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How we built our sun deck....
Having decided where we wanted the deck to go we had to clear the area of the gravel that was there, lift the membrane and then level the gr...
Faux-Copper Backsplash Panels as Ceiling Accent
How's this for a low effort, high payoff project? Featured on Apartment Therapy, this project idea involves inexpensive faux-copper backspla...
Bedroom chic
So I am addicted to all these decorating programs on TV, so what? At least I learn something from them. Magazines help too - they are great ...
Window treatment
Well, the curtains were a bit of meticulous work.You see, the room has southern exposure and all the curtains I had there before were bleach...
A more elegant way to anchor the umbrella!!!!
The umbrella is free standing, which I love - we can move it around according to our needs.And we put it away into the garage for the winter...
Old headboard reused
This old headboard had a new lease on life with this application in the garden.After 8 years in use it might need a fresh coat of spray pain...
Priming the hated chairs...
My original intention was to strip the finish off these chairs and then re-stain them. However, they have quite a bit of fine detail to them...
Before...
It is hard to believe how hideous this structure was when we bought the property in 2004. There was only one 12" x 24" (non-opening) window...
Moving in... and setting-up shop...
I scored a large L-shaped desk unit last year. It's a beautiful birch wood with classic black legs. The MacBook Pro has great wireless broa...
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