The tile floors are painted and they look amazing! Well actually, they’re only half done but that’s ok, we’re making progress! I had to do the laundry room and kitchen in two parts so that we could still use the refrigerator and kitchen area while the I was working on…
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Renovating our kitchen is not going to be easy! Especially with my champagne taste on our beer budget. I would love our kitchen to look more high end but without the price tag. The plan is to give the kitchen a face lift with mostly just paint and then splurge…
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In the previous two posts, we’ve built a base for a custom cabinet and built the custom cabinet box. Now it’s time to build the door. For this cabinet, I’m making a basic shaker style cabinet door. This is a pretty simple process that beginner woodworkers, like myself, can do!…
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Now that the base is built (see this post), the next step is building the cabinet box. This is very a beginner friendly DIY that anyone can do with the right tools! Here’s everything you need: Tools: Materials: Supplies: *Note: your cabinet will likely have different dimensions since this is…
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The laundry room progress continues! The mission? Build a custom cabinet with a pull out drawer for the trash and recycling bins! The first step? Build a base. Here’s what you need: Materials: Tools: Supplies: Cut List: Step 1: Cut your 2 x 4’s to length. For my particular cabinet,…
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It’s time to load up the shelves! The laundry room is (mostly) done and ready for everything! In case you missed it, I spent the last couple of months renovating our laundry room which doubles as a pantry. I built custom floating shelves and did a faux white oak finish using a…
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Yes, you read that right! I’m wallpapering my washer and dryer. If you read the previous posts, this is the reason I needed to use peel and stick wallpaper from the beginning! This was my plan all along. When I reached out to the company to reorder more wallpaper because I…
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Now that the floating shelves are installed, it’s time for wallpaper! This is the first time I’m using peel and stick wallpaper which I’ve heard can be quite difficult to work with. Traditional wallpaper is easier in the sense that it is reposition-able after pasting the wall or the paper, depending on…
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Yes, I know it’s 2024 and the title of this blog post is “Fall ’23 ORC” and that is because I’m way behind on updating you all on this project. I’m doing my best to get caught up even if it’s after the fact so here we go! Better late than…
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It was slow going here this week as I was working on another big project at a friend’s house at the same time. I did manage to cut and dry fit baseboards and make the frames for the floating shelves. As usual, the only thing you can really plan for…