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Do It Yourself Projects and Home Building

Are you thinking about building a custom home? Looking for a way to paint over wall paneling? Want to install a stone fireplace wall? Here are all of our do-it-yourself projects in one spot.

 

Ten MORE things that these homeowners are glad they did while building a new home. Great suggestions for anyone interested in building their own dream home eventually!

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Things to consider in your budget for building your own home

IKEA kitchen cabinets are a big project to take on yourself. Are they worth it? What are the pros and cons? Read what one couple has to say about their experience two years after installing their IKEA kitchen.

 

We built a custom home and these are the top five things I wish we would have done differently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It’s actually 80 degrees here today in Tampa (I’m not complaining!), but I’m still a mid-Atlantic girl at heart and fall means soup season. I’m sharing a crazy-easy fall soup recipe. This sweet potato soup is SUPER healthy, rich, and creamy. It’s also naturally vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and low-sodium. The best part is that it […]

How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract

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Last night Penny told me “This is the best dinner you ever made!” That’s pretty high praise from a child who refuses to eat any kind of pasta. All of the kids who tried it had seconds or thirds. (One still wasn’t willing to try. Isn’t that always the case?) Anyway… What if I told […]

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