Tag: diy renovation
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5 Mistakes Every Renovator Needs To Avoid
Renovating, on paper, seems like a simple task. You buy a house, make it pretty, sell it on (or keep it). In reality? The process is a whole lot more complicated. The following steps are big factors in determining how well your renovation goes (and how sane you stay in the process). For an easier…
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10 Tips for Renovating With a Family
1. Talk If they’re old enough to understand, talk them through everything. Explain that life at home will be a bit different for a short while, but to think of it as an adventure. 2. Keep a Journal If your child/ren are old enough to stick, glue, doodle or write, encourage them to keep a…
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How To Give Your Walls An Aged Plaster Effect
Smooth, untextured walls be gone! Old houses call for traditional building methods, one of which is lime plastered walls. That bumpy, crumbly effect instantly offsets texture and very little more is needed to make the wall stand out with va va voom. There were a few walls in the house, however, where we either could…
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How To Make A New Floor Look Old
Renovating an old house is almost certainly going to raise some issues. One of the biggest ones we discovered in our house was rotten floorboards. Glorious, rustic, textured wood boards, rotten to the core. I could have cried. In fact, I think I did cry. Some could be salvaged and reclaimed, but a lot had…
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5 Minimal-Effort Ways to Refresh Your Kitchen
It’s January; no one wants to put more effort in to something than is absolutely necessary, and that includes our homes. The catch is, everyone longs for a freshen up. For ourselves, it’s a haircut. For our cars, it’s a valet. For our homes? Well, that can get expensive. But it doesn’t have to. The…
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