Learn how to paint a front door and repair rotted areas. It’s an easy DIY project that will totally transform your entry and up your curb appeal. One of the things that struck my babes and me when we were touring around the suburbs of Atlanta in search of a new home was the surfeit of black doors. It seemed…
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This DIY fall wreath can be made in about 10 minutes, and it takes no skill at all! The decorating possibilities are endless! I know, I know, enough is enough, right? Another year, another loop yarn wreath from the loop-heads over at The Navage Patch. But lest you think I’m just resting on my laurels and trying milk every last…
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Well, Quartzite to be more precise, but “May the Quartzite be with You” just doesn’t have the same ring, does it? So anyway, remember way way back in our Kitchen Remodel Plan post when I blathered on about granite countertops? I mentioned that we’d definitely be getting granite for both the perimeter cabinets (probably Black Galaxy) and the island (something…
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Our Dining Room Makeover is finished, and we are floored by how well it turned out. We can’t wait to start entertaining in this beautiful room! Welp, we finally did it! We finally have the dining room we’ve always wanted. Handan and I struggled for years in our old house to cobble together a workable and decent-looking dining room. The…
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So I wasn’t planning on doing a kitchen remodel update post, but as I was scrolling through my phone photos yesterday, I realized that I had boatload of pics ranging from floor repair and staining to ceiling and wall painting to actual cabinet installation. I took almost 200 photos! Now when reveal time comes, I’m sure you’ll want to skip…
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A DIY Floating Wall-to-Wall Desk made with a butcher block countertop is a sturdy and attractive work/study solution for small spaces. It’s good to have the gang back together. When we all reunited in our new Georgia home last month, it had been 119 days since Handan had seen her son. She had felt that separation for every hour of…
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A chandelier makeover is a cheap alternative to buying a new one. We’ll show you the easy way to spray paint a chandelier to save you time & money! For a DIY family like ours, a new house comes together with a long list of projects that must be tackled before the house truly becomes our home. As much as…
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Our kitchen remodel plan is finished and ready for action! From cabinets to cooktop, we’ll show you all the elements that we’ll be incorporating into my dream kitchen! I’ve come a long way, baby! When we moved into our first house back in late October of 2013, I couldn’t wait to get down and dirty in my new kitchen. At…
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It’s happening. It’s finally happening. Seven years after becoming homeowners and twenty five years after discovering the joy of cooking, I’m getting a new kitchen. The kind of kitchen of which chickens will cluck in hushed tones during long winter nights in the coop. The kind of kitchen that will chatter the cud-chewing chompers of beef cattle as they mark…
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