Budget Friendly DIY & Interior Decorating
Yesterday, a post on Apartment Therapy caught eye. It was called Been There, Done That: Designers Weigh In On "Worst Trends". (It was a recap of an article originally from Elle Decor called Cleaning House: Five Tastemakers On Decorating Trends That Have Outstayed Their Welcome.) I have to admit, I abhor these types of articles in the first place. Other designers telling me what I should be tired of, and what trend I should be embracing next … [Read more...]
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Today I've decided to tackle one of the questions that lands in my inbox quite frequently. How do you paint a brick fireplace? The truth is, I've been remiss in posting this because when I last painted a brick fireplace, I took pictures of the process. Now, those pictures are lost. And you know me...I love a tutorial filled with an abundance of pictures detailing each and every step. It pains me to have not even one picture of any of … [Read more...]
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Today I got a question from a reader about my brad nailer and air compressor, and I thought it might be helpful to pass along that information to the rest of you, just in case you’re in the market for one yourself. First of all, let me just say that if you’re a regular DIYer, and you haven’t yet purchased a brad nailer and an air compressor, you should march out the door right this minute and head to the nearest home improvement store … [Read more...]
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By no means will this post be a complete DIY tutorial. That’s coming up next week (hopefully). But I’m hoping that today, I can share just enough information to remove some of the mystery from upholstery and button-tufting. These are topics that seem to frighten even some of the most fearless DIYers, and I assure you, there’s no reason to be fearful of a little upholstery. And button-tufting? Pffft….once you … [Read more...]
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It’s not often that I’ll just endorse a product outright, but when it comes to hanging pictures on tile, there’s only one product I’ll use: Command Picture Hanging Strips. Generally when I mention these, people confuse them with the Command strips that have adhesive on both sides. Those double-sided adhesive strips are good for some purposes, but I’ve actually had some problems with them not holding. These Picture Hanging … [Read more...]
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Good morning to you! I hope you had a great holiday weekend (for my friends here in the U.S.)! Mine ended up being very different than planned. No cabinets…yet. I explained my predicament on the A2D Facebook Page. Sorry if you came here today hoping to see cabinets! Hopefully there will be some progress in that department soon. Anyway, when I was in Home Depot the other day, I came across a product that I had never seen before. … [Read more...]
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I have a pretty standard system when it comes to cabinet hardware, and pretty much the only time I deviate from my standard is when I'm making my own hardware. But generally, I like to put round knobs on doors, and handles on drawers. I like the combination of two different styles of hardware, and that way just seems to make sense to me. But what happens if your existing hardware isn’t what you want, and the holes are in the wrong … [Read more...]
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Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I worked over at John & Alice’s house on Saturday, and then took yesterday OFF. I intended to do a couple of projects, like work on my dining chairs, but I decided I just needed a break…completely. Anyway, John & Alice’s kitchen is coming along very nicely! Well, except that the electricians broke their glass top stove as they were reinstalling … [Read more...]
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I’ve done more painting in the last year that I’ve ever done in my life, and with each project, it seems like I pick up another tip that makes things easier, or makes the finish prettier. So, like a good blogger who cares about her readers, I’m passing those on to you. A few days ago, I was at John & Alice’s house painting cabinet doors and the granite man stopped by. He was asking me all about the process I was … [Read more...]
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Let me answer right off the bat here…if you’re painting with latex paint over anything that already has an oil-based finish on it (whether it’s paint or stain or varnish or polyurethane), and you’re not intending to do some sort of dry brushing, let-the-original-finish-show-through type of finish or any other specialty finish, then the answer is absolutely, unequivocally “YES”!!! But what if you’re painting with an oil-based … [Read more...]
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