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Hey y’all, I’m Chelsea Lipford Wolf. This site is where you’ll find out what projects I’m working on around my house, the latest episodes of my web series and maybe pick up a few tidbits to use around your house!

My home improvement story started when I was several weeks old. My Dad, who most people know as host of Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford, would bring me to work at his local remodeling company, Lipford Construction. I think it was just a thrifty way to save money on day care…

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As I grew older, Dad turned his attention to his local home improvement TV show as a way to promote his construction company. I spent my summers with him and the crew while they were taping Today’s Homeowner predecessor. I still remember like it was yesterday when they let me push a shopping cart in the background of a scene inside our local Home Depot store. Best. Day. Ever. At least for an 11 year old.

After graduating from St. John’s University with a degree in TV & Film Studies in May 2010, I started working for reals as a producer for Dad’s show. It didn’t take long for me to realize living and working with BOTH of my parents was TOO much to handle for Little Miss Independent. So in February 2011, I bought my first home.

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The purchase, initial updating, moving in, moving out, intense remodeling, and moving back in was chronicled on Today’s Homeowner’s First Time Homeowner Series, which you can find here.

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Shortly after moving back into my house following the completion of the remodel and TV series, I met the man who was to be my future husband, Brandon. After dating for 16 months, we were engaged. And we’ve been happily married since March 2014.

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Our house, hands and hearts have gotten even fuller with the addition of two new members of the Wolf Pack, Mary Helen (October 2015) and Gus (January 2017).

Mary Helen and Gus in July 2017

And somewhere along the way I couldn’t help but follow even more in my father’s footsteps and I joined him as a co-host on Today’s Homeowner. It’s still one of the titles I carry and something I enjoy doing, at least when Dad’s not making me do the dirty work!

As much fun as it is working with dear, old Dad, I was itching to do projects that are more “me”, and that’s how Checking In With Chelsea, the web series, was born! It’s a fun way to teach family, friends, and YOU how to complete creative projects that interest me and my current state in life.

So keep coming back and checking in with me, Chelsea!

{For collaborations, please send an email to info@checkinginwithchelsea.com.}

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What else do you use paper plates for besides eati What else do you use paper plates for besides eating?? Spray paint onto a paper plate and dab a small paint brush to do spot touch ups! Life hack when you’re working on a project but don’t need to paint the whole surface!👏🏻
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#lifehack #diyhacks #spraypainting #painttips #paintprep #paintpro #shutters #craftsman #1940style
Didn’t mean for this to be #ASMR but here we are Didn’t mean for this to be #ASMR but here we are!🤷🏼‍♀️ I bought this orchid 15 months ago to use the flowers in our hair for my sister’s wedding. I’ve already repotted it once and it’s bloomed 3-4 times! Time to do it again with a pretty new pot that matches our new kitchen cabinets!🤩
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Steps to repot an orchid:
1-large pot without drainage holes
2-plastic pot slightly smaller with holes
3-trim if needed so plastic pot is at or below outside pot
4-add layer of orchid specific potting mix (it looks like bark!)
5-add orchid, fill in around roots with more bark- don’t forget to add some mix under the leaves!
6-to water, soak bark and fill up outside pot, rinse the leaves too!
7-let sit for 5-10 minutes, then drain and dry the outside of your pot.
8-set in place and enjoy!🌷
New laundry, who dis? Our laundry room was a BLANK New laundry, who dis? Our laundry room was a BLANK slate after the kitchen renovation left it reconfigured too. So Dad and I tackled simple projects that make this space functional and of course visually pleasing too!👏🏻The full project airs this weekend on @todayshomeowner!
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I love that the cabinets and hardware match what we have in the kitchen since the spaces are right next to each other! Synergy!
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What do you love about your laundry room?
So funny the number of people who told us they loo So funny the number of people who told us they looked at our house when it was on the market but didn’t buy. Guess we’re the only suckers🤣🤣We’ve brought her a long way since closing day though! 👏🏻😍🤩
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#ranchrevival #ranchreno #1950shouse #beforeandafter #housereno #pinkgirlroom #girlsbedroom #diningroomdecor #familydining
Exploring new cities is fun but there’s no place Exploring new cities is fun but there’s no place like my hometown! Come visit!💜💛
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#mobilealabama #visitmobile #mardigras #travelbloggervibes #southerncharm
Lookie! It’s a shelf for your bookies! 🤣Build Lookie! It’s a shelf for your bookies! 🤣Building a shelf unit custom for ANY space in your home is so simple and can be done over and over again to add much needed storage aka sanity! The kids were running all over the house at bedtime trying to find a book to read because we had them stashed in baskets and shelves in several different rooms. So I took advantage of this space in the hall next to a closet to create a central location for their books and some of mine too! Plus it adds a little character to an otherwise blah space!🙌🏻
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A full how to video is on checkinginwithchelsea.com! Book nerds can be DIY nerds too!🤓
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#booknerdsunite #diyskills #beginnerdiy #bookshelfie #halldecor #storagesolutions #storageideas #bookstorage #bookstorageideas
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