Concrete!
Guys. never ever in a million years did I ever ever expect that I\'d be so giddy with joy, like a wiggly five year old at Christmas, ants in my pants...
18-10-2018 19:20
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Cool As Trim.
Cool a** trim, to be more honest, my friends. Â Cooooolll a** trim.Mike gets home from work one evening, heads upstairs to slip into some comfy clothe...
27-09-2018 19:23
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How To DIY: Turn a Hardwire Light Fixture into a Plug-In
Let me just say, if I may, I am super excited. Â Juiced, if you will. Â Oh that\'s a stinky pun.I love Wallace and Gromit.*But ok, before you lecture ...
13-09-2018 19:16
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Sometimes Things Don?t Pan Out: A Light Experiment
It?s true. Â Sometimes things just don?t pan out. Â Everyone makes mistakes, ya know. Â We\'re all only human. Â Even the pros.But, have no fear, beca...
05-09-2018 19:22
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The Deck. Redux. Part II. Plus, Related Decking and Stuff
Last we left off in the adventures of deck-land, I gave an all-encompassing travelogue of sorts on the deck from the beginning of its time as a wee g...
22-08-2018 19:24
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The Deck. Redux. Part I.
Aye me oh my oh boy oh goodness everyone. Â The deck. Â Whooie.I realized I forgot a before shot so this is kinda close. Â With wet stuff on it.Someti...
03-08-2018 19:27
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Let's Make: A Traveling Wood Pie Box
So my niece asked me to make a chocolate cream pie, probably my most revered dessert by all within this vicinity. Â No, I have not yet shared the reci...
17-07-2018 19:20
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It's a Variety Pack: Outdoor Version
And as a companion piece to the Variety Pack: Â Indoor Version, here is the outdoor as promised!One of multitudes of peonies this year....oh boy, was ...
10-07-2018 19:20
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It's a Variety Pack: Indoor Version
Hey! Â Hi! Â Ho. Â How are ya"Woooof, I am pooped. Â Pooped, I tell ya.Why I take on too much, I dunno, but sometimes it\'d be awesome if I didn\'t. Â...
28-06-2018 19:20
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Lessons of The Thermostat: Part Three
Honestly, I never anticipated I\'d be writing another thermostat story but lo, look, here I am.As you may recall, in part one I installed a new whatev...
11-06-2018 19:19
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Back Door Awning.
So did I mention the piece of poop ugly one I purchased broke" Â Yup. Â Broke. Â Busted. Â Crapped out.Doh. Â Ugh.And what\'s worse is it hadn\'t even...
22-05-2018 19:18
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Springtime Variety Pack
Well ya know, it\'s finally springtime, or it\'s kinda sorta a little bit barely trying to be springtime over here in Chicago. Â And ya know, it\'d be...
03-05-2018 19:21
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DIY Blackout Curtains.
Heeyyyyy....!So not only had it been lame previously that I was not getting anything done around the house, now it?s extra special lame with my stupid...
19-04-2018 19:15
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It's a Rolling Air Compressor Storage Cabinet Thing!
Surely this won\'t interest many of you.  I know, it\'s just a freakin\' box for goodness sake.  My apologies.  But. As my left shoulder has gone...
28-03-2018 19:14
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Tripping the Web Fantastic.
It\'s that time again, a day of web surfing which is kinda apt really as I heard it was National Napping Day. Â Although by the time you read this, or...
14-03-2018 19:16
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The Coat Closet is Done.
Sooo last time, you remember, I did up the inside of the coat closet with a way funky paint job. Â Today I\'m here to tell ya, it\'s done, the closet,...
01-03-2018 19:14
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The Coat Closet Paint Job.
I swear. Â Where does the time go"! Â I mean, wtf man. Â Wake up one day, it\'s January, fresh and teeming with motivation and then bam, January\'s go...
13-02-2018 19:12
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My Desk: A Refinishing Story.
I mean, well, rather it\'s not like a real person desk per se. Â And probably not the most earth-shattering DIY but I did learn share-worthy tips.My d...
25-01-2018 19:16
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New Year! New Variety Pack!
