Bright and Light Mudroom
When we first moved here, the mudroom was really dark. The floors were slate, there was a lot of wood and not a lot of light. So I knew I wanted to brighten is up.
Plus I ALWAYS wanted a …
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Teacher Pails – A.K.A. “Brown nosing buckets”
I’m redoing this post from TEN years ago!!! I can’t believe it’s been that long! But it was such a hit with soooooo many people that I wanted to share it again!
So this is what I’ve always done…These are …
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Painting Exterior Patio Stone Wall
The first year we lived in this house, we focused on remodeling the first floor. We did our kitchen, living room, dining room, and my office.
The second year, we focused on finishing the basement.
But …
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Painting Exterior Fireplace Stone
Recently, I decided to paint the stone behind our bar, fireplace, and around our pool.
With all the time at home lately, isn’t EVERYONE getting house projects done? Cuz’ what else is there to do! LOL #covid19
You can see …
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Painting Exterior Stone
Isn’t it amazing what a fresh coat of paint will do to brighten up an entire space.
I wasn’t happy with how dark this stone made this area of the deck so I decided to go lighter.
I called our …
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Painting Outdoor Slate
When we moved into this house, it was on slate overload (sorry to all of you slate lovers out there, I still love you!)
It was on the front steps (see our front steps now), the stairway was …
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How to make a chalkboard from an old thrift store print (easy gift idea!)
I’m going to show you how to make a chalkboard from an old framed print. I recently painted this turquoise chalkboard as giveaway for a friend for the Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association. Most of you know my hubby …
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How to PAINT kitchen tile
I am in love with our newly painted kitchen cabinets. But the tile and the countertops are like a total buzz kill for me. So.much.brown. I have plans to switch them both out for more contemporary colors and finishes, …
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My nearly white entryway table. A tutorial.
If you follow my Magic Brush Facebook page, you’ll know that I recently repainted my entryway table to look like the picture above. I know, I know. It’s almost white. And I thought I was allergic to white. Who knew??…
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Painted pantry handles in my new gray kitchen
Normally I am not a fan of painting your cabinet handles. I just feel like the oils in your hands will eventually wear the paint off of your handles. Especially on the cabinets where you keep your chocolate stash and …
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