The holidays are definitely upon us, but we still have time to get our house ready for family and friends, making sure that when they leave, our house still looks as good as when they arrived. And speaking of arriving, this worn doormat may say “Welcome,” but it certainly doesn’t
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It may look like a major project, but in truth putting salvaged wainscoting up on a plain, boring wall is pretty easy. I simply cleaned these old tongue-and-groove pine boards with Minwax® Wood Cabinet Cleaner, then protected them with satin Wipe-On Poly. After cutting them to length
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My wife Leigh Ann grew up in Texas, where she spent weekends riding her horse on her grandfather’s cattle ranch. Somewhere along the way she picked up this handcrafted, wooden longhorn steer, which I spotted today on the floor in our horse barn. All it took was a quick cleaning with
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Now that our kitchen makeover is complete, I revisited my photo album, beginning with this “Before” shot showing our lack of counter space, our non-functional sliding glass door, the worn out appliances, and an out-dated tile back-splash. Both being frugal, Leigh Ann and
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