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9 Steps to Build a Wall In Your Basement
Do you have a large open concept basement or one BIG room? Do you wish your basement was walled off in to separate rooms, for peace, and volume control? You are in luck? I will show you how 9 Steps to Build a Wall In Your Basement. We divided half of our basement and created two bonus rooms (Playroom and Craft Room). 9 Steps to Build a Wall In Your Basement Step 1: Remove ceiling tiles and carpet. Step 2: Install 2 x 4 wood to flooring joists, so you can screw wall frame to the 2×4. We installed (5) 2×4. Step 3: Build wall frame up to the ceilings…
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6 Tips for a Home Office On a Budget
Do you Need a Home Office, but Don’t want to spend a lot of money? Here are my 6 Tips for a Home Office On a Budget. Choose Your Layout and Space Layout Your Decor Re-Use and Re-Purpose Kitchen Cabinets. Our neighbor, remodeled their kitchen and removed their old cabinets. They gave them to me for FREE. I painted them with my Paint Sprayer. FREE Buy Doors from a Re-Store. They are Great for an Office Counter. Install them to the wall with L-Brackets. I bought 3 Doors and placed them in a U shape Pattern along all 3 walls. Make DIY White Boards, Magnet Boards, or Peg Boards for…
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2 Tips for a Model Home Entrance
Has your entrance seen better days? Do you wish your front door had a better Wow Factor? After all it is the 1st Impression, guests see when they come to your home. Here are my 2 Tips for a Model Home Entrance. Paint Your Door Install Vinyl Laminate Flooring This post shows Before and After pictures of our Entrance Reveal. We also installed vinyl laminate (looks like wood) over tile flooring. Supplies: 1. Painter’s Tape 2. Sponge 3. Fine-grit sandpaper 4. High-density foam mini rollers and brushes 5. 1 quart adhesion primer 6. 1 quart satin or semigloss exterior paint Tip #1: Paint a Metal Door You can either remove the…
- BEST USE OF SPACE, BUDGET ROOM REVEAL, DIY PAINTING, DIY PROJECTS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, Home Tours, Our Fourth Home, SAVE $$, VINYL DECOR
Transform Your Garage Into a Master Suite
Do you need more room(s) in your home? But don’t want to Build or Pay a Contractor? A popular option is to convert your Garage into a Spare Room. You can Transform Your Garage Into a Master Suite with these Tips. Get a Permit from your Local City Codes, so you can get the added finished square footage reported on your tax records. You will want this extra square footage when you sale your home for Top Dollar. Decide where your walls and doors will go-hire someone to make a blueprint Dry Lock Your Cinder Blocks Frame Ventilation, walls, and doors Get Electrical and any Plumbing if you are doing…
- BEST USE OF SPACE, BUDGET ROOM REVEAL, DIY PROJECTS, HOME IMPROVEMENT, Home Tours, Our Third Home, SAVE $$, VINYL DECOR
2 Things Your Laundry Room is Missing
Every laundry room has a washer and dryer, some even have the coveted sink. But does yours have a Closet and a Folding counter? Laundry rooms are quickly becoming more popular on Pinterest. It is another space that used to get overlooked, but now has made center stage in the home. Laundry rooms are a necessity just like any other room. Therefore, it is important to make your laundry room as productive as possible. We know there will be many night, mornings, or weekends, when the laundry will be staring us in the face, waiting for us to wash, sort, fold, and put away. Incorporating a closet to hang your…
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8 Steps To Build Footers and Concrete Pad
Do you need an extra building on your land? Are you thinking about building a garage, shop, or rental property? Don’t want to spend A Lot of Money? The best way to build a detached garage and shop is to hire a garage company that builds metal garages and shops. Here are the 8 Steps to Build Footers and Concrete Pad for a Garage, Shop, or Rental Property. 8 Steps To Build Footers and Concrete Pad 1. Talk to your local city ordinance, to find out if you are allowed to build on your land. a. Make sure they check for cables, wires, poles, etc, before you start Digging. b.…
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5 Trendy DIY Decor for a Girl Bedroom
Do you need decor ideas for your daughter’s room? Are you struggling with finding personalized decor, that matches your daughter’s comforter or wall color? Do you wish you could make your daughter’s room have more personality than the package sets at the store? Here are 5 Trendy DIY Decor for a Girl Bedroom. Letter Frame Pink shelf with flower ribbon DIY Name Decor DIY Owl Cushion Gutter Bookshelves Making your own decor is easy. You just need a few supplies and instructions. Making your child’s bedroom, should be a fun, inviting haven for your child. Adding decor that fits their personality is also important and will mean more to you…
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5 DIY Nursery Decor Ideas
Are you expecting a new bundle of Joy? Are you still trying to decide how to Decorate the Nursery, but find it’s too Expensive? Here are 5 DIY Nursery Decor Ideas. Install a Crib Rail Create and Paint a Stencil Create No Sew Curtains Make a No Sew Fleece Blanket 12″x12″ Paper with Wood Letters Installing a “Crib Rail” I copied this idea from my sister. When she added the chair rail to her daughter’s nursery, it gave the room a wonderful focal point and depth. First, we measured the room and bought the necessary length of wood trim. Second, we used our paint sprayer to paint the wood trim.…
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4 Steps to Convert a Bedroom for One into a Bedroom for Two
Are you running out of bedrooms in your home? Do you have more than one kid per room? Trying to figure out how to incorporate each child’s personality into ONE Room? Here are 4 Steps to Convert a Bedroom for ONE into a Bedroom for TWO. 4 Steps to Convert a Bedroom for One into a Bedroom for Two Re-Paint Re-Purpose Re-Arrange Refine Find a paint color that will work for each child-repaint Make your own decor or reuse what you already have that compliments each child’s interest and has a common color scheme-re-purpose Find furniture that will save space-re-arrange Make sure they have complimentary comforters-refine Trust me! It is hard…
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6 Steps to Decorate a Nursery
Decorating bedrooms are So Much Fun. Especially, if you are Expecting your first Baby! Here are 6 Steps to Decorate a Nursery. Decide on a Theme, or a Color Scheme. Choose Your Furniture Buy Your Paint Color Select Your Fabrics, for bedding and curtains Pick Out Decor & Accessories Bring It All Together 6 Steps to Decorate a Nursery Step 1: We decided on An Owl Nursery, Go Figure! Step 2: Pick out Furniture. We chose a pine color. This was crib set was also used for our daughter, pine is a great look for either gender. Step 3: Pick Out Paint Color. Hint: You can use more than 1…