Posted by Sandra on May 18, 2012 in Uncategorized | 91 comments

Who wants a: $100 AmEx Gift Card from Pennington Seed?

We’ve been enjoying our new grassy yard. So we’re really excited that Pennington Seed is going to give one lucky reader a $100 American Express Gift Card to use on “Sprucing Up Your Yard”. Who knows, soon you might be feeling the tickle of a new, lush, green lawn on your tootsies. My “dogs” love the feel of a lush lawn…so does Brody! Interested in being the “Lucky Reader”? Here’s what you do: -Leave me a comment on...

Posted by Sandra on May 16, 2012 | 10 comments

Wood Plank Ceiling

I wanted to create wood plank ceiling in this small hallway. I thought I’d save some money and use ‘faux” Wood Planks. I also had to get rid of that nasty light. Now that those have been labeled “boob lights”, I can’t look at them and NOT see it. Yeah, much better! It’s just 1/8″ hardboard. $8 for a 4′x8′ sheet. I...

Posted by Sandra on May 14, 2012 | 1 comment

How to Cut Drywall

I made a little DIY Bootcamp Video to show you how to cut drywall…in case you didn’t know. Voila!

Posted by Sandra on May 11, 2012 | 22 comments

Tearing it up (The Video)

I think I’m about half way done with this project. I was taping and mudding and decided to just retexture ALL the walls. I was originally thinking I’d hide the REALLY HEAVY texture by applying wainscoting in choice spots. I’ll probably still do that but I want the house to look good now, not just …whenever I get to the wainscoting. It’s not going to help the house be...

Posted by Sandra on May 9, 2012 | 10 comments

Powder Room Inspiration

Looking for inspiration is what I find myself doing in between coats of joint compound. (It was either browse Pinterest or take a hairdryer to it!) I thought I’d share some of my Powder Room Inspiration pics with you. Skona Hem Sarah Richardson HGTV Lake Jane COCOCOZY These spaces are bigger than what I’m working with for my Powder Room but I can work around that. I’m...

Posted by Sandra on May 7, 2012 | 12 comments

Mud on my Face

I must be the messiest mudder there is. I’m covered in the stuff! I am making progress though. I usually leave big “Mudding” jobs to the professionals and I may hire someone in for the last coat. Right now I’m just doing the messy prep work: taping, filling screw dimples, leveling the new drywall out with the old stuff that is CAKED with texture. It’s a lot of work...

Posted by Sandra on May 3, 2012 | 9 comments

Plant it Where the Sun Don...

Remember…way back when…I shared with you my Weed Lawn? I wanted to Round Up the whole thing and start fres. But WE decided that we should try to preserve what meager grass was there, fighting for survival! So we used a weed killer. The kind that doesn’t kill the grass. Which, if you use that kind of weed killer, you have to wait a VERY long time to seed. (Like 4 to 6...

Posted by Sandra on May 1, 2012 | 10 comments

Still just getting worse (...

As usual, this project is dragging on and on. I keep finding more things to add. I have two completely different ideas for my “coat closet” and I have to make a decision before I can wire it and I have to wire it before I can drywall it… So I stopped drywalling for the time being! I moved on to tearing out my patchwork of floor boards so I can patch it up. I don’t...

Posted by Sandra on Apr 26, 2012 | 18 comments

I’ve been “Fra...

I’m making progress in the Powder Room. Just when I started to feel comfortable with the Open Bathroom Policy! First I tore out the closet. Then I tore out the tub. Then I took out the extra door. Framed that in and tore all the drywall off another wall. It absolutely ALWAYS gets worse before it gets better! Then I tore out that wall and reframed it for a pocket...

Posted by Sandra on Apr 25, 2012 | 13 comments

Workshop Fav: Dust collec...

Up until recently, I’ve just been using a regular old Shop Vac for dust collection and I used to constantly have to replace my filter because it would bet so clogged with fine dust that the vac would lose suction. Last year, I added a Cyclone to my shop vac and it made a world of difference. I didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a big dust collection system so I did some research and...

Posted by Sandra on Apr 24, 2012 | 4 comments

More Jack and Jill Bathroo...

Just for fun, here are some more plans that I think are really interesting and different from anything I had thought of. I’m sticking with the plan I shared yesterday but I think these are really great ideas! These were all drawn up by a very creative reader, LaTonya. Thanks girl! Working within set parameters is limiting. It would be incredible to just go wild and...

Posted by Sandra on Apr 23, 2012 | 11 comments

Not so Jack and Jill Bathr...

I got some really good plan submissions and wanted to share. I know a lot of you wanted to see all the options for ideas for your own home. I didn’t give enough measurements in my SketchUp designs of the current bathroom. When I tried to draw most of these up to scale for my space, they didn’t work but they are really good plans. This one is from Barb Steadman. This one allows both...

Posted by Sandra on Apr 20, 2012 | 12 comments

Mother’s Day Subway ...

I got to participate in the Plaid , Martha Stewart Mother’s Day campaign. They sent me all this good stuff…and I got to make a gift for my Momma! I decided I wanted to make Subway art all with all my mom’s grandkid’s names. The first thing I did was cut a large piece of primed canvas. I bought a huge roll from Hobby Lobby almost a year ago and hadn’t...

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