is my last official ORC update, but since I didn’t actually finish in time with the challenge, I…

  • I found an old mirror at my local thrift store for $5 and I knew it wanted it right away. I am currently remodeling my bathroom and thought it might be a cute fit in there somewhere. My house has arches, and circles everywhere in the architecture. Our front door has a circle window, and…

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    How to remove layers of paint

    Hello! Im back again with another post about restoring old hardware. Im currently remodeling my bathroom and one of the things I love most about our house is the vent covers. They are unique, and one of a kind. In addition to not being able to find this exact size of covers anywhere in stores…