
DIY brick fireplace makeover - It's not a German Schmear - a Danish Schmear?
Back when we built a house in the 90s we had a brick island built in our kitchen. The mason who buil ...
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Upstairs hallway reveal
Our upstairs hallway is ready for its final reveal. Even though it is 'just' a hall way, this space ...
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The kitchen pantry - 5 things your next pantry needs
This is what our pantry looks like now that it is all done. This was one of those projects that was ...
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Behind the design: mood board, fireplace wall and sources
This drawing was the first thing I made after Ana and I decided to make over her living room togethe ...
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Ana's Living room make-over - before and after
My friend Ana recently bought a new house. She and her family have been looking for a while and th ...
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Flamingo art made with Psykopaint - a free resource
I have a been very inspired by flamingos lately. Are they the new owl? I don't know, but I love the ...
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How to: wallpaper - a beginner's guide
With the walls prepped for wallpaper, and lining paper attached to the wall, we set out to put up ...
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How to: age brass hardware instantly
Aside from scoring some great deals this weekend, we finished putting up shelving and trimming out t ...
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American Dreambuilders NBC - cabins in the woods
While we are in full gear building shelves in our master closet, I want to share some photos of yest ...
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Our new staircase - the reveal
Here is the final result of our staircase make-over. From the living and dining room, the biggest ...
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Our staircase remodel - drawings, material and finishing
When you design a new staircase there are a number of building codes to adhere to and these should b ...
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Tags: Before & After | Dining room

5 free fonts from Fontsquirrel and my updated home tour
Kitchen reveal
I have been thinking about updating my Home Tour a bit. Specifically, I wanted a be ...
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Our staircase remodel - new stairs going in
You are looking at a missing staircase and a future pantry and our awesome stair guy - all in one ...
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Our staircase remodel - before and demo
Have you ever walked into a house and thought: "Wow, this is a great house, but that staircase has ...
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Laundry nook garage make-over - progress
Say hello to my little friend my new table top.
The old table top was puttied and sanded and th ...
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