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Hallways, Kitchen, wiring

Diagramming and Wiring Three-Way Switches

Kitchen•Renovations
When we decided to close in the big opening in our kitchen to make room for more cabinets, I knew we were going to have to do something about the lighting in the hallway. There’s a pretty easy (in theory) solution – just add more lights! But, like most DIY-projects, that’s easier said than done.
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Framing A Wall Over Ceramic Tile

Kitchen•Renovations
After living in our house for almost three years, we finally started the kitchen renovation we’ve been dreaming about since we moved in. Maybe it isn’t our dream layout, but it’s still going to be WAY better than what we have. Step one was to frame a wall over ceramic tile. If we only knew
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Affordable IKEA Kitchen Mood Board

Inspiration•Renovations
I can’t believe that we’re actually at the point of starting this kitchen renovation. The goal is to construct the wall I talked about in the last post about the kitchen layout this weekend and start towards getting an affordable IKEA kitchen! Every minute that we have lived in this house, I have wanted to
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Planning Around A Load Bearing Wall

Kitchen•Renovations
Sometimes the things that we want to renovate in our homes bother us for purely cosmetic reasons. Sometimes, your kitchen is falling apart. I haven’t really shown my kitchen because…well, I hate it. I love how big it is. I love how it nourishes my family. But I HATE how messed up so many things
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How To Remove Carpet From A Concrete Slab and Install Hardwoods

Flooring•Renovations
Today’s post is a story about a project just grew and grew and grew (much like my love for chocolate) until I threw the original timeline out completely and gave myself over to the renovation gods. removing carpet from a concrete slab sounds easy, but there’s a little more work involved that if you have
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Hello there, I’m Catherine! And just like you, I love sinking my teeth into a new home project, dream about knocking down all.the.walls. and spending WAY too much time looking at homes I can’t afford on Pinterest. I’ve always loved interior decorating, DIY, and renovations, and enjoy long walks down the aisles of the home improvement store. In other words, you’re in good company around here. I consider it my mission to help other homeowners DIY without fear - you can achieve anything you set your mind to!