DIY "brass" gallery/tipping rail for a shelf (for way less!).
I've loved the look of these delicate brass gallery rails for years! They're usually installed along the front of shallow shelves as a pretty decorative accent, and they prevent items from sliding off the shelf.
These gallery rails are great for shelves with limited space, like the skinny shelving I added on the side of our fridge that holds platters and cutting boards. They're often used on bar shelves for glasses and bottles as well.
You know I love anything brass, especially a beautiful little detail like these posts and rails. I knew I wanted to incorporate them into our basement kitchenette, but the real brass options are not cheap!
I ended up creating my own version that I think looks pretty great, and functions just as well!
Last I left you, I shared the butcher block countertops, sink and faucet that I installed in this space:
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The next project on my list was the tile backsplash. I chose this dark gray marble looking porcelain tile with gray veining from Lowe's:
Since these were so inexpensive (I spent less than $80 on the tile), I splurged on the sticky tile setting mats I love so much for the installation:
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The EASIEST way to remove pet hair from clothes and furniture.
There are so many hair removal gadgets that claim to easily remove pet hair, but I've only found one that really WORKS. I also have an easier hack for the dog and cat hair that you probably already have at home!
We are HUGE animal lovers! With three cats and a dog, we have to keep up with the pet hair on the upholstery and floors regularly.
You can reduce shedding quite a bit by brushing your animals often. I've shared the deshedding brush we use on both the dog and cats, and they all quite like it!
But we don't always get to that as much as we should, so cleaning up the loose hair and and fur is constant.
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Our problem areas are usually the back cushions where both the dog and cats like to perch, and the upholstery on the sides of the couches and chairs where the cats rub up against the furniture.
I shared the easiest method for removing pet fur years ago. Our dog would sit on this chair on the lookout most days:
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Our basement kitchenette progress has been chugging right along! I've worked on this room nonstop since late last fall, and I'm thrilled with how it has come together!
I've shared our assembled and installed kitchen cabinets and the new LVP flooring I installed, and the next step was to get the sink functioning. For that to happen, I needed to get the counters installed.
For months I went through all the countertop options, and we waffled between hard surface counters and something less expensive like laminate.
Granite or quartz would have been lovely, but sheesh...I had forgotten how expensive they are. Plus I was feeling impatient, and knew it would take a few weeks to make that happen.
Laminate comes in so many great color options now, but I prefer not to have the short, rounded backsplash that most of them come with. (There are options without that now though!)
But when I thought about the moody, cozy feeling I wanted for this space, I knew my good ole go-to wood butcher block was what I wanted:
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Contrary to popular belief, wood countertops will hold up just fine around a sink, as long as you finish them properly.
Installing the butcher block countertops.
We purchased these birch butcher block counters and had them delivered to our house. I texted the contractor guys we use for some larger projects to see about help with the installation, but they were booked up for weeks.
I was dying to get this little kitchen functioning with a sink, so I decided to tackle them on my own. I used my circular saw to cut each piece down to size, and then we carried them down so I could set them in place.
Once I knew the fit was right, I conditioned the wood with this helpful pre stain wood conditioner, stained them with my favorite Provincial stain (also Minwax) and then applied one coat of Tung oil.
I find Tung oil is the best protective coating for wood counters, as it preserves the beauty of the wood and repels water. Pure Tung oil is food safe, but we don't prep or cut on our wood counters.
I did a light sanding and cleaned that up with a tack cloth before one more final coat:
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This site makes it so easy to make any photo look like a soft watercolor painting with a single click. There are a ton of other free filters as well!
I love to share cool ways to create custom art at home. A lot of times I use photos in our home instead of buying art -- it's more personal and a lot cheaper!
Recently, I wanted to print a photo from our our latest vacation for our kitchen, but wanted to soften the original picture to look like a watercolor print.
I've used the Waterlogue iPhone app