The end of 2009 marks the end of our stint on the True Value DIY Blog Squad (which we excitedly introduced just three short months ago). Cue the nostalgic music: “it’s so haaaaard, to say goodbyyyyyye, to yesterdaaaaaaaaaaay.” But don’t get all teary-eyed on us. We have tons to be grateful for thanks to our amazing three month gig. After all, True Value is the reason we took major leaps forward in getting ready for new additions in 2010 (i.e. the bean + all of the bean’s stuff). They provided gallon upon gallon of Drylok to make our basement storage-ready and supplied the rented demolition hammer that helped get the bathroom project rolling (so we can
Fab Freebie: Finishing Touches
Let’s finish the year with a prize all about the finishing touches to a room or renovation project. Enter to win $100 from CabinetKnob.com through Dec 30th.
Fab Freebie: (Anything But) A White Christmas
Christmas is coming a few days early for five winners who will be getting a free gallon of Glidden paint to make sure their 2010 is a colorful year.
How To Hang Cement Board & Fix The Subfloor
As if our bathroom didn’t already make it abundantly clear during the demo process, the act of putting things back together certainly proved that renovating an old bathroom is a lot of work. And it’s almost always full of surprises. Nothing we couldn’t handle though. Let’s just say we were kept on our toes. As you may recall from this post, my dad just DIYed two separate bathroom remodels this year in his own home and kindly volunteered his time, expertise and tools to help us with ours (hooray free labor – although there was some obligatory feeding involved). So I took two days off of work to give the three of us a four-day-long-mega-weekend
How To Demo Tile, Mortar, & Metal Mesh In Bathroom Walls
When we say we’re “tackling a room” it’s usually a figure of speech, but in this case it’s pretty close to being a literal description of our big bathroom demolition weekend (check out this post for more info on why we’re doing it and this post for our plan for the space). The biggest surprise from our weekend of knocking stuff out and gutting the room? Well, the bathroom sorta tackled back. Before we could be all “in with the new” we had to take care of that pesky “out with the old” part. Here’s what the bathroom looked like once we cleared all the simple stuff out (baskets, shower curtain, mirror, rug, etc). We told
Fab Freebie: Seasons’ Greetings
If you need an excuse more snail mail next year (an upcoming resolution, perhaps), we’ve got just the thing for you. Enter to win a year’s worth of custom stationery from Emmy Lu through Dec 9th.
Planning A Bathroom Reno Before Baby
Before the big nursery project, there’s one more room that must be tackled: the bathroom. Here’s a quick introduction to our last
Our Favorite Four Legged Child
Normal people don’t have stuffed animal versions of their dogs custom made. But since when were we normal?
Our Silver Christmas Tree
We’re just hours into December and our Christmas tree is already up and sparkling! Here’s a quick video recap of the process to get you into the holiday spirit with us.
Fab Freebie: Home For Z Holidays
Z Gallerie is back for another great giveaway. This time they’ve got some items to add some sparkle to your holiday season. Enter here through Dec 2nd.
How To Install A Dimmer Switch
Here’s a simple-but-illuminating electrical project that we took on to kick off the transformation of our third bedroom into a nursery.
Fab Freebie: Outside In
Papernstitich, a great source for handmade goods, is giving you the shot to bring the outdoors in this week with four free nature photographs. Enter to win through 11/25.
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