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Our “New” Repurposed Front Door + Wood Door Inspiration

October 17, 2019 - 34 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax When we moved into this home, on the back of our house, was a large 9′ arched solid wood door that captured my heart. If you’ve been keeping up, you know that this part …

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Black Stain: yes, please!

August 8, 2019 - 28 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax. Note: For those that are following our renovation closely, know that this was written and scheduled before we started demo…and even painted. Wow! Maybe you remember and are hearing this for the 25th time …

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DIY Easy Wood-Stained Custom Floating Shelves

June 20, 2019 - 51 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax®. The Fullmers really wanted some open shelving in their kitchen mixed with closed upper cabinets. This is a great solution for most people who don’t necessarily want to worry about every dish looking beautiful all the …

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How to DIY an Art Ledge

September 18, 2018 - 50 Comments

This post is in partnership with MINWAX®. Ever since we made the art ledge in our living room four years ago, we’ve loved seeing them pop up in so many of your homes. They are such a functional way to …

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DIY Simple Easter Decor | Staining Wood Easter Eggs!

March 27, 2018 - 14 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax. Over the past year, we’ve really made an effort to simplify the decor in our home and that means holiday decor, too! While we generally go all out for Halloween (we host a big …

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How 6 Different Stains Look On 5 Popular Types of Wood

February 1, 2018 - 176 Comments

This post is sponsored by Minwax. We’ve been wanting to do a wood/stain study for years now and in my head, I wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each. But with limited resources (not to mention …