We’ve refinished hardwood floors in 5 of the 6 homes we’ve owned. That doesn’t make us professional floor refinishers, but as homeowners and DIYers, we’ve developed expertise for what to expect, what pitfalls to look out for, and how much refinishing your hardwood floors might cost....
So that's who I am and what this blog is all about! Self reliance, do it yourself, refinishing old furniture, re-purposing old pieces or building it from scratch instead of buying new and saving money every step of the way!
Just about anyone who has older hardwood floors in their home or has discovered they have them under their carpet has thought about refinishing them. It is true you could hire someone to do this task, but if you have ever gotten it priced out you were probably surprised by the cost. ...
With this and a little hardwood floor refinishing my guest room is going to be getting a major makeover. Thanks so much for all the great tips. Reply Beth says: June 3, 2021 at 8:54 am Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for the step by step directions. They were very easy to ...
Annie said:“I found a floor model curtain on clearance. I cut it in half, making two curtains from the one, then stitched it up. Now I have expensive looking lined curtains for a fraction of the cost. I paid about $12.00 total!” ...
much like the ones that we used in the powder room. The only problem was that I couldn’t find a lot of tiles that were able to bear heavy weight on the floor and that didn’t cost $6 or more per square foot. With almost 300 sq ft of floor to cover I was on the hunt to fi...
The act of home improvement, renovation, or remodeling is basically the same as a home renovation but refers to the process of making additions or refinishing to a home. Home improvement may include projects that upgrade the house interiors, exterior or any other significant improvements on the ...
Spending money on improvements that stand the test of time factored into most homeowners’ decisions to embark on projects such as refinishing wood floors or putting on a new roof, where the use of durable materials helped to ensure the project lasts. Popular upgrades such as kitchen and bathroo...
We’ve refinished hardwood floors in 5 of the 6 homes we’ve owned. That doesn’t make us professional floor refinishers, but as homeowners and DIYers, we’ve developed expertise for what to expect, what pitfalls to look out for, and how much refinishing your hardwood floors might cost....
Grandma's House DIY is all about furniture refinishing, before and afters, renovating, recycling, wood working, interior design, do it yourself and wood working