Driveway Sealing makes a Driveway Not Ugly!
Driveway Sealing is like coating your driveway with beauty. Yes, it can get messy, and if you’re a perfectionist DIY’r it will be frustrating, but the before and after pics …
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The 5 Best Ice Rink Liners we found on Amazon, and Why!
After 10 years of building backyard ice rinks, I have been through a lot of backyard ice rink liners. There are really 2 types. Vinyl sheet, which is a thick …
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Simple Plug in Outdoor Lighting Solution – Turning this old Lamp Shade into a beautiful DIY Outdoor Chandelier
Making your own plug in outdoor lighting is pretty easy. Check out this outdoor DIY Chandelier made out of an old lamp shade is pretty simple, and why not. It …
Can you Spray Paint Fabric Lamp Shades? You sure can, and the results are amazing!
Spray paint for fabrics is so popular now Its no surprise that spray painting fabric, and everything else has become so popular. From hydro dipping shoes and clothing, to refreshing …
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I Made a Wireless Cellphone Charger for my Truck
For a few bucks on amazon, some tape and cutters you too can add wireless charging to your sweet ride!! I bought this headphone stand/charger combo off Amazon for my …
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How To Make Your Driveway Un-crappy!
Our Cost-Effective driveway Resurfacing Project This poor 70’s side-split is loaded with potential, but, man did we ever need to fix up the old driveway with some cost-effective driveway resurfacing. …
How to Spruce up the Inside of a Boring Front Door
How to make your front door look nice? Our front door looks great from the outside, save for a few dents from stray road hockey pucks, but the inside of …
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Mosquito Repellent DIY – You’re 30 Minutes From Bug Free Freedom
Check out this quick and dirty mosquito repellant hack. It’s like a Thermacell, but basically free, and involves fire woohoo!!!
Rusty and Broken Old Exterior Light Fixture vs. Spray Paint and a Screwdriver. The results are amazing.
We have been looking for a replacement exterior light fixture for our patio. The lamp we currently have has not worked in years and is pretty rusty. This particular light …
Pressure Washing The Old Dingy Fence Is Sooo Satisfying!
Nothing is quite as satisfying as blasting years of crap off of stuff with the power washer. Check out what I did to the fence!!
Kick Some Color Back Into Your Patio with Paint for Umbrellas. Follow this Super Simple DIY
Kick Some Color Back Into Your Patio Umbrella With Rustoleum Spray Paint WOW!
4 Super Simple uses for those Old Wood Pallets
1) Make a basic pallet fence Wood pallets already kinda look like a fence, and they are already made. Boom – They are fences!! 2) Use pallets to hide stuff, …
Turn a Broken Picture Frame and a Couple of Dollar Store Hooks into this Beautiful Wall Mounted Coat Rack.
Here is a quick and easy Wall Mounted Coat Rack I made for my girls to hang their robes on. I used a piece of scrap wood, an old gold …
Thrifty Holiday DIY Planters That Look Like a Million Bucks!
Holiday DIY Planters These Christmas or Fall planters sell for $30-$50 anywhere around here, so it’s time for Holiday DIY Planters. They are beautiful, but certainly not worth the money …
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DIY Coat Rack for Under $5 Bucks!
$5 DIY Coat Rack This DIY coat rack project is so easy and looks so great when it’s done. It’s also easy to customize and put your own spin on. …
Outdoor Skating Rink You Can Build Yourself in a Few Hours with Simple Materials
Ice Rink DIY projects I’ve been building an Outdoor Skating Rink in the backyard for about 5 years now! I love watching the kids get out and skate, or play …
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How to Fix a Hole in a Door for under $8 Bucks
How-To: Fix a hole in a hollow core door How to fix a hole in a door?? How many times has this happened to you? With 4 kids running around, …
8 Free Printable Gift Tags for Christmas!
Printable Gift Labels Hello Friends, It’s that time of year, the Christmas season is upon us! To add some festive embellishments to your wrapping adventures, I’ve created 8 Free printable …
Can Dixie Belle Paint Make Our Wonderful Old Farmhouse Chair Beautiful Again? Find out in this Chalk Paint DIY.
Vintage Farmhouse Chair refinished with Dixie Belle Chalk Mineral Paint
Privacy Screen for the Patio! A Simple DIY project to cover up an ugly gas meter :(
Simple Privacy Screen for the Patio DIY finished in Slate
Wood Carving a Custom Soundbar from an Old Log. Gorgeous Rustic Technology!
Wood carving a custom Sonos audio quality soundbar sounds like a fun project. We have had many crappy sound systems over the years for our TV’s and computers and when …
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Refinished Dining Room Buffet With Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Pure White, and it’s Beautiful!!
This dark expresso buffet needed some brightening up with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Pure White.
Annie Sloan Graphite Chalk Paint Vs. Our Beat-up Old Console Table. Will it Ever be Beautiful again?
This console table was old and outdated. It needed a kick in the butt with Annie Sloan’s Graphite Chalk Paint. Check it out…
Decorating with Shabby Chic Style – Lovely Antique Desk Tastefully Refinished in beautiful old white
This old teachers desk was already beautiful, but not “Little Girl Pretty”, so we fixed that, with Annie Sloan Old White, and a surprise Antoinette chalk paint inside.
This Old Cork Board Needed a Splash of Life with Annie Sloan’s Pure White Chalk Paint. Easy DIY Project
Can you paint a cork board with chalk paint? (Updated 2021/05/19) – I realize I have a lot of visitors who are looking for solutions to painting their cork …