Are you tired of the same boring almond-colored switch plates and outlet covers in every room? I’m going to show you how simple it is to make your wall plates reflect your personality and decor. Collect some basic supplies: wall plates (duh), scissors, pen knife or razor blade, mod podge (I used hard coat), fine … Read More
Prepping a house for sale can be a huge undertaking. There are little issues you live with everyday that become very obvious and there are the obvious projects you’ve been putting off until a later date. Suddenly, “later” is now and you are faced with a To-Do list 8 pages long. Or maybe that is … Read More
It is nearing the end of June, and we have a tentative plan to market our house in August. We have quite an extensive list of updates that need to be completed prior to listing. One of the largest projects we need to tackle is freshening up our tired wood deck. After Hubba and I … Read More
I know it isn’t a sexy title, but I wanted it to convey just what is being written about here, which is how I am tackling the painting of the roughed-in, knotty pine, builder-grade stairs in our home. This is just Part One – the backstory, prep and first layers of paint. It has been … Read More
