Learn how to paint French doors the easy way. No scraping or taping needed, and no more paint on the glass. Saves time and gives a professional finish! In the summer of 1991, as I counted the days before my sophomore year of college, I took a job with some friends painting houses for one of those companies that seems…
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Display your patriotism in style with our free Watercolor Fourth of July Printables! Available in 2 sizes in both landscape and portrait layouts. You guys love watercolor printables, so today we’re giving you some awesome free watercolor 4th of July printables! I know many of you are impatient – you just want to get right to the printables. In fact,…
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After years of neglect, it’s time for a Craft Room Makeover! Let’s look at some craft room ideas and come up with a plan! We have a room you don’t know about. In fact, we have two, but today I’ll be showing you one. When we first moved in, it began its life as a guest bedroom. But we also…
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This DIY patriotic door hanger is a quick and easy 4th of July craft that looks great and costs just a few dollars to make. We’ve had a few thin pieces of pine kicking around the scrap wood pile for years – weak and measly little things, darkened with age and scored by some long-defunct mill saw. I don’t remember…
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These DIY Painted Wine Glasses are super easy to make, they look AMAZING, and they’re dishwasher safe! Best of all, they’re made with Dollar Store glasses! We have a summertime ritual here at the Navage Patch. When the workday is done, I pour a shot of chilled vodka for Handan. This is accompanied by a glass of cold Coke Zero….
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You’ll not find a fairer rose than those depicted in our 16 beautiful free printable vintage rose illustrations! Last spring, I planted my very first rose. It was really just a stick with a ball of dirt on one end, but the box it came in promised a red tea rose. I’d never owned a rose, so I thought they…
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Jeezum Crow, people, it’s June, and we’ve finally finished Barish’s two-room makeover! You’ve already seen the first room reveal, so today I’m going to show you the second room. Now, you need to understand that Barish’s second room was an afterthought, built years after the original house in a small space above the garage that used to be an attic….
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Hide your dirty laundry with style with this DIY tilt out laundry hamper! Free plans included, and it can be built with or without a Kreg Jig! A bedroom without visible laundry. It’s such a simple concept, but try asking it of a teenager. You’re more likely to see a report card with full marks or a 1600 SAT score….
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Painting IKEA furniture (or any laminate furniture) is a breeze if you know the secret. Lucky for you, we’re in a sharing mood! 🙂 I don’t know how they do it. I really don’t. My best guess is that they have a bunch of diaper-wearing babies crawling around their factory floors. That might explain it. It really might. When one…
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