Hey! Â Happy New Year everybody! Â I hope your holiday season was stellar!Whooie, a whirlwind, amiright" Â Yeah I\'m pooped too.But, nevertheless, no ...
11-01-2018 19:15
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And Now 2017, That's a Wrap Too.
What"! Â Seriously" Â Where....the year.....What"! Â My goodness, where the heck did it go" Â Did we even have one"! Â What happened"!"!*blink blink*T...
28-12-2017 19:15
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The Christmas Post.
Ya know. Â I\'m just not one of those folks who gets all giddy with Christmas stuff. Â And no offense if you do. Â Everyone is different, amiright"The...
19-12-2017 19:11
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(Web) Trippin? + A Coupla? Updates
Heeyyyyy!Hey, lookie at that, I did some decoratin\' on our "mantel!"Â Our lil\' felt stockings, a...
08-12-2017 19:11
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Time for a Little Variety Pack.
Mmk doke, all righty my friends, a Variety Pack!Last month I was out in San Francisco celebrating my parent\'s fiftieth wedding anniversary (yes, five...
23-11-2017 19:12
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Hall Bathroom. Revisited.
?Hey, have you seen what I was working on" Â I finished it today.?Mike: Â Huh" Â What" Â No I ....Becky: Â (flips on hall bathroom light)Mike:B: Â You...
16-11-2017 19:24
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New Front Porch.
Over the weekend, we had the honor of attending Juliana\'s wedding, Mike\'s co-worker, which was great fun. Â We\'re very happy for her and wish her a...
08-11-2017 19:22
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My Six Buck Wood Scrap Table.
So I made a little table, see.And it only cost me six bucks to make, see. Yeah, no joke! Â Six whole bucks.It might not make much sense how my brain w...
31-10-2017 19:12
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Variety Pack: Outdoor Version, Part Two.
Okey dokey, last we left off on our outdoor Variety Pack, I had finished staining the deck and was dismayed at the outcome.What came next was a whole...
25-10-2017 19:16
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Variety Pack: Outdoor Version.
Hey, all right! Â Let\'s catch up on a spring, summer, early fall\'s worth of yard goodness!Of course I did not get as much done outside as I had wish...
18-10-2017 19:17
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Dip Dyed String Curtain.
So, this is how it goes sometimes: Â I create something, do a doohickey, live with it for a bit, end up deciding it just don\'t work. Â Time to move o...
27-09-2017 19:14
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Back Stair Flooring. Part Two.
\'Member I planted some vinyl plank tile on the back stair" Â Yeah. Â \'Member how I mentioned they were not sticking so well" Â Yeah. Â Finally took ...
20-09-2017 19:12
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Let's Travel the Web Again.
Hey ya.I\'m back. Â Whooie. Â Yep, done with jury duty.Lake MichiganWow. Â I had no idea what a rattling event it would be. Firstly, your attendance i...
07-09-2017 19:12
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Workbench Makeover.
And what can I say. Â I didn\'t envision I\'d need to rework the whole shebang, kinda like ever, nor did I want to but ya know, things change. More to...
23-08-2017 19:12
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The Garage Reorganized. Again.
Yes. Â Again.I know, right"! Â How many times can one poor soul arrange and rearrange and organize and reorganize one darn garage"!Apparently many.Thi...
08-08-2017 19:13
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Final Final First Floor Bathroom Reveal.
Hey! Â Hey hey! Â Finally!!Seriously, people. Â I cannot believe this bathroom is done. Â Still. Â Like done. Â Like, no more work in that room. Â Non...
25-07-2017 19:14
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Easy: Concrete Tissue Box Cover.
Ah man. Â I lied. Â Last time I said I\'d finally finally share the finished first floor bathroom. Â But yet here I am, interjecting with a seemingly ...
19-07-2017 19:14
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How To: Faux Paint Rust + Reused Wood Shelf.
Before we get rolling here, holy crap people, our kitchen drawers are featured on Apartment Therapy. Â Apartment. Â Therapy. Â Jaw ? floor. Â Seriousl...
11-07-2017 19:12
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First Floor Bathroom Cabinets! Holy Cow. Part Two.
