Home Sick Renovations Blog
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Mighty Nest Has Mighty Fine Products
Product Reviews of Our Four Favorites for the Kitchen We were subscribers of the MightyFix by MightNest and there are a few products that have become staples in our cleaning routines. The MightyFix is a great way to try out new products since you get new products every month based on your subscription. We mostly…
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Home Sick on the Road
Tips to Make Traveling with Kids More Enjoyable Top 5 Travel Tips
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Life Gets in the Way
Here at Home Sick we’ve been on hiatus since we’ve had to focus on other parts of our lives. John was studying for a promotional exam for the fire service. I’ve been focused on building my digital marketing consulting business. And the kids have been busy living their best lives – sports, concerts, traveling, working…
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It’s a Wonderful Life Wooden Sign
Ever have a vision in your head for a project and it comes out exactly like your vision? It did for this project. I love how this “It’s a Wonderful Life” sign came out! “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my in-laws favorite Christmas movie. But this is a gift for my brother-in-law and his wife…
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Top 5 Mistakes in Home Renovations
We’re getting real. We had no idea what we were doing when we bought our first house 25 years ago. We’ve made a lot of mistakes over the years (and still do!). Hopefully, you will benefit from some our biggest mistakes. These are just a few mistakes – there are lots more! What would you…
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Decking the Halls … And Other Projects
Anyone else wait until they are having a party to finish projects? Well, with our impending holiday gathering, John undertook a flurry of projects all in one day! Adding trim around fireplace Last winter we replaced a wood burning stove with a pellet stove. It has been a game changer. Because it does not radiate…
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Bedroom Facelift
The lake house isn’t the only project we have going on. After moving Connell down to the basement, there is some work that needs to be done in his old room before Maeve moves in. When John reroofed the house last summer, there was one night that he didn’t tarp the roof after stripping it.…
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How to Create a Whole Home Renovation Plan
Old school is sometimes the easiest way. In this case, a clipboard holds all our “doodles” and paint chips for the lake house renovation. Doing a whole house renovation, especially over time, which gives you a lot of time to forget what decisions you made or change you mind. To help us from having the…
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Zero Clearance Fireplace Returns 100%
At the lake house, the previous owners had an old wood burning fireplace in the living room. Truth be told, it just looked unsafe and wasn’t vented with current building code so we never planned to use it. Partnered with it protruding easily three feet into the room and the new staircase was walking right…
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Product Review: Nolan Interior Magic Sofa Covers
The Problem Since our dogs have put holes and pulls into our couch, I was looking for a way to avoid having to buy a whole new couch. We bought the couch about three years ago on Overstock. It’s a sectional with ottoman in dark gray. I was able to patch a couple of small-ish…