From the monthly archives:

April 2009

2009 Spring Remodeling Guy Round-Up – Yee Haw

April 30, 2009

Welcome to the Remodeling Guy Round-Up! I hope you’re here for the party with your post all ready to go! Ready to show off your hard work and your big dreams! I can’t wait to see what kind of awesome creativity everyone brings to the party! I know that you all are an amazing bunch, [...]

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Great Ways to Use Chalkboard Paint

April 29, 2009

If you ask me, chalkboard paint is in one of the coolest products ever! The uses are nearly unlimited! Check out these photos for some inspiration!

I love garages! So I’m starting with that! It may not be the prettiest place in the house, but lots of pretty stuff can get made in the garage!
I think [...]

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Top Ten Things I Learned about Remodeling a Kitchen On A Budget ~ by Melissa Michaels

April 27, 2009

Today, we have a great guest post! I’m honored to welcome Melissa Michaels from The Inspired Room , enjoy!
Top Ten Things I Learned about Remodeling a Kitchen On A Budget

Several years ago, we took on our biggest home improvement project to date — and lived to tell about it.
Sometimes Paint Isn’t Enough
Remodeling a hideously ugly, [...]

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A Sneak Peek at Round-Up Posts!

April 26, 2009

It’s only a few days before the big Remodeling Guy Round-Up! I’m looking forward to it! It may not be the NBA Finals, but I’m excited anyway. Makes me want to boogie…
This will get you in the spirit!
(clicking will start a short audio clip…it takes a second but worth it!)
I’m Not Alone!
Thank God! I had [...]

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You Need an Angle — Build an Angled Bookcase

April 25, 2009

An angled bookcase can really add some unique interest to a room.

And the dark color looks great in this house. Gotta love that trim framing it all out! Looks like this house uses a crown molding at the top of all the door headers! Fancy!
I don’t know though… would the angle get on your nerves [...]

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Slow And Steady Wins the Race!

April 23, 2009

I remember as a kid hearing that story about the tortoise and the hare. I never liked that story at all because I always wanted to be the Hare. I still distinctly remember that story upsetting me, even at ten years old.

I wanted to be the Hare. I wanted to be fast! And I wanted [...]

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Playing With Paint Colors at Blissful Home

April 22, 2009

Ever wish you could see what color would look best on your front door? I spent some time yesterday playing with Photoshop to see if I could do just that.

Pretty neat, huh? You can see larger, non-flashy, versions of these over at Blissful Home where I write a weekly column. While you’re there, look around [...]

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10 Bathroom Remodeling Ideas in One Picture

April 21, 2009

Are you looking to spruce up your bathroom? Personally, I think it’s one of the best places to start remodeling. Let’s see how many ideas we can get from one picture! Here is the picture:

Nice Huh?
Well, I say you don’t have to do ALL of this to rock your bathroom into a new realm of [...]

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Shutters – Not Just For Shutting Anymore!

April 20, 2009

A couple of weeks back I did a short video on some outdoor projects in which I pointed out that outside was a great place to hone those woodworking skills before heading in. I suggested that shutters might be a good place to start. They can be very simple, like these:

These may be simple, but [...]

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Ideas From The Road – Florida Keys

April 18, 2009

Thursday morning I went for a little walk. While I was gone, an idea came to mind and as soon as I got back to the house I calmly presented a couple of options to my bride. Here they are:
Option 1: I’ve been really wanting to build some window boxes on the [...]

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That Was Way Too Easy!

April 16, 2009

Take a look at the previous post. I put up a picture of The Hemingway House in Key West. but it was just a tiny corner. I wanted to play a game and see who could guess.
It took like six minutes. Meghan , who has a very pretty house on her blog today, got it. [...]

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Where in the World?

April 16, 2009

Hey Crew!
It’s been about 6 weeks since we went on the road, and I’m getting antsy! Need to go out and get some new inspiration. Nothing like a little change of scenery to recharge the batteries!
As always, one question comes to mind. Where to?
Let’s make it fun for all! See if this picture tells you [...]

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Y’all Ready for a Round-Up! Announcing The Spring 2009 Remodeling Guy Round-Up

April 14, 2009

Excuse me, maam, would you care to join me for the Round-Up? (Well it’s already started… going on May 1st – 3rd, click here)

That’s funny!
But there is some real serious stuff behind this! So when you stop laughing, read on…
I want you all to have a chance to show off your work! So many readers [...]

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Painting Your Cabinets – Brush Finish Results Revealed

April 14, 2009

Here we go! Finally, the end result of the cabinet door, Plan A version. It looks pretty good!
You may recall that we originally had to vote to decide which Drillbit Art pattern we would use. The winner was the bird!
So I eagerly got started, sanding and priming, in Painting Your Kitchen Cabinets – Part One [...]

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