everything you need to build one of our go-to shaker peg shelves
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After seeing English-style airers on Pinterest, I knew we needed one for our laundry room. Here’s how we built our’s…
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we painted our laundry room floors! and 4 years ago we painted the Dexter House floors. here’s how to paint ANY wood floor!
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everything you need to know to DIY a panel-front dishwasher (plus what our’s cost!)
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How-to cut, sand, finish, and install butcher block countertops + how we picked walnut for the Farmhouse kitchen
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We’ve been loving our garden patio for a couple of months now, and thought it was time to share a DIY. Building a patio and laying pavers is definitely a do-it-yourself kind of project. It’s more labor than skill and relatively affordable. This project is all about the prep, so don’t skimp on that. And you’ll probably need to brush off the old TI-85 (aka calculator) to determine how much gravel and sand you’ll need. But if you have a long-weekend on your hands and a friend or two, this is a project for you!
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Try these 3 keys…most likely one will work!
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We recently added a new cabinet to an old cabinet box at the Dexter House (during our kitchen refresh) and I was surprised just how easy it was. After receiving lots of questions about the process, we decided to put together a DIY. Read on for this easy tutorial plus a video.
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a simple DIY tutorial on how to install shaker pegs (or wood dowels) like we’ve done on kitchen shelves and atop wainscot molding
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One of the major projects we wanted to tackle at the Dexter House kitchen earlier this month was replacing the faucet. It’s funny to call a project that takes an hour major, but a new faucet can certainly feel major. It’s the most frequently used item in the most frequently used room in a home and a good one will change your life. Or at least the dishes 😉
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