Tag: DIY
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Kitchen reno Part 1: mystery leak
In our previous home, we did a dramatic yet budget friendly DIY kitchen makeover, which mostly consisted of painting our old cabinets. It really came out fantastically, and held up really well over the the 10+ years we lived in that house. No chipping, no yellowing. They still looked great. We did a few other…
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hand-stitched rail fence baby quilt
My youngest grandchild is three years old now. I cannot even handle it. Before little Davis came along, and while I was still on a creative high from how well Journey’s watch-me-grow quilt turned out, I started planning the baby quilt I’d make for him. (Humor me with this is catching-up post; I have a…
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Quilting: a new (old) hobby
Years ago I picked up a little how-to-quilt book at Walmart and made my first quilt. After that full-sized one, I made one baby quilt. And then I guess I got busy and didn’t make time for it and the next thing I knew, it was nearly thirty years later and I decided I’d like…
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French Country china hutch makeover
This is one of my favorite furniture DIYs ever. Not only was it a dramatic makeover but had the happy result of coming out even better than I’d hoped. Bonus: it was all very budget-friendly! I feel like I have to get to know a home before I can decorate it how it ought to…