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How To Remove Veneer (Buffet Transformation!)

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Ooo Ooo OOO! I've been so excited to share this one for a long time! This buffet's awesomeness is twofold. a) we refinished it ourselves. b) it was free That's right.  FREE. I'll tell you the story in a moment, but I just can't resist the affects of a before and after shot. So here they are kids! We went to pick up this run-down little vanity that we had found on craigslist. And as the man ... [ Read More ]

Wait

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One thing I've definitely learned through blogging our story, is that we're not alone in this dark and shameful struggle with fertility. The following poem was sent to me by a new friend who knows what I'm going through to the fullest extent. To be honest, I only make it about halfway through this poem each time, before I either start crying, or want to throw the computer through the window... you ... [ Read More ]

Gloria’s Backsplash

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Gloria and her husband have a lot in common with us... they got married just a couple weeks after we did (back in January of '09), and bought their house within days of us (back in September '09)!! And now... they have a painted backsplash!When we got to Gloria's house, she had seen Tim and Carrie's backsplash here on the blog, and she knew she wanted something different and unique like theirs. ... [ Read More ]

Mary’s Backsplash

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Our new friend Mary (a fellow Chicago Bear's fan) ushered our vehicle right into her garage when we arrived in the midst of a torrential downpour. Her kitchen is a bright sunny yellow (I love yellow), and has a great floor plan. But the area over the sink was leaving something to be desired. Mary, bless her heart, made a valiant effort to make it less weird, but confided, 'I just want a window ... [ Read More ]

Pam’s Backsplash

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I tend to NOT post new blogs on the weekends, but since we painted 3 (that's right, 3) backsplashes yesterday, I thought I'd give you a little bonus Sunday post!Pam has a huge kitchen, but it just needed a little something.Dear husbands: if you're skeptical of having a painted backsplash... just know that if your wife loves her kitchen, she's more likely to cook more delicious meals, more ... [ Read More ]

Free to a good home:

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-not house trained-does not play well with others -doesn't know any tricks-extremely hyper-brings dead animals to you-chews on valuables-doesn't fetch ... [ Read More ]

Kinda wanna keep it

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Remember the little teaser we threw out for on of our upcoming projects?? Well the time is now. I found this end table whilst thrift shopping with my mom. (In fact, it was the same day she bought this little laundry hamper). And when I saw it... I knew immediately how I wanted to paint it. This was a super easy furniture update, but I think it makes a dramatic difference. Instead of sitting ... [ Read More ]

Eldest of 7

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In honor of my oldest brother's 30th Birthday (HAHA IN YOUR FACE SUCKA!), I would like to share some memories of the good ol' days. If you don't know my family personally, you may not see the hilarity in these photos that the rest of us do... but at least you'll get your fill of 80's clothing eye candy and extremely outdated wallpaper.I give you, the famous Chicago architect, Nathan:We were BFF's ... [ Read More ]

Corn Hole

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A few weeks ago, while working a Saturday, I phoned the hubs to see if he could whip up a bean-bag toss game for our BBQ that we were hosting that night.... thinking. 'all you need to do is cut a couple boards into the same sized rectangle, and put a hole in them.' Honestly, I didn't want it to be fancy or anything. I just love bean bags ok? And yard games in general.And this is what I came home ... [ Read More ]

Tim and Carrie’s Backsplash

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Well, it's Monday... but the good new is, we have a new backsplash to share!! And this one was certainly not a chore. (even without the free pizza and beer!!). It was for my little bro and his wife, in their brand new kitchen... in their brand new house!! They've been homeowners for 3 days now, and have been busily unpacking and arranging things throughout their homestead. Though their 107 year ... [ Read More ]

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