Friday, January 8, 2016

Settling in our new home...Room Remodel, gated entry, chicken Coop!.....

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Hello Everyone! I first want to apologize for such a delay in posts. We have had a very busy past 8 months. We have packed up and moved to...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

One more thing before I pack everything up..... (NEW DOOR AND BOARD AND BATTON)

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We did recently add a brand new door and Board and Batton in the dining room and I wanted to show it to everyone before we move.... 
Friday, April 24, 2015

Starting a New Chapter....

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Well our family is starting a new chapter in a few weeks. This is such a bitter sweet moment. We are moving! We have always wanted some acre...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Homemade Laundry Soap

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Laundry soap is so expensive! Here is my recipe to make your own. It is very cheap to make and lasts a long time. (Depending on how big your...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Updating Our Home Office

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So our home office was in need of an update. Our large executive desk just took up too much room in our office. Nothing was easily accessibl...

Updating Generic Column on Our Covered Patio

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Our original column on our covered patio was boring and had seen it's better days. So we decided to replace it with a cedar 6x6. We foun...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Easy and quick DIY Recipe Board

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I have looked thru tons of pins on Pinterest for DIY Recipe boards for my kitchen. A recipe board is a convenient thing to have in your kitc...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Honest Review of Tommie Copper

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Ok so I don't normally write about products....( and before someone asks, No, I do not work for Tommie Copper. Neither I nor my blog was...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Updating your Builder's grade Bathroom and Kitchen

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Our house was a classic builder's grade home with all light fixtures and hardware being the cheapest stuff available they could use. So ...
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Organizing Your Walk in Closet

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My walk in closet was a disaster! So I figured it was time to do something about it. I had thought about the best route to go with it and ...
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

How To Frame a Builder's Grade Mirror

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We knew we did not like the plain builder's grade mirrors that were in our bathrooms. We debated whether to bust the mirrors off the wa...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Putting up a Tile Kitchen Back Splash!

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When you bought our house the back splash was a Fake Tin Back Splash. Honestly, I never was a fan of it. It stayed up for a few years before...
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From Builder's Gray to COLOR!!!!!

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After years of renting and apartment living we had become very used to "Builder's grey" and Beige. So of course during our hom...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

How We Put Up Our DIY Exposed Post Privacy Fence

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From the day we bought this house we knew we wanted to put up a privacy fence in our back yard. We are on a corner lot and wanted some priva...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

How to make DIY Custom Shutters on a Budget

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My husband and I wanted to "Spruce up" the outside of our home and give it some curb appeal. We never really liked the plastic shu...
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Thursday, February 7, 2013

How We Got All this Started

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Hello everyone! My name is Selena. I started this Blog to show you how we have upgraded our "Builders Grade" home. I will also be ...