Category: How to
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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How to use Pinterest to Plan a Renovation
Facebook memories tells me I’ve been using Pinterest for 11 years! I remember the first renovation project I did using Pinterest and how life changing it was (well, you know what I mean). It is so much easier to plan a project than the old-fashioned way – clipping from magazines, doodles on scrap paper, relying… Read more
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Project of the Day: Exterior Stairs
Project of the Day: Exterior StairsWe’re at the point in the project where we are completely overwhelmed. A lot of things are in progress. To help us stay on track, we’ve established Project of the Day or POTD. We pick one project to work on. It serves two purposes, it makes us feel like we’re… Read more