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All Things Home/Decorating/Projects/Refinishing Furniture

Hands Down the Best Refinishing Furniture Guide to Learn How to Makeover Furniture

How to Refinish Wood Furniture DIY Step by Step Interested in refinishing furniture, but don’t know where to start? Or what exactly to do. Or...
german schmear brick fireplace
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Learn to German Schmear Brick – hands down the best technique!

German Schmear Brick in 3 Simple Steps If you love the look of German Schmear brick, but have no clue what you’re doing, then this...
paint white cabinets
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How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets So They Never Chip

Painting Kitchen Cabinets Step By Step Guide Are you looking for kitchen ideas and considering painting kitchen cabinets as part of your kitchen remodel? I...
progression of unfinished wood door to stained wood
All Things Home/Projects/Refinishing Furniture

Staining Wood Made Simple: 10 Easy DIY How to Steps

Step-by-Step Staining an Old Wood Door Staining a wood door is so incredibly easy. That is if you’re following the right advice. Because if you’re...
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Board and Batten on a Staircase Wall Easy DIY Step-by-Step Guide

How To Make A Board and Batten Accent Wall Installing board and batten on a staircase wall was way easier than I anticipated. And the...
vintage cast iron high back sink
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How to Refinish a Vintage Cast Iron Sink in 4 Easy Steps

Refinish an Vintage Cast Iron Sink DIY So, you want to refinish a cast iron sink but you’re thinking DIY bathroom sink project may be...
series of pictures showing the steps to hanging floating shelves on a tile backsplash
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Easy to Follow Guide on Drilling into a Tile Backsplash to Install Floating Shelves

Drilling Through Wall Tile to Install Floating Shelves [DIY Step-by-Step Guide] After finally finishing the install of my floating kitchen shelves, I wanted to share...
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All Things Home/By Room/Decorating/Kitchen

8 Worst Decorating Kitchen Shelves Mistakes You Can Make

8 Most Common Decorating Kitchen Shelf Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Some of the worst mistakes you can make when decorating kitchen shelves include...
white kitchen with a subway tile backsplash that has floating shelves on either side of the window. There is one shelf to the left and two shelves high to the right. The text reads "21.5 inces" showing this is the floating shelf height above counter
All Things Home/Projects

Finding the Most Ideal Floating Shelf Height Above the Counter

Kitchen Floating Shelf Height Above the Counter and Spacing Guide I’m sharing how I found my ideal floating shelf height above the counter to make...
2 light wood floating shelves over a white subway tile backsplash . On the top shelf there are three large containers filled with flour and oats. On the bottom shelf there are mason jar glasses
All Things Home/Projects

Easy Way to Determine the Most Ideal Floating Shelf Size

Figuring Out Kitchen Shelf Depth, Thickness and Length to Maximize the Weight it Holds and the Stuff it Stores Here is how I figured out...

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Hiya!

I'm Amanda, and I'm so glad you'e here!

Welcome to my blog, which I started as a positive outlet while navigating life after divorce.

Here, I share how DIY has transformed both my heart and home.

My hope is that you’ll find inspiration and healing here too.

Let’s rebuild together!


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