Category Archives: kitchen

Spring Cleaning Volume 1: How to clean stainless steel

I’m doing a little series on the blog this week, on tips and tricks I’ve used to clean household items. Today’s tip is how to clean stainless steel. When we first bought Heardmont, our dated kitchen came complete with lovely … Continue reading

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Installing a Dishwasher

We’re back from a whirlwind weekend at my mom’s house.  Made it home just in time to see the first snowfall here in Northwest Arkansas and now schools and businesses across our area are having a snow day! But I’m … Continue reading

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Tutorial: How to Patch Drywall

I wasn’t kidding when I said we’d be getting back to home improvement posts over the next few weeks!  The mister and I spent over 6 hours on Sunday changing up some lighting in our kitchen and dining room and … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas to Me!

We treated the Heardmont kitchen to an early Christmas present yesterday, in the form of these bar stools I found on Craigslist! They’re a little worn, but they are so cute with the slatted backs and black metal supports.  At … Continue reading

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Sprucing up with a Roman Shade

You might remember the dining room curtains I made out of a sheet awhile back. If you recall, I mentioned that I still had some sheet fabric leftover to make a matching window treatment for my kitchen.  Well, (several months … Continue reading

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