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Painted Wood Floors Will Liven Up Your Home: How To DIY

Painting hardwood floors can really liven up a room. I'm giving you my best tips for how to prep the floors, apply the wood floor paint, and other DIY tips to make sure the job goes well!

How To Build Built-In DIY Bookshelves For Your Home Is Easier Than Ever

Building built-in DIY bookshelves at home is made easier than ever with stock materials that you can purchase at your local home improvement center. If you're a little more adventurous and have the carpentry skills to back it up, you could build them from scratch. This easy to follow video shows you step-by-step how to DIY.

How To Create Window Seat Storage For Comfort and Utility

How many times have you seen a window seat with a soft cushion and some pillows and thought it would be cool to have one of those in your own house. Now imagine having custom storage and built-in bookshelves surrounding that very same window!

What You Need To Know Before Having Custom Closets Installed In Your Home: DIY vs. Professional Installation

Custom closets are one of the smartest improvements a homeowner can do for themselves and their home. There are many questions that you need to think about before you go through with installing custom closets in your home and I've got some answers for you.

9 Easy Christmas Storage Solutions That Work!

Here are a few simple Christmas storage solutions to give you more time to enjoy family and friends. Get organized and stay that way.

FlatWire Gives DIYer’s A Novel Solution To Hide Sconce Wiring

FlatWire is just that... flat wire (similar to Ghost Wire). It lets you hang light sconces without seeing the ugly wiring. Is it worth the cost? Find out!

Vintage Christmas Tree Ornaments For Fun and Nostalgia

Vintage Christmas ornaments are highly collectible and harder to come by as time moves on. Keep your eyes peeled at yard sales and search online. Here are some links where to find some of them and reminders of Christmas ornaments from half a century ago and a few others thrown in just for fun.

Everybody Needs A Li’l Water Putty In Their Life

If you've got a little bit of exterior wood rot to repair and it makes economic sense to fill the hole rather than replace the whole piece, I know of a product that fits the bill. It's a good value and nice to have on-hand when something comes up needing a little miracle, especially when you're about to paint.

How To Repair A Wood Door That Sticks

I have a solid oak door that wasn't opening or closing properly. It was rubbing the bottom threshold just a little too heavy so it needed to be dealt with. Time to get the plane out and make things right.

How To Refinish Your Bathroom Vanity Cabinets For A Fresh New Look

Painting bathroom cabinets isn't nearly as difficult as you think. Here are the steps we took when refinishing bathroom cabinets in our home, start to finish.

Wet Paint Brush Storage Ideas: DIY Roller & Paint Brush Covers For Frugal Painters

Save yourself some time and energy during your next DIY painting project by wrapping your paintbrushes and rollers in plastic wrap while you're waiting for the paint to dry or if your painting day is over and you want to continue another day and time. It's so simple and cheap...but it truly works. Hey...aluminum foil works, too.

How To Build A Custom Frame For A Bathroom Mirror

Learn how to make and install a bathroom mirror frame yourself. This is a fairly easy DIY project that makes a mirror go from "boring" to "cool!" in no time. All materials and instructions are provided to complete the job. Customize it any way you like to make it unique.

The Makings Of A Mudroom

If you have a mudroom in your house then you know how useful they are. They give you a place to hang your coat and hat and take off your shoes at the end of your day. You'll also know exactly where to look for those same items when you begin your day.

Ideas For Hidden Bookcase Doors For Use In Home Libraries (and throughout the home)

Attention Avid Readers! Loads of links and photos and a little DIY content showing various types of hidden bookcase doors for that home library that you've always dreamed about. There are more applications than you might have thought of for these types of doors.

Spruce Up Your Walk-In Closet With A Wood Closet Organizer Instead Of Wire Shelving

Closet organizing systems constructed of wood are a positive option to wire shelving. No...I do not like wire shelving. Yes...I'm a fan of closet organizers made of wood. Buy it or build it. Either way I've got it covered.

How To Choose An Interior Paint Finish

Choosing the correct paint finish for your interior paint project is a breeze when your armed with the proper knowledge of each type and where best to use it.

Try Your Hand At Rag Rolling Painting

Rag rolling painting can be a fun and adventurous project that will give your room a dramatic effect. Materials and instructions are included in this article for DIY'ers.

The Lobby of The Willcox Sets The Mood

Curly pine wood paneling, twin fireplaces made of fieldstone, hand-hewn solid oak timber joists. Those are just a few of the extraordinary building materials in use in The Willcox lobby. Old world craftsmanship and attention to detail are two outstanding characteristics of this historic building.

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