A Bedroom?s New Life.
So ok yeah, I ached.It had been a mighty long time since I\'d gotten my a** out of a chair n? done some sh*t. Â I had been swamped, swamped with work ...
12-09-2019 19:24
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Joybird Review.
Back in 2012, a bell tolled: Â Mike and I were to purchase our first couch together. Â Until then, we had new-to-us ones and prior to us meeting, I ha...
29-08-2019 19:19
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It's a Wheelbarrow Hoist.
Rrrraaaarrrgggg, another long overdue I-meant-to-share-this-forever-ago project. Â Doh.And I swear, you guys must be like, what the hell with this nut...
14-08-2019 19:21
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The Master Shower: One of a Series.
Ok, Â I should get this series of posts going. Â The master shower. Â Ahhh, the master shower. Â My fingers are weary merely typing the words: Â maste...
07-08-2019 19:19
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Three's a Charm: Back Door Awning.
All right.I think we\'re good now. Â Finally. Â Whew.If you remember, I had purchased one of those "modern" awnings over on the Amazons a bit ago. Â T...
01-08-2019 19:23
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Hall Bathroom 95% Done + Ikea Hack.
?Babe, have you seen the bathroom"??Babe, I just saw it the other day.....??I know but have you seen it recently"?I can hear the thoughts tumbling aro...
21-07-2019 19:20
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Pack of the Variety Kind.
?Your list is long, babe.? Â The refrain I hear often from Mike, though he never ever means it as heartless as it may read. Â Sure, yeah, it?s a nudge...
02-07-2019 19:17
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Hand Painted Wall Mural.
Mike has a phrase he exercises on occasion that has always, it, it just, I, Â Â ....it raises my hackles and makes me wince, grind my teeth; I am not...
14-06-2019 19:25
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Modular Patio Coffee Table.
Omg. Â This thing is so damn cute, I can barely stand myself....
04-06-2019 19:27
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Time to Update!
As I sit here typing, my brain, the house is rattling, rattling with the sound of a jackhammer. Â The concrete guys are back. Â thu thu thu thu thu th...
25-05-2019 19:20
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Puppy Gate. Deck Style. Anew.
Yeah. Â Well. Â Ya know. Â How my life goes around here:I build something, make something, try to make something nice, what-have-you, Mike undoes it. ...
11-05-2019 19:18
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New Foyer Light, aka How to Reinforce Packrat Tendencies
Such a dope, this post was accidentally pushed live though it was hardly finished. Â I swear, me and technology sometimes.... Â Sorry if you saw this ...
23-04-2019 19:40
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Oooooooooops!!
Doh, I was working on a blog post and somehow it got posted and oops I feel like a dope! Â It wasn\'t done! Â Well, I guess several folks got a previe...
15-04-2019 19:18
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15 Minute Wall Art for $15.
Poor Mike, he\'s so confused. Â Confused about all the whatever mysterious things I\'m up to lately."Can I just say something" Â Don\'t get mad at me,...
11-04-2019 19:20
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How To: Stencil Paint a Ceramic Tile Floor. (The Cheaper Wa
So last time I promised you a lesson on how to stencil paint a ceramic tile floor.  Do not skip part A, be sure to read the inaugural What I Learned...
26-03-2019 19:18
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What I Learned: Painting Ceramic Tile Using a Stencil.
Soooo last time, you remember, I went on this inane goose chase trying to figure out how to redo the hall bathroom floor after having wrapped up the t...
05-03-2019 19:15
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Hall Bathroom. Revisted. Floor Time.
Where does the time go" Â I swear....It\'s the end of November (when I started this)" Â (Now it\'s the end of January"!") Â (Now it\'s February"! Â Wh...
09-02-2019 19:14
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Lessons of the Thermostat: The New ecobee3 lite Continued.
One of the major pluses to having this blog has been the documentation of All Things House. Â Whether it\'s a product I purchased that I forgot the na...
01-02-2019 19:18
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Let's Get Cozy with a Web Vacation.
We\'ll return to the Nest --> ecobee saga right after this short break.A backlog of cool, interesting, and fun links has been bubbling over with abund...
18-01-2019 19:19
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Lessons of the Thermostat: The Nest Break Up.
That\'s it. Â I\'ve had it with the Nest.I really wanted to like you, I really really did. Â You made me so happy. Â At first, sigh.This darn thing ha...
11-01-2019 19:15
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How To: DIY Wood Panel Printables Framing.
This was a fun project, I had a great time with this.Probably because it was a Christmas gift for my sweetest-can-be hot stuff babe. Â (Was that too m...
05-01-2019 19:17
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Hall Bathroom. Revisited. Tile Triumph!
So that bathroom tiling thing! Â It\'s done. Â Thank goodness. Â It is done. Â Rrrraaaaarrrr, I did it! Â Yay!! Â #yougogirlWell ok, it\'s not perfec...
28-11-2018 19:24
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Hall Bathroom. Revisited. Dilemmas.
Well.  Ok.  So the tiling.  All right.The tiling of that hall bathroom tub surround in case you\'ve just joined me here.  The tiling was next. It...
14-11-2018 19:25
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Hall Bathroom. Revisited. Dem-O-Lition.
Woo hoo! Â Breaking things!So back when, on that hall bathroom wall, ya know I did that whole shebang with stained wood lath. Â And it rocks. Â I love...
01-11-2018 19:23
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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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