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Hi! I'm Meredith.My husband Stephen and I moved from Arkansas to Denver, CO in 2014, and we are loving life in our new state with our two little girls. I always have a project up my sleeves and love sharing renovation tips and tricks on my way to Before & Afters. I love inspiring others to tackle DIY projects because being proud of where you live starts with saying "I did that myself!"
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Category Archives: tutorial
Guest Room: Upholstering a Headboard
Many moons ago (aka, when it was cold enough outside to wear sweaters), Stephen and I tackled another DIY project for our guest bedroom. This time we decided to make an upholstered headboard to replace the too-big-for-the-room bedframe we sold … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture, guest/craft room, tutorial
Tagged batting, curvy headboards, how to build a headboard, how to upholster a headboard, make your own headboard, teal headboard, upholstered headboard
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An Old Pendant Light Gets New Life
Over the weekend, we finally found time to fix up the lotus pendant we scored on our last trip back home. On first glance it wasn’t in that bad of shape, but as I disassembled it, a couple issues with … Continue reading
Posted in Before and After, guest/craft room, tutorial
Tagged brass lotus pendant, brass pendant light, how to rewire a lamp, Parzinger lighting, rewiring a pendant light
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Wrapped Wire Word Art
What do you get when you mix one part wire with one part yarn and a dash of hot glue? A fun weekend project and a new piece of art! You might remember me expressing my love for word art … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, hallway, tutorial
Tagged art, how to make a wire word, stop-motion video, wire word, wrapped wire art, yarn art
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Tutorial: Cheater Roman Shade *UPDATED*
Happy Friday, everybody! After I posted this tutorial a couple weeks ago (which was then featured on The Inspired Room – woot!), I got a couple questions that I thought would be easiest to address with some sketches. For your … Continue reading
Tutorial: Cheater Roman Shade
After I posted all my fabric secrets yesterday, I got an email from a reader asking if I would write a post about how I made the Roman shade in our kitchen. I’ve (obviously) been putting off this post for … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, kitchen, tutorial
Tagged easy Roman blinds, easy Roman shades, kitchen window treatments, Roman blind from sheet, Roman blind tutorial, Roman shade from sheet, Roman shade tutorial
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Tutorial: Make Your Own Thread Holder
I need to come up with a new name for our guest bedroom. It’s definitely not a one-purpose space. In addition to a guest room, it serves as a sewing room, a craft room, and a storage space for all … Continue reading
Posted in building, guest/craft room, tutorial
Tagged craft room project, sewing organization, thread holder, thread organization, use for BBQ skewers
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Tutorial: I Heart My State Painting
Welcome to my first DIY project inspired by Pinterest. I say “first” because I’ve already bookmarked (pinned) probably 20 projects I’d like to try in the future and the inspiration just keeps on coming! Have you missed the boat on the … Continue reading
Posted in art, guest/craft room, Paint, tutorial
Tagged Arkansas art, craft room organization, guest room, I Heart Arkansas, painted canvas, peacock blue art, state art
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Tutorial: Euro Shams with Flanges
Yesterday when I showed you our spring-y master bedroom update, I mentioned that I made the Euro shams you saw on our bed. If you’ve been reading our blog for very long, you probably know I’m no stranger to 1) … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, master bedroom, tutorial
Tagged Euro shams, flange pillow tutorial, gray and yellow bedding, how to sew Euro shams
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Master Bath Phase 2: Installing Board and Batten
In case you missed it, we’re telling the tale of our master bathroom renovation. Phase 1 was all about demolition and prep work. You can catch up here! Now, those of you who saw this photo last week and guessed … Continue reading
Posted in building, master bath, tutorial
Tagged bathroom trim, board and batten, how to install board and batten, tutorial
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Tutorial: How to Make a Striped Shower Curtain
I hope you’ll will forgive me for postponing the master closet reveal for one more day. Blame it on the UPS guy (again), but I just couldn’t share the finished result before it was actually finished! Instead I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, master bath, Paint, tutorial
Tagged how to paint fabric, how to paint stripes on fabric, West Elm Stripe Shower Curtain, yellow and white bathroom, yellow and white shower curtain, yellow fabric paint
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