Tag: Woodwork
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Refinishing an Art Deco Waterfall Desk
One day as I was leaving school, it was trash day in the neighborhood and this cute little waterfall desk was sitting on the side of the road. I quickly enlisted the help of my coworker and it was in my car. This was the first time I’ve picked up something off the side of…
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Creating a Hidden Litter Box with an Old Cabinet
Do you like cats? Do you have cats? Want cats? Yes? Then this post is for you. I have had cats all my life and the only down side to living with cats is where to put that stinking litter box. It’s gross, unsightly, smells, and the litter tracks everywhere. Well, if this is your…
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Furniture Refinishing: To Paint or To Stain?
When refinishing furniture you have two main options, staining or painting. I found that this can be quite a contentious topic, with some lamenting how paint ruins furniture while others argue wood is heavy and outdated. Lets take a look at the reasons why you might choose one over the other when refinishing your furniture….
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Changing out the Storm Door
When it comes to the outside of my house, there wasn’t much that I wanted to change but I knew the entrance needed a refresh. I really wanted to replace the storm door because the white felt like it didn’t match with the shutters and I really did not like how thick the frame was….
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Turning my Closet into a Hall Tree
So I’m a really clutter-y kind of person. I set things down and I forget about them until stuff on stuff piles up. My husband is the same way so you can imagine our house gets pretty messy pretty regularly. I’ve found that I can in fact be a clean and organized person IF there…
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The Schluter System: Waterproofing my Shower
As I embarked on this adventure of completely renovating my bathroom, by myself, with zero experience, there was one thing I knew I could not compromise on – making the shower waterproof. As mentioned in a previous post, the demolition of the bathroom revealed some water damage to the subfloor. I had two thoughts on…
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Master Bath Reno: Cast Iron Plumbing to PVC
If you have a fairly new house, your waste pipes are going to be PVC. I however, have an old house, so all of my pipes are cast iron. These pose problems over time because they rust and when they rust, like on the inside, the pipe dimension gets smaller and smaller. So basically overtime…
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Demolition of My Master Bathroom
So when I found out that I was pregnant, I thought it would be the perfect time to take on my biggest DIY project yet. I know, smart right? Don’t worry, spoiler, everything turned out fine and I did in fact finish the bathroom (barely) before my due date. Anyways, I had wanted to renovate…