Boy, have I got a load to cover.Let\'s get down to it, shall we" Â Pop a squat, let\'s go.Oh! Â Oh! Â Cabinets!! Â They\'re for real!So all right, las...
22-06-2017 19:15
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How to: Old Door ? Rolling Work/Storage Table
Ok, I\'ve promised this one twice now so I gotta deliver. Â Yes, I will get back to those first floor bathroom cabinets, promise that too. Â Man, I\'v...
14-06-2017 19:13
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First Floor Bathroom Cabinets! Holy Cow: Part One.
Guys. Folks. Peeps.We have first floor bathroom cabinets.Unbelievable! Â I mean. Â This bathroom has plagued me for what, every single damn day of the...
02-06-2017 19:16
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Updates!
Ahhhh, sawdust sneezes.  Eau de Stain wafting through the air.  Stinky sealer.  Ah yes.  Cabinets for the first floor bathroom! Bam, surprise! N...
24-05-2017 19:26
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New Arrivals!
Back! Â I am back. Indeed, and I am oh so ready to get to work on the house. Â Itching. Â Though I need a nap. Â An extended one, preferably. Â Yet, I...
08-05-2017 19:15
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Let's Travel the Web.
Whooie, yep, busy.  Busy busy busy.  The movie is keeping me booked up all right. Then of course weekends are packed with catching up on life.  ...
25-04-2017 19:17
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Mini Variety Pack, Plus Be Back Soon!
Indeed, back soon as I picked up a movie for about six-ish weeks. Â We all know what that means: Â everything house grinds to a halt. Â My hope is to ...
21-03-2017 19:11
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Back Stair Flooring. At last!
Heeeeeyy! Â Yay! Â Progress!Suddenly, in a flash, outta nowhere, I finally had an idea for the back stair. Â The steps anyway. Â The rest of the embar...
15-03-2017 19:11
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Faux Bed Frame/Box Spring Cover/In Lieu of a Bed Skirt Thing
It\'s been kinda bugging me, the just out there not looking attractive box spring for our bed. Â We\'ve got the schwanky headboard and all but meh, th...
08-03-2017 19:13
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On Constant Disappointments, aka Follow Up's.
Sometimes, ya know, stars just do not align.Sometimes, Murphy\'s Law is your unofficial middle name.Sometimes your life constantly feels like this. Â ...
02-03-2017 19:13
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(Mis)Adventures in DIY'ing: Whole House Humidifier. Part T
Last part. Or so we\'ll see. Â Hm.In case you missed part one, you can start here. Â If you missed part two, that can be found here.Ok, so part three....
10-02-2017 19:25
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Kitchen Update!
An update in other household categories" Â Yep!The kitchen! Â Granted there\'s not much new in here but I opted to squeak this between the whole house...
31-01-2017 19:17
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(Mis)Adventures in DIY'ing: Whole House Humidifier. Part T
In continuing with the way super fabulous fun yay happy time adventure of installing a whole house humidifier by myself:Last we left off, I was second...
24-01-2017 19:19
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Bathroom Update!
And now we interrupt the humidifier story time with an update. What"! I thought you\'d like an update!  I\'ll get back to the humidifier story, oh d...
19-01-2017 19:15
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(Mis)Adventures in DIY'ing: Whole House Humidifier.
Ok then. Â New year. Â New quests. Â Right" Â Right! Â Then let\'s get a-rollin\' and right at it, my friends. Clap clap, pop a squat.But a what now" ...
05-01-2017 19:13
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2016: That's a Wrap.
Wow, seriously, where the heck did this year go" Â Where" Â My goodness. Â It feels just last week I was writing the Top Ten of 2015. Â Seriously. Â W...
29-12-2016 19:13
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Final Variety Pack for 2016: Part Two.
Ah ha, part two! Â To go with part one. Â I\'mma lookin\' at my lengthy list of things here I want to include; hm, lengthy but I think I can get it al...
24-12-2016 19:14
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The Finishing of the Kitchen Drawers
Totally did not mean to skip over this by stuffing in a Variety Pack ahead, I swear. Â Confluences what they are, ya know, schedules are weird, what c...
21-12-2016 19:11
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