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Cork Isn’t Just for Wine Stoppers
Who knew? Okay, well I guess I already knew that since doing the floor research for our kitchen (did you know they make cork flooring?)… and I suppose I’ve owned a bulletin board or two in my life....
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Wheelin’ and Dealin’
When you’re working to update or upgrade an entire home, nothing (to me) is more painful than writing a check for something you’ve already paid for. That’s right. While writing a check for the down...
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The Biggest Rock I Ever Bought
(*Stay tuned for pictures from Saturday’s demo party at my friend Alaina’s house and a fun weekend project the hubs and I did in the back yard!) I’m sorry if I got anyone excited about seeing some...
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All the Trimmings
Back when we had all that water damage to our kitchen floor, we decided to have our back door replaced. It wasn’t cheap, but it really was the smartest thing to do. Unfortunately, once he replaced the...
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Oh, My Aching Backsplash (Part 3)
Picture, if you will, the face of the innocent young Lowe’s employee a couple weeks ago when I walked up to her and proclaimed with a straight and determined face, “I need some caulk.” And I wasn’t...
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The Missing Link
**When I first posted Part 3 of how to tile a backsplash, I COMPLETELY FORGOT to show you how we grouted our tiles. I just magically skipped from letting the mastic dry behind the tiles in Part 2 to...
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Kate’s Kitchen Befores and Not-Quite-Afters
Today is special. I have a busy/scary/exciting day planned here in Hawaii, so I wanted to make sure I posted something… worthwhile? … to tide you over until I get my land legs back. I’ve been showing...
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Kitsch for my Kitch(en)
Have you ever felt like you have a million things to write about but no way to write them? I have all of these things to tell you, but I feel like I lost my voice. The words aren’t there. Well, I have...
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My Granite Drinks More Than Me.
It’s sleek. Smooth. Luminescent and lightly reflective. Seductive. Natural. It moves. And, while I try not to take the beauty of my granite for granted, I’m just going to say it — that thing that...
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Do They Have Twelve-Step Programs For This Kind Of Thing?
I have a confession. And it’s not pretty. And it’s really – really — embarrassing. And I’d tell you when I share it that you have to promise not to judge me, but you’re probably going to judge me...
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A Painted Kitchen Cabinet Reveal. (I’m Bringin’ Ring Pulls Back.)
Okay. If I write a lot up-front, I know you’re just going to skip right to the pictures of my beautiful newly painted kitchen cabinets, so let’s just get them out in the open, shall we? And then I can...
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How To Pretend The 70’s Never Happened. (By Painting Your Kitchen Cabinets.)
Okay, you guys. First, thank you so insanely much for all of the positive feedback you gave me about my painted kitchen cabinets. I was super worried it was one of those things where I was all, I...
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We Need To Talk About Money. And Cabinet Earrings.
I’ll tell you what. It’s photos of projects like Christina’s, which I posted on Friday, that have the power to either kick a huge motivational boot to my butt or just make me want to give up entirely....
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How To Design Your Kitchen Layout Like A Professional.
Okay. So I don’t actually know about “rules” for a kitchen layout. And I’m certainly not a professional. But I’ve remodeled two of my own kitchens, and so far I have a 100% satisfaction rating when it...
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Kitchen Progress: Hidden Hood and Beadboard Band-Aids.
I’m not going to sugar coat it. We’ve kind of been trying to do this whole would-be weekend warrior thing with finishing up the kitchen and building that dry bar and painting our bathroom and...
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While I Was Eating. (A House Update.)
When I was busy eating Italy, my lovable husbandmunch did some work around the house. He did it intentionally, he says, to surprise me with his home project prowess, but we both know he didn’t so I...
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How To Tile A Backsplash For Less Than $200. BAM.
It seems odd to write about something like a backsplash right now. On one side of my life, serious things are happening. Friends are losing loved ones, job applications are pending, and people are...
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These Shelves Float My Boat. And My Wine.
Coastal Virginia is not a region known for accumulating massive amounts of snow. So when I woke up at dawn to this — (and it was still coming down) — I got to spend 10 minutes watching the mutts frolic...
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DIY Giant Framed Wall Map: How’s That For A Statement Piece?
Okay. It’s time for the big “statement wall” reveal. See, after a pretty extensive kitchen renovation, we still had this big blank wall: So we filled it: I’ve been nervous to show this to you, because...
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A Domestiphobe’s Guide To Accessory Shopping.
Okay I’ll admit it. I’m horrible at shopping for accessories. The idea of spending money on something that’s going to have no other function than to sit around my house and look pretty has often felt,...
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