I love bargaining for stuff. It makes me feel like a Pawn Star. We loaded everything up along with a few other treasures and brought them all home. J got to work hanging the ladder over our patio table so we could have some lantern action of our own this summer! I’m so happy wit...
direction? What’s this neighborhood going to look like in five years or 10 years?” he says. “Room layout is a big one for me. Is the flow appropriate? Do I have to knock down walls or redo a bathroom? Do I need to move the kitchen or the bathroom? That’s a lot of money....
It has just sat and sat in my storage room for the last year and finally, I decided I would just sell it at our yard sale and get it out of the house. Then of course, I decided as I was pricing everything that I should really just keep it and give it a simple redo.I’ve in...
For a modern look, simply sand the dried surface of the paint to smooth the painted surface to remove any brush strokes. It will give you a factory like finish. To create the glossy finish, apply high gloss urethane or poly over it or apply wax and buff it with a soft cloth to produ...
If you have electrical or extension cords crossing your floor, deck, or patio (or anything similar that people could easily trip over), pull your tape’s loose end out, center it over the cord, and secure the tape to the floor on either side of the cord. Then unroll the tape over th...
make sure you find just the right home with a yard that fits your wants and needs. Down the road, you can plan to landscape it how you want, plant grass or a garden or build a patio if it’s allowed. But you’ll (most likely) never be able to move your neighbor farther away. ...
I’m going to be in the area close enough to where our patio is. And we like to sit out there and, you know, have dinners in the summer. I don’t want to have any of the off gassing from the from the boiler impacting us because it’s is also the water heater. We...
We all know plastic patio furniture is pretty low maintenance, but it is weak compared to solid wood and gets more and more brittle every year until it eventually dies a crumbly death.Quality made outdoor wood furniture can last decades if it is maintained just a little each year and ...
What I did do at the last “small” house what added a very nice deck and patio with top-of-the line hot tub, to increase the living space for not a ton of money. A full-on addition we priced at $350k, while redoing the exterior was 50k. Anyway, like everything with money it...
Transform your outdoor cooking space with a unique and functional patio grill set holder. Crafted by the creative duo behindLet's DIY It All – With Kritsyn Merkley, this DIY project is perfect for summer grilling seasons. Using simple materials like wood, paint, and knobs, they've designed...