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Stuck curtains? There’s an easy fix for that!

We bought our new house without any window dressings. Just: walls and windows. I knew I wanted drapes, so I sought out to make almost all the curtains in our entire house. I hand selected everything from the rods to the fabric to the sewing thread. I had an unexpected issue with our telescoping rods, […]

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How to Install a Kasa 3-Way Smart Switch (The instructions are WRONG!)

My kitchen (the one you might remember from when I converted a cabinet into a pull out trash can / recycle bin receptacle) has recessed can lighting that can be operated by 2 rocker switches, each at opposite ends of the kitchen. I wanted to be able to control these lights remotely, so in come […]

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Installing a Swivel Trash Can Under my Bathroom Sink

If you saw my last blog post where I converted a cabinet into a receptacle for my kitchen trash and recycle bins (wow, why do I already have two posts on trash cans?), you’d know I think freestanding trash cans are a waste of space. That took care of the kitchen — it was then […]

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DIY Slat Wall Part 2: Process and Cost

I wanted a wall storage solution for my crafts. A slat wall seemed perfect as it is pretty, useful, and customizable. Part 2!

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Make Your Own Slatwall Part 1: LARGEST Project to Date!

I wanted a wall storage solution for my crafts. A slat wall seemed perfect as it is pretty, useful, and customizable.

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Installing Pull-Out Trash Cans Way Beyond the Estimated Assembly Time

Having two freestanding receptacles got to be SO ANNOYING. Enter: The Cabinet-to-Pull-Out-Trash-Cans conversion.

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How to Make Curtains

This post has what I learned outside of everything else that exists on this topic including tips on how I would have made life easier for myself if I had to do this again and a cost analysis.