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Dawn’s Smaller Dresser {using vinyl as a stencil}

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A couple weeks ago, we posted about a dresser we refashioned for a client for her daughter’s room. It turned out so fun! Our client, Dawn, had another smaller dresser that she wanted to coordinate without looking like a ‘set’ and without being too matchy matchy. Here’s the before! When we went to sand things down to prep for priming, we noticed some severe damage and chipping of the wood ... [ Read More ]

Crown Molding Shelf Ledge above Wainscotting

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Good Afternoon! My name is Nick and I am a crown-aholic. Today I would like to talk to you about my obsessive crown molding disorder. It started with the ceiling (part 1), then the all consuming powers of the crown found it’s way into the shelving; I just can’t get enough crown. I find myself craving things like Burger King and Crown Royal. What is happening? What is next… the dining area, ... [ Read More ]

Living Room Crown Molding Reveal and Tutorial (Part 1)

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Tuesday greetings my fun-loving people! I’ve done ransacked the computer from Beth for two full days. Just kidding… but seriously your stuck with me for the next two days to talk about crown molding and shelving! Molding? Moulding? Who really knows how to spell it. Google says both are correct. Part of our vision of the living room was to have it crowned. So this last weekend was a busy one as we ... [ Read More ]

Painted Dresser for Little Girl’s Room!

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So we made friends with the lady (HI DAWN!) that bought our burnpile buffet… I mean, how could we not when we grew so emotionally attached to a hunk’o’wood? We considered asking for visitation rights, but decided that would be weird. We were delighted when she contacted us with a commissioned project for her daughter Allie’s room! She has two mismatched dressers that she’d like to coordinate ... [ Read More ]

Dry Erase Chalkboard Calendar… Fun, Funky, Functional and FABULOUS!

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I know many of you are new (ish) to our blog, and it’s easy for me to forget and assume that you remember every post and every project since the beginning of time Sawdust and Embryos. So in the interest of getting you up so speed on our kitchen calendar situation… let’s start from the beginning! The walls in our kitchen have no texture, so we thought it would be so fun to make a calendar out of ... [ Read More ]

How To Wire An Outlet

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Good Morning my peoples, Nick here with a ‘electrifying’ new tutorial (pun intended)! And don’t fret, Beth had me put the Frugal Dutchman away for this post. Way back when we were designing the arches we had decided that we wanted a couple outlets on the center column (one for the dining area, one for the living area).  So today I want to show you how I wired these outlets. This tutorial might ... [ Read More ]

How to CLEAN your Stencil (and an update on the Living Room stenciling!)

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As you well know, I’ve been stenciling the walls above the board and batten in the living room. It is turning out FLIPPING AMAZING, and the process is taking FLIPPING FOREVER. As you can see… I’m almost done with the first of 3 walls. I never dreamed it would take this long, but it’s turning out even more amazing than I envisioned, so that cancels it out in my head! I’m not sure how the ... [ Read More ]

The Beginning of the End Table {Using VINYL as a Stencil!}

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Is it not a beautiful sunshiney day out today? Well at least it is here in Iowa. Everything’s all drippy and melty outside, and making me yearn for spring something fierce. I got to go out and frolic in it sans-twins this morning for a mommy-date-type-gathering that was fabulous. ALSO… it’s my Mommy’s 60th Birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!! I’m overjoyed to introduce to you a new member to the ... [ Read More ]

How to paint a backsplash!

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I'm going to teach you how to PAINT your backsplash to look like actual tile! There are SO many possibilities... with pattern, color combination, etc. This is a great option of you're not ready to commit to the permanency of tile (or the cost, or messy installation). I decided to paint over our backsplash (that I painted the very first week we lived in this house). This is what it looked ... [ Read More ]

How to Upholster a Chair (Carving Foam)

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HEY guys!!  Nick here again! Don’t roll your eyes... I GOT this! I must say, some mornings I just wake up and want to share the joy... We just love you guys/gals and consider you all family (well some of you are actually family).  We would invite you all to come over for a big ol’ family dinner and games, but I’m pretty sure this quaint farmhouse wouldn’t contain the masses of this very special ... [ Read More ]

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