If you want the crown for the most boring and ugly kitchen on the planet, I am gladly handing it over to you. I wore it for quite a while, but alas I finally moved on when I got the grit and the gumption to makeover my kitchen on a low budget. Even if you’re […]

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Having ugly, old and dingy trim around your doors does nothing for the look of a room.  Like…Nothing. My living room plan is coming together, but I was completely dissatisfied with it even though I had new furniture and nice décor. Take a look at this. (it’s difficult to take photos in the corner…sorry about […]

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If you’re doing any type of painting you know it’s not the most glamorous of tasks, but boy does it make a difference in how a room looks and feels.  Did you know painting a ceiling can take that painted room to the next level? Yep. And I recommend you paint every room in your […]

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There is hope for your fluorescent light fixture and light box—I’m living proof you can rid yourself of it and it’s not as painful as you think. After waiting what seems like an eternity, I finally gave my kitchen’s ugly 1980’s fluorescent light a makeover. Why fluorescent light boxes were ever a thing I’ll never […]

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You remember the kitchen I was making over way back when? I still have some projects I haven’t shared, one being this simple painted vent hood—a makeshift temporary fix until I decide to tackle making a real wood one. This budget friendly project cost me less than $50—including the actual hood. Why I painted my […]

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So you’re on the quest for a lush green lawn? Join the club.  Green grass is like a passage of rites in the neighborhood.  And I found a shortcut to get it. Now I’ll tell you upfront, you will have to work for it, but it’s a fast track to grow grass from seed in […]

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The vanilla kitchen got new shoes. I (well, a friend) installed wood-look luxury vinyl tile planks right over the 1980s beige ceramic floors and umm. LOOOOK!!! I can’t even wait until the end to show you the pictures. You’ve just got to see it to believe what a CA-RAY-ZEE difference it made in updating this […]

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All the beautiful kitchens on Pinterest sport high-end brand name appliances. It’s a fact of life. But those said appliances cost high-end dollars that I simply don’t have. I’m making over my 1980’s vanilla kitchen on a strict budget and said kitchen has some appliances that are well, let’s say they came with the house. […]

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If you’ve scoured the internet for the best paint for your laminate kitchen cabinets…I’ve got a lot of answers for you. I will not call this a tutorial on painting your kitchen cabinets because well, I have zero photo proof of painting the cabinet doors. I will say giving this 80s kitchen a good coat […]

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