A girl and her hammer

Neurotic. You know. I like to tear things down to build them back up.

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Polished and setup done today. 88 Fender American Standard plus - Lipstick Red #strat #stratocaster #fenderstrat #fenderstratocaster #guitar #fenderguitar #fender #rocknroll #music #instagood #instalike #americanstrat #original

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Another outdoor project. The fountain was made completely with leftover materials. The only cost was the pump which was $69. #dreamhome #homeimprovement #fountain #construction #architecture #DYI #igdaily #renovation #interiordesign #linspiration #creativity #homereno #design #repurpose #customdesign #renoaddict #yard #kitchen #instagood #instadaily #followme #like4like

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One of my backyard projects. Wanted a privacy wall so I used leftover glass blocks from another project, was happy with the result. #dreamhome #homeimprovement #construction #architecture #DYI #igdaily #renovation #interiordesign #linspiration #creativity #homereno #design #repurpose #customdesign #renoaddict #yard #kitchen #instagood #instadaily #followme #like4like

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Annoying my neighbors on a Sunday afternoon. I'm planing old fence boards to use on a new wall garden project to cover the hideous Garage wall. #ilovesawdust #dreamhome #homeimprovement #construction #architecture #DYI #igdaily #nofilter #renovation #interiordesign #linspiration #creativity #homereno #design #repurpose #customdesign #renoaddict #yard #kitchen

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This summer has been project light. We had a company paint the house (also stucco’d the sunroom front.

We decided the stairs no longer fit with the lovely exterior of the rest of the house so they were tiled. Turned out not bad, though was not pleasant in almost 100f temps.

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LOVE the way it turned out. 

Only thing we contracted out was the quartz countertops, and I love them.

As a bonus I feel very cheffy when I am cooking on the gas stove. :)

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2nd Kitchen project.

It all started b/c I wanted a gas stove, and then morphed into new tile.. And you can’t re-tile and leave the old vanilla cabinets.. No. That would be a crime.

Biggest part of this was demoing the old tile out and this useless cubby so we could add another 36 inch cabinet.. Well the floor tile was a bit of work as well, but love the way it turned out.

Got to say I love Ikea. The cabinets were the easiest thing of the reno.

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Next project was the 2nd shed project if for no other reason than there was no project to do. I didn’t use any plans, just googled shed designs onlines and this is what we built. Also got to use the last of the glass blocks.

First time shingling with an air nailer.. That was fun :)

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I added a privacy wall/fence in front of the old fence. The neighbor didn’t want to replace yet and I didn’t want to look at it any more. I used glass blocks that I had bought for another project and hadn’t used. That was a trick to figure out how to mount them in the panels.

I love the way it turned out though.

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Once the patio was finished, we needed to resod,(again hired someone, don’t enjoy this type of yard work) from the bobcat ripping up the lawn.

This summer we also finished out landscaping around the garden area. Also planted some new trees.

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The backyard was nice and big but definitely need work to make it an nice outdoor space. We tried first to make it work, but adding a pool and deck. 

Then decided to put in raised beds gardens in the back corner> This meant getting rid of a big tree that was killing the lawn with its roots.. We ended up trying to save money by cutting it ourselves. Bad idea, definitely hire someone, that was more work than it was worth..

The garden beds were pretty easy to build the hard part was to fill them with dirt> Have I mentioned I hate digging?

The first project I have ever paid someone else to do was the stamped concrete patio, for obvious reasons. I wanted it to look good. This made such a difference adding 600+ feet of living space, also was getting a hot tub and wanted a proper place to place it.

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FInished shots of the spare room turned master ensuite.. It was bittersweet though, b/c I decided to buy a new house, and rent this one.. Finished tiling the shower after I moved, and never got to enjoy it.. My tenants told me it was lovely..

#masterensuitereno

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Moved my old blog over here..

the date sequence is a bit screwed up since these are from my old blogger site, but oh well. They are a history of my reno’s, I will update from the end of my old house to the slew of projects I have done at the new house, including a second kitchen reno.

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Scary weather just outside the city today. Dorothy better hold on tight to Toto.

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Love this plant. 🌾

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Very disappointing Siri. 😣