Over the Christmas break, I convinced my husband to help me put up another wood pallet accent wall in the foyer similar to the one we created in our living room. We loved the look of it after it was completed but it really clashed with the floor. We were definitely going to replace this tile eventually, […]
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Building a wood pallet accent wall in our living room was not difficult. In fact, the hardest part was prepping the pallets with the color scheme I desired. I was looking for cooler shades – grays, white, driftwood. Wanting the wood to appear natural though, not painted, I figured out several different techniques for distressing
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When we purchased our “forever” home, we knew we eventually would renovate most of the house. It was built in 1987 so it had fun 80’s features: popcorn ceiling, wood trim, wood kitchen cabinets, clam shell bathroom sink, etc. “Eventually” became this year after we had to replace the roof in our living room when
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After we completed our wood pallet accent wall, we realized the fireplace did not match. We knew we wanted to paint the mantel white (chalk paint – my favorite!) but we were not sure what type of paint to use on the tile surround to withstand the heat and stick to the tile. After much
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