As part of our basement renovation I wanted to transform the unused spare bedroom into a home gym space. It was a wasted space for us, being used as kind of a catch-all junk room and I wanted to give it purpose and intention. My husband and I are both active people, so having a […]
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In the first winter we spent in our home we quickly realized how inefficient and poorly built the sunroom was. It was 10+ degrees colder walking through the room, the floor was always freezing to walk on and we had snow blowing in from under the door. It was not only wasting energy, but was
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The basement in our home has a good size footprint with a kitchen, laundry room, storage and utility room, living space, two bedrooms and a bathroom. It also has a walk-out entrance, so we believe the previous owners used this space as an-law apartment that could be rented out. This is a great space, however
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The bar area in our basement had a really cool solid wood live edge piece of what we think is a ponderosa pine, possibly even from our yard. It has an interesting dark grain to it unlike other pines. I liked the rustic look of the wood with the metal brackets and metal paneling, but
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Old red brick fireplace being painted black
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My husband is on camera a lot for work calls and has dreamed of having a nice accent wall in the background he would be proud to showcase instead of always blurring out the camera background or using a filter. His office was stale, lacked personality and wasn’t a space you really wanted to spend
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As part of our master bedroom renovation, we gutted the walk-in closet and wanted to start fresh with everything. The closet had a small built-in system that was wobbly and falling apart, along with a bulky washer and dryer in the back corner that took up a lot of space. It just wasn’t functional for
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Demoing and refacing the fireplace was a big part of the total renovation we did in our master bedroom suite. While it wasn’t terrible to begin with, it didn’t fit our style and we had bigger plans for the space. We had already gutted the whole bedroom and closet, so it made sense for us
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I fell in love with the vaulted ceiling with red cedar tongue and groove planks and exposed pine beams the very first time we stepped foot into the master bedroom of our new home. It felt so cozy and inviting, and had a grandness to it that we were infatuated with. Unfortunately all the wood
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Are you on the hunt for the perfect neutral paint color that is light and airy yet warmer than white, with just a slight hint of color and depth to make it interesting? This may just be the color you are looking for! I’ll explain in this review why I love it so much, and
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