Seeing a project come together is one of the most gratifying aspects of DIY renovation.We've been working on trying to improve our little first floor bathroom for a while now, and it finally feels like we're starting to get to the home stretch. I can't begin to tell you how...
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There's just something that feels quintessentially "summer" about outdoor porch dining. Even back as far as when we were looking at second homes, the idea of having a large space for outdoor dining was really appealing to us. And when I first laid eyes on our home, I was immediately struck...
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Last week we gave you a rundown of our progress in bringing our first floor bathroom's antique heart pine flooring back to life.It had been hidden beneath poorly installed tile for many years, so we knew there'd be some repair necessary. The end result was a floor that needed to...
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Antique heart pine is amazingly resilient, but restoring it has long been intimidating to me.Over the last several months we got to see our house's heart pine floors go through a true transformation when they were refinished, but they were largely in good shape already.
But today I want to share...
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