Category: Home Improvement

LG Front Loading Washing Machine – Easy Fix!

LG Front Loading Washing Machine – Easy Fix!

If your LG front loading washer will only start again after unplugging it and plugging it back in, try this easy fix before calling a repairman!   Several months ago our only a few years old LG front loading washer started acting up. After running for a full wash cycle, it would not start again

Bar Stool Makeover {Re-Stain + Recover}

Bar Stool Makeover {Re-Stain + Recover}

Give your bar stools a new life with these step by step instructions for doing a bar stool makeover. After redoing our kitchen last fall, I had originally planned to just get rid of these bar stools. The longer they sat in our basement though, the more I considered attempting to give them a second

Fireplace Update – No More Brass!

Fireplace Update – No More Brass!

Update your fireplace with these quick and easy projects for getting rid getting rid of brass or outdated fireplace doors and other accents. Earlier this week I posted about my staining my oak mantel a little darker to try to banish some of the 80’s from my living room. One of the things that bothered me

Oak Mantel Makeover

Oak Mantel Makeover

Step-by-step instructions on how to use gel stain for an oak mantel makeover. Update your old honey oak trim with this easy process.   A few weeks ago posted about what to do with my honey oak trim – paint or re-stain it? I like the look of darker wood trim and I also like

Honey Oak Trim – Stain or Paint?

It’s no secret that we have honey oak everywhere in our house – and that I despise it. I have done three semi-big projects so far to cover it up including two bathroom vanities and my kitchen cabinets. Each time, I loathe the trim even more, but it’s everywhere. We’re not going to live in

Painting Kitchen Cabinets

Painting Kitchen Cabinets

Recently I tackled the project of painting my kitchen cabinets.It was a lot of work, but the end results were so worth it! After painting our bathroom vanity last winter, I really thought hard about also painting my kitchen cabinets too, which had the exact same honey oak cabinets. I knew it would be a

DIY Kitchen Countertop

DIY Kitchen Countertop

I’m so excited about how our new DIY kitchen countertops turned out! I expected it to be a lot bigger project than what it really was. It’s so rare when that happens, I keep raving about the process. After painting my bathroom cabinets last winter, I got the bug to repaint the kitchen cabinets too,