How to Refresh Wrought Iron Furniture
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How to Refresh Wrought Iron Furniture

Let's talk about refreshing wrought iron furniture. If you keep it outside, it will inevitably end up looking really dirty and gross even though it's probably still in really good shape. We refreshed two sets of my mom's wrought iron furniture: one set she has had for over 30 years and the other set came with the house when she bought it in 2020. Let me take you along for the process!

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A Quick & Inexpensive Way to Upgrade Your Sconces
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A Quick & Inexpensive Way to Upgrade Your Sconces

We had builder grade sconces that came with our house and I really didn't like them. I decided to go to Lowe's to look for upgrade options. I found that they have these sconces you can buy on their own without having to replace the entire light fixture. Let me show you what I did.

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Building Mobile Workbenches
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Building Mobile Workbenches

My parents very graciously offered the unused part of their garage for storage of all of my tools. Considering my previous storage space consisted of the closet under my stairs, this was a huge upgrade. There was even room for a few workbenches, so I pulled out all of the rusty nails from some scrap wood I had, grabbed some hand-me-down cabinets and started assembling my custom workbenches!

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The Ever Evolving Desk
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The Ever Evolving Desk

In 2016, I took on one of my very first DIY projects. I turned my grandfather's old work desk into something completely new. I had a family friend who is a woodworking pro help me carefully take the desk apart, strip it and then paint it. I ended up with two end tables and a kitchen table. The desk stayed that way until 2020 when we moved into the house we live in now. Since then, I have transformed it a few more times. Let me show you the transformations this one desk has gone through!

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How to Make a Channel Headboard
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How to Make a Channel Headboard

I recently turned our third floor into the nursery, but when we first moved into the house it was our guest room. We had a bed frame, but no headboard. I wanted to make the room look a little more put together without buying a whole new bed frame so I decided to make a channel headboard.

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Kreg Pin Hole Jig Tutorial
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Kreg Pin Hole Jig Tutorial

Let's talk about how to use a pinhole jig to create custom shelving pretty much anywhere you want. The jig I'm using is from Kreg and honestly they make some of the best jigs out there!

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Turning Our Storage Closet Under the Stairs Into A Play Closet
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Turning Our Storage Closet Under the Stairs Into A Play Closet

If you have been here a while, you'll know that we added a closet under the stairs in our house a few years ago. For some reason the builder didn't and it was a total waste of space. It has been my tool closet since we built it and has worked well. However, I don't need it as my tool closet anymore because I have workbenches now. It has unfortunately become a dumping ground. I haven't even able to go into because it's so full of random stuff! It's time to clean it out and make it a much more functional space in time for baby to get here.

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Tips for Decluttering Toys
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Tips for Decluttering Toys

A few posts back I talked about how I organized the entertainment center. I did a lot of decluttering in the process and I promised I would go over how I declutter toys in our neurodivergent home. These tips might not work for everyone, but they work really well for our family. Let's get started!

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Painted Wood Stools
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Painted Wood Stools

If you have kids, you know it’s necessary to have a stool in your bathroom. However, most of the time adding a bulky stool can totally throw off the aesthetic of your space. Let me show how I customized stools to add to our bathrooms.

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Baby Boy Nursery Reveal
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Baby Boy Nursery Reveal

Our third floor which has served as our guest room, our playroom, and basically a catch-all is now being turned into the nursery. I needed to find the right space for everything and it was therefore kind of a multi-step process, but I'm so happy with how it turned out. Let me walk you through the process of transforming this into the nursery space!

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Kreg Cutting Guide Tool Tutorial
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Kreg Cutting Guide Tool Tutorial

Last month, I went over the basics of how to use a circular saw. In that post, I promised I would show you how to use a cutting guide so you can get the perfect cuts every time. We will go over how to use two different Kreg cutting guides. Lets get started!

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