Tag: remodel

  • In this part of the front porch makeover I will be tackling the mailbox flap and the railings by the stairs. These were two of the smaller projects with the whole front porch project that made a huge difference, but were quicker and easier to accomplish than some of the other parts. Materials : Step…

  • 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.…

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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…

  • Week 7 is already here somehow! In the beginning it felt like the weeks were going by so slowly, and things were just slowly moving along. This is probably since I was doing so much demo and I was very over it haha. But the time is flying by now, and I could really use…

  • Art Deco Bathroom Remodel Week 6

    I cannot believe that this week is already over, and we are now in the 6th week! The One room challenge with apartment therapy has been FLYING by. I know I mentioned it last week, but it was made even more clear to both my husband and I over the last few days… there is…

  • Art Deco Bathroom Remodel- Part 1

    One Room Challenge Week 1 Im so excited to be writing this post. For almost a year now I have dreamt of remodeling our bathroom. For those that are new, I live in a 1940 style artdeco house. It is super fun and quirky but along the way it has had SEVERAL bad remodels done…