From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Having A Bad Chair Day and Why Blogs Are Better

March 31, 2009

I’ve never been too interested in my hair. At least not as much as some guys I know. I keep what hair I haven’t sacrificed to the construction business cut short.
So I’m immune to the dreaded Bad Hair Day. But it turns out you can’t get around these things quite so easily. Things just go [...]

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Install Wainscoting, Chair Rail, and Paint for Quick New Look – at RG: Express!

March 29, 2009

Do you want to make an absolutely stunning difference in any room of your home in less than two days, start to finish? I love big differences made quickly! And this project will do it for sure!
Look at this:

The rest of this post is over at RG:Express because I show you how you can completely [...]

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Drillbit Art – How to Do a Bird Design

March 27, 2009

Yesterday, I wrote about the sanding and priming portion of repainting cabinets. Today, I’m going to show you how to do this:

Making the bird pattern was so much fun I decided it should be a hole post!

Make A Pattern
I started off by taking a picture of the door I wanted to work [...]

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Painting Kitchen Cabinets Part 1 – Sanding and Priming

March 26, 2009
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Finally the “Paint Your Cabinets” post you’ve been waiting for! Let’s Jump right in!
A Clear Finished Wood Door

We’re working with a door I had laying around in my shop. It was a beautiful solid maple door already.
But we have other plans for it!
Since this door had a clear coat of lacquer on top of stained [...]

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Talking Stairs at Blissful Home

March 25, 2009

Hey Crew!  Today I’m over at Blissful Home talking about stairs and all the pretty parts that they include.  If you want to go check it out, click right here.

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Selecting Crown Molding – Sizes, Profiles, Options

March 24, 2009
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Sometimes I wish I was speaking to you in person so that you could see that I’m smiling as I write this.
I know that smiling isn’t normally associated with a blog post all about wood molding (or moulding?) sizes, placements, and shapes!
But it does happen.

So, why am I smiling? First of all, it’s my [...]

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Remodeling Guy Resumé – I Cook Too!

March 23, 2009

I know you only come here for the home remodeling ideas, and the pretty pictures.  One or two of you might think I’m funny (you’re my favorite) and maybe that has some draw to it.   But I still feel inadequate…like I’m just not good enough for you.  I must have more I can offer….
I KNOW…. [...]

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Remodeling Guy Q & A – Building Second Floor Additions

March 23, 2009

I had a great question today about “going up”, the term people often use for building a second floor addition. There are no pretty pictures, but I answered the question in-depth at RG:Grande… it might interest you.  Click here to read the post.

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Staging Your Home For Sale :: Final Thoughts

March 23, 2009

Today, we wrap up the series I’ve been doing with The Nester in which we’ve been looking at some of the “tricks of the trade” of Home Staging.

A Staged Scene
We talked in the first post in this series about how the purpose of staging was to create a welcoming, appealing, and attractive place to be. [...]

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Hooked on Islands – Kitchen Islands that is!

March 19, 2009
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I love an island kitchen! They work for a number of great reasons and the creative opportunities abound. Here are a few examples of great kitchen islands:
Great Stone!

I really like the way the stone counter looks in this kitchen. The light color works well with the creamy color cabinets against the dark wood floor. [...]

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Don’t Forget Your Apron – Window Casing, Sills, and More!

March 18, 2009
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I’m a huge fan of nice trim work! One of the reasons I love it so much is that something relatively simple can finish off a job to look a million times better.
Take a look at this room and imagine how different it would look if it had simple “drywall returns” to the windows. [...]

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Running Behind!

March 17, 2009

Hey Crew!  I’m a little bit behind schedule again here!  Sorry about that!  The various ways you can do a door and window trim package are pretty entailed and they can make a huge difference in your home, so I’ rather take a little more time to make sure I get it right for you!
In [...]

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Concrete Countertops!

March 17, 2009
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You don’t often see the words “medium” and “countertop” used together. But you can, and should! Counters, just like any and all of the other elements of your home, have the potential to be a work of art!
Sometimes, the art is in the material itself and the artist is God Himself! This is [...]

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Staging Your Home For Sale – The Interior

March 16, 2009

Hey Crew! I hope you all had an incredible weekend! We sure did! the weather here couldn’t have been better and we worked on a cool project I can’t wait to show off! You can see a picture of my growing young helper in the short post, Spring Training.
Today, I’m back over at Nesting Place [...]

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Spring Training

March 14, 2009

If my title has brought you here wanting to read about baseball, Kim has a post about the Tampa Bay Rays recent trip to Punta Gorda. Our town is so cool! They just up and had a parade on a Thursday afternoon for the team.
There is always something going on here. Today, all within a [...]

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