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Mini Project: Paint & Planters
Not everything works out the way it should, (like winning the lottery or marrying rich... erm... what?)Like the time that bought a painter's pen for my dresser project. The dresser turned out great, by...
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Getting Tiki Ready
It is finally happening, people!The Tiki bar of my dreams is coming to fruition.Look at these beauties that I scored today at VV boutique. Me for the win!!These faces say, "Put something fruity and...
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Colour Catalyst - Room Revision
Well, adding a naked Burt Reynolds picture was a good start!! Check out that post here.However, some things just don't sit right, but you live with them for a while until you have the time or...
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Reclaiming the Fridge
If you have kids, you know that you don't plan to have a fridge covered in artwork, notices, and magnets from the vets, restaurants or builders... But there it is, nonetheless.By the time your little...
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Dishwasher Woes: New Cabinet
Before and After:It finally happened: The old dishwasher gave up the ghost. It clunked and chunked, and generally didn't really clean well any more, so we had to replace it.Read more »
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Hallowe'en Bling
What do you do when Michael's has a sale on glittery Hallowe'en spiders? Make Hallowe'en bling, obviously! I bought some felt and cut it to the shape that I thought would be flattering for a necklace...
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Mini Project: Remembrance Day Wreath
Every year, we support the Legion with the purchase of a few poppies and a donation. Needless to say, we have accumulated quite a few poppies. You know I love a good re-use project, so I decided to use...
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Mini Project: Table Settings
The holidays are upon us and I wanted to do a layered table setting. My philosophy is to use what you have, no matter the occasion, you can easily find items that will bring the overall vision to...
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Retro TV Room: Gallery Wall
As this house slowly evolves, I set my sights on our retro TV room and a way to lighten up the dark wood paneling. Check out this post about the last time I did anything to the room.Plus, we've been so...
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Mini Project: Spice Drawer
My spices have been a mess above my microwave. They are difficult to go through, they are up too high, they are just all wrong.So, I decided to move them to the drawer. That is also a mess... HA!Cue...
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Gratitude Project: Teacher's Survival Kit
I live in the province of Alberta and our kids are about to go into 3 weeks of online learning again.This is totally necessary, and I support it whole-heartedly. That said, it is never easy, and...
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Mini Project: Cat Scratch Fever, Leather Club Chair edition
The pandemic probably sparked a lot of cats to get their forever homes since we all suddenly found ourselves at home a lot more in 2020. We got the sweetest, cuddliest fur-ball, Loki.With that, for us...
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Mini Project: Threshold Beautification
We needed to replace the rubber gasket on our threshold. This past winter it was obvious that a draft had developed from under the door. It is a super simple task: Purchase new aluminum threshold, cut...
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Coffee Table Clean Up
I got this coffee table thanks to my friend DDT, which I outlined in this post, here. It was already in need of a little love back then, and now after a move across the country, it was definitely...
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Shower Room Makeover: Sad to Superb - Continued
Hey, remember that time I made over the shower room?Well, I guess I wasn't satisfied, because here we are 3 years later, and I'm doing a thing.Ugh, okay so here's what happened.I was going to replace...
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Sofa Save: DIY Upholstery
We acquired this sofa a couple of years ago. It was in good condition and sat in the waiting area of a gymnastics center. And it was almost free!I got it specifically to reupholster, as it had the...
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Mini Project: Garage Numbers
I finally got sick of looking at this sorry excuse for house numbers. It is actually in the back alley, on the garage, so you don't see it from the front of the house, but this is Edmonton, and we have...
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Breaking the Bathroom
I kept looking at this 55 year old backsplash tile, thinking, "Surely the mortar behind the tile would be old and crumbly by now... right?" I kept looking at it. Then one night 3 weeks later, I tapped...
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Breaking the Bathroom - Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of Breaking the Bathroom. If you missed part 1, you can find it here.I found a tile I liked and decided to order it. It is beautiful! I love it.Turns out the only tile i liked was on...
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