Good lighting is important to me. As I get older, reading, crafting and playing games is much easier on my eyes when my home is well lit. In dim lighting situations it’s more difficult to see. I’m sharing tips and tricks for making the best of your indoor and outdoor lighting with Cree light bulbs.
home repair
Covering Popcorn Ceiling with Wood Planks
I continue to work on my kitchen updates. Although I still have a lot to do, I’m happy to have this job behind me. Would you believe I considered doing this plank ceiling by myself? What was I thinking. Soon after we started, I realized that would have been impossible. I’m giving you tips and tricks that we learned along the way. Bye-bye popcorn ceiling!
Craftsman Style Door Trim for Interior Doors
It was on a whim that I decided to change out my original interior door trim with craftsman style door trim. In the beginning of the project I was second guessing myself about the new chunky wood trim. But after only a day or so I was in love with the new look. It’s just one more project that was inspired after putting down the new floating floors.
How to Lay Laminate Floating Floors
I’m sharing tips with you on how to lay laminate floating floors. There are some definite things you shouldn’t do, but I have some very helpful tips to make this Do It Yourself job much easier.
how to clean and oil an exhaust fan and more
The squeaky wheel gets oiled, have you heard that old adage? It just so happens that I have a lot of squeaky wheels, some have been more pesky than others. Because I was a pre-k teacher for 19 years, I can pretty much tune out annoying instances of all kinds. I have been trying to…
How to replace a storm door
Are you sometimes intimidated by DIY projects? Some I tackle without a thought, but others that I’ve never done before do give me pause. Replacing a storm door is one of those DIY tasks that sort of scares me, or at least it did. No more! I did it! I picked up the Larson Storm…
How to Replace a Toilet Fill Valve
It’s been a rough couple of weeks around here as far as plumbing stuff goes. I had a stoppage in the kitchen sink, and had to call a plumber. Most recently and not near as urgent was a toilet repair. At least with the toilet, I knew it was coming. I’ve had to…
Guest Post {How to Patch a Hole in Drywall} Toqua’s Crafts
Hi y’all!! I am SO EXCITED to be here! I’m Toqua of Toqua’s Crafts. Don’t be afraid of the name. It’s really quite easy. Just think of your big Toe and a Kwuh (whatever that is) and put them together, Toe-kwuh. The “kwuh” part is the same as the kwuh part of aqua. I do a…
Installing a faucet
Several months ago CSN Stores offered to let me review a product, I accepted. I’ve learned my lesson, don’t agree to review a product that needs to be installed. Why? Because nothing goes as planned! Three months later, I have my wonderful new faucet installed. CSN Stores fulfilled their end of the bargain in record…
Board and Batten Back Splash
I took the easy way out, (and cheap). The funny thing is I decided on board and batten last thursday while I was looking at some magazines. I found a really pretty bathroom and I thought to myself, I could do this for my backsplash. I did a google image search and look what I…
Painting A Ceiling Fan
The fan in my kitchen was not ugly like the fans I painted in my bedroom. However it didn’t match and it wasn’t going to match AFTER I painted the cabinets. This fan was more difficult to paint than my bedroom ceiling fans. For one thing it is much heavier. For another thing, it is…
