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How To Install Beautiful Privacy Window Film
Quickly Add Privacy to Your Bathroom A quick way to add privacy to bathroom windows is with frosted privacy window film. You still get natural light streaming in without dust-collecting curtains. Each of our bathrooms had shear curtains in the windows from the previous owners when we bought it. They were not my style and added to the dated style of the bathroom, but they provided much needed privacy. Our master bathroom is on the side of our house and standing at the vanity you can see straight out to the street. Which means the reverse is also true.😳 The hall bathroom was less-pressed for privacy from passersby. But you…
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Inexpensive Window Treatments
Warm up White Walls with Window Treatments If you don’t like how blah white walls can look, dress up them with wood-tone window treatments to warm up the whole room! Add Wood Tones I haven’t been loving our dining room lately. It feels so incomplete and blah! But after staring long enough, I realized it’s too white! Ha! We have one window in there which I love. But it has white curtains on white(ish) walls and white faux wood blinds.
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DIY Fabric Window Valance
How To Make A Fabric Valance for A Window Lately I’ve shared a few decorative interior projects like a trash can cabinet and dining tabletop makeover, so I thought sharing this old project I’ve never shared before would be timely! Creating a simple fabric-covered valance to go over a window is an easy way to add warmth and style to any space! Materials
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How I Reused an Old Wood Window
Repurposing a Window and Planter Box Looking for an inexpensive way to add some character to the outside of your home or garage? That’s exactly what I did with an old wood window and leftover planter box. Find the Right Trash The best part about this project? 100% free! I already had this hand-me-down metal wall hanging on the outside of my garage that faces our backyard. But I was ready to change things up. You may remember an earlier rendition of my dining room had this old wooden window hanging in it. It was removed from one of my dad’s construction company‘s jobs several years ago. And one man’s trash…
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Budget Ways to Improve Energy Efficiency
I've got an easy way to improve the energy efficiency of older windows, DIY no-sew curtain valances, and how to block the draft from outlets and light switches in this episode of my web series!
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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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Putting the Molding to Bed
After a eureka moment, I'm sharing my new found knowledge on the ease of cutting bed molding or crown molding. And I installed it on my living room window trim!
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Trimming Right Along
One step at a time to spruce up my living room area and I'm starting by adding trim around the windows. Click to read how you can add Craftsman style trim in your house!