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Fancy Window Woodwork
When you think of necessities for a newborn, window trim in the nursery doesn’t really come to mind, does it? But I just couldn’t help myself! In my defense, it’s part of my overall to-do list for our house, adding trim to the windows one room at a time. And I had this in mind when I was painting the room, adding gold to the ceiling, and when we hung crown molding. All that’s to say, I left green paint showing where the trim would cover it, I dripped gold paint on one of the stools and didn’t bother to clean it up, and we did some test shots with…
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Poofy Pom Pom Ceiling Mobile
Things are moving slowly, but surely in the nursery. Good thing since Baby Girl is expected to arrive in less than 8 weeks! Eek! My awesome parents bought us a beautiful crib and comfy glider which completed the major furniture needed in the nursery after I spruced up my old dresser. So now I’m starting to fill in the walls with pretty, shiny, girlie things! We positioned the crib in the corner opposite the door. It seems to work best for the particular configuration of doors and windows we have in this small room. But it leaves a big chunk of floor space empty behind it. And in order to…
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Quick Dresser Updates on a Budget
Like a lot of people nowadays, Brandon and I decided to forego the standard nursery changing table. Instead, we’re using a dresser with a changing pad on top. Then we’ll be able to use the dresser for storage and clothes as our first born ages and outgrows the nursery. And even better…we got the dresser for free! It’s actually the dresser my parents bought as part of an entire bedroom suit for me when they were expecting their second child. So I guess you could say it’s an antique. 🙂 But I can’t just leave it as is! I wanted to change it up subtly, without involving the usual paint…
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How Not to Hang Crown Molding
We had quite the experience trying to hang crown molding on our plaster walls! Read more to see how we ended up getting it to "stick"!
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How to Paint an Outdoor Area Rug
Yes, it's possible to paint a rug for outside! Click to read the details of how I made mine for our back deck.
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Cross Gallery Wall
Happy to have helped my mom hang a gallery wall of wood and metal crosses in her bedroom! Click to read how we did it!
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Lighting Up The Night
After a few bumps, my husband and I figured out how to install a pendant light on my front porch. With a few throw pillows, I'm ready to call the front porch complete! Click to see the results!
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DIY Tray for Shoes and Boots
We're going shoe-free in the Wolf household. Step one is building a boot tray to hold our shoes upon entering the house. Click to read the nitty gritty how-to!
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DIY Carpenter Bee Trap
An easy DIY project to trap carpenter bees before they tear up your fence! Click to read the how-to!
