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A Half-Dozen Great Fireplace Designs!

December 14, 2009

I was thinking about fireplace surrounds today. So I decided to browse around a little and see what I could find. Take a look… some of these are pretty awesome! 1. This one totally wins the award for bringing nature into the design. I love, love, love the use of a naturally smoothed piece of [...]

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Cool Day Bed idea

December 11, 2009

Take a look at this picture that found its way into my world today: I really thought the use of cabinets with glass doors at each end of a mattress to create a day-bed was pretty cool! Easy DIY Day Bed You could go out and buy a couple of stock wall cabinets right now. [...]

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A Tiki Bar for Christmas?

December 9, 2009

Do you have a place for an incredible outdoor project next spring? If so, I have a recommendation based on personal experience! Build a Tiki Bar! I love, love, love mine! And I have some pictures for you! Tucked in a corner of our little yard is one of my favorite places anywhere! Tim and [...]

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Get Creative Outdoors with Azek

December 6, 2009

Have you ever heard of Azek? If you plan to do any outdoor projects this spring, you might want to look into it. Azek is an essentially weatherproof PVC product that comes in sheets and planks. I thought of it while looking at some materials for decks. I’ve used Azek on some docks and decks [...]

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Great Looking Bathroom Storage In Less Than A Day!

December 4, 2009

Check out this little storage niche I saw at BHG.com! Can I Say Cute? I know I’m supposed to be a big contractor man, but I might as well be honest… this made me say “How cute is that!?” Nobody tell my Dad. But seriously! Isn’t this awesome? I totally thought about running out and [...]

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Get Creative and Be Different by Building Your Own Doors!

December 3, 2009

I get a whole slew of email newsletters from various remodeling sources. They offer great inspiration and sometimes completely novel ideas. Like these doors in a recent newsletter from RemodelingCenter.com Cool Hardware, Cooler Doors The use of exposed sliding door hardware like this is gaining popularity. It looks cool, saves floor space, and is easy [...]

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Use False Beams to Add Ceiling Detail

November 23, 2009

Is it just me, or does everyone look at the ceiling when they enter a new room? I never miss the ceiling details and if you’re looking for a place to start remodeling, I think you should take it from the top! False beams are a super detail that can be done in most homes. [...]

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Install Wainscoting, Chair Rail, and Paint for Quick New Look

November 18, 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: Isn’t this room amazing! Wonderful Moulding Ideas I could probably write a whole book about [...]

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An Entry Worth Lingering In!

October 14, 2009

The Nester’s Pic of The Week #2 The Nester was dreaming big when she sent me some house pictures she loved. This house here, in particular, is really amazing. She had seen it on Brooke Giannetti’s blog and fell in love. I think Brooke’s husband is the architect. The house is fantastic and too much [...]

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Get the Look – Keep the Cash

September 23, 2009

Do you like scavenger hunts? How about when there is a big payoff? Based on the comments to a post earlier this week about remodeling budgets, I think most of you LOVE to hunt for cheaper versions of the fancy look! I know I do. Gives me shivers just thinking about it! Try this one [...]

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Get Creative With Wood Veneer

September 17, 2009

Have you ever worked with wood veneer? I recently fell in love with the stuff when we ordered some really exotic material for a big job. It’s just SO COOL to be able to use thin little strips, that work almost as easily as cardboard, to make all sorts of projects. That’s why a recent [...]

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Woodworking — The Path to Remodeling Nirvana

September 15, 2009

She who cuts no wood, builds few walls. – Ancient Remodeling Proverb I’ll let you in on a secret. Imaginary studies show that 88.5% of people comfortable with the use of a Table Saw (capitalized out of respect) were also comfortable with tackling major home improvement projects on their own! 88.5%!!!! Last week, I wrote [...]

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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 – [...]

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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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