Tag Archives: Bedrooms

Nancy Drew is a Verb

Craig and I thoroughly enjoy remodeling homes for resale. The properties we choose are loaded with potential especially if they have been neglected. It is tempting to pull out all the stops and transform each home into a dream house. … Continue reading

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Angled Wall Storage

Here’s more Before & After pictures of one of the previously unheated bedrooms: Note: Can you believe how beautiful those floors are? Just sanded them and put on three coats of polyurethane. I love uncovering beauty.

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I Can See My Breath

When I saw this bedroom for the first time… I pictured Laura and Mary Ingalls… nightcaps on and snuggled under heavy quilts. This is Minnesota. It gets cold here in the winter, and this rehab project house had no heat … Continue reading

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Closet Switcheroo

Inexpensive tweaks here and there can improve the use of space in a house. This upstairs hallway had a closet. The bedroom next to the hall closet did not have its own closet. While you can use a wardrobe for … Continue reading

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Paint vs. Stain

I have three kids.  I totally understand how this could happen… Someone’s offspring used a pen to carve words into wood paneling and then attempted to scratch out the graffiti.  The words may have still been legible because the child … Continue reading

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I Love Ugly Carpet

Ugly carpet is like a battle weary Medieval Knight who gives all he has to protect his Lady in Waiting. Must. Stop. Watching. Ladyhawke.

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