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A Kitchen Mini-Renovation: The Final Reveal
Over the last several months, I’ve been working on a kitchen mini-renovation of our small, outdated and cluttered kitchen. Good-bye orange flooring, hello more storage space. As shared here, we plan to do a full renovation in the next few years, but until that time, we wanted to make some simple changes that would improve…
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Kitchen Updates: A luxurious DIY appliance garage
Are your kitchen counters free and clear from clutter? Or do you have appliances everywhere? I hate all the clutter on our kitchen counters, and my dream is to add a DIY appliance garage. Picture it: Water kettle, coffee machines, coffee grinder, stand mixer, sparkling water maker, air fryer, toaster, blender. All hidden away but…
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Keeping Things Spicy: DIY Spice Rack in the Kitchen
Do you have too many spices for the space you have? Is there dead space in your kitchen that you are not sure what to do with? Well, a DIY spice rack could be just the answer. It certainly was for us with our kitchen mini-renovation. I wanted to make maximum use of dead space…
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Yes, More Purple: DIY Recessed Paneling in the Bedroom
Anyone who spends any time on Instagram these days will come across hundreds of posts about paneling. I am not sure what is driving the craze and I hate to be a cliche, but I want to share the results of my latest project. You guessed it: a feature wall of DIY recessed paneling in…
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The Power of Purple: Rug Restoration to the Rescue
Today’s project: Rug restoration. In typical DIY fashion, I always have several projects going on at once. Today, I’m taking a break from the mini-renovation of the kitchen to share another project I’ve been working on, a rug restoration, this time in our bedroom. I’ve shared a few glimpses on Instagram of the purple feature…
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The Magic of Painting Kitchen Cabinets to Refresh a Space
The kitchen mini renovation is well under way, working on a budget and addressing those items that can make a difference before a full renovation in a few years. Today, I am painting kitchen cabinets to refresh an old and dated space. Last week, I shared how we added shelves to the dead space above…
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Kitchen Updates: Building More Storage in the Dead Space
Today, as shared in my last post, we are not yet ready to take on a big kitchen renovation. But living with some of the more difficult aspects of our kitchen for two+ years feels a bit difficult. (I’m looking at you, tiny dorm fridge!) Some smaller kitchen updates could help, including building more storage…
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Kitchen Renovation: My Dream Kitchen … In My Dreams
I dream of having an amazing kitchen, but to achieve it, I need to undertake a kitchen renovation. I love to cook and bake, especially really intricate and involved recipes. In my dream kitchen, I would have everything in its perfect place … and it would always be clean and tidy. In my dreams! The…
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