I’m back, as promised to share another bi-fold door project with you. Yesterday I showed you a shutter shelf I made with 1/2 of a bi-folding door. Today’s project is really simple once you locate some doors and cut them in half.
fireplace
How to make Christmas vinyl reusable
I made this very easy Christmas decoration last year. All of the stores have jumped on the vinyl bandwagon. You don’t have to own a vinyl cutter to get a nice vinyl sign. I painted a board white, and placed the vinyl on the board. Reusable year after year! I am so glad I did…
My Favorite Project
Hi, my name is gail. I DIY. I love to repurpose and renew/reuse old things. You can click on my photo gallery for a very quick tour of my blog. Each picture will click open to the original post for lots of tutorials. I am revisiting my favorite project and linking to Chic Click Carnival….
Brick Fireplace Makeover
My Brick Fireplace Makeover is DONE! after before This is the right side of the hearth before. . . After I enclosed the hearth with underlayment. A look at how I used the thin plywood to make a new facade over the brick. After which I added a 1×6. I always, a.l.w.a.y.s. hated the concrete…
Almost there…
Are you sick of seeing this before picture? Just think, this is what I’ve been looking at for 27 years! This is how I taped the trim to dry fit it. This is how I taped the trim to glue it! A little over kill? Isn’t it wonderful all the natural light I get in…
Just a peek!
My cousin Terry stopped by over the weekend to see my progress, and offer some advice. We talked about the hearth and discussed some things I could do. We talked about painting or tiling it. We decided the best option for me would be to “box” it in just like I did the mantel. I…
Fireplace makeover pt 4
I had decided not to work on the fireplace today. I’ve got a bad shoulder and all the painting and scrubbing on the fireplace have just about done me in! But after resting for awhile this morning and taking some ibuprofen at breakfast and lunch, I dove in. I sort of wanted thin…
faux fireplace facade
It was a very long day, it was one of those days that you work and work, but no one can really tell you did anything! This is what I see sitting on the couch while watching tv. I put another coat of paint on the fireplace, mantel and facade pieces. I then collapsed on…
how to paint brick fireplace
I don’t really have a lot to show you. I was busy all day. Early in the day, I braved the cold, cloudy, foggy weather and cut the baseboard and the quarter round for the hallway. I painted it. do I have it installed? NO! You know how it is, things don’t always turn out…
how to: faux wood mantel
This is what my fireplace looked like last week. Then I did this mock-up to help me see how I wanted to make a faux wood mantel. I went to Home Depot and bought my lumber. I had a 4×8 sheet of luan ripped into 3 pieces, one for the top, one for the front…
My living room needs help
I sort of feel like I’m at the dr’s office, you know all “exposed”. My house needs some TLC. I am ready to dive in, and try to make some much needed, long awaited changes. First, I have very limited seating. I have this small loveseat. Which needs to be pet friendly (as you can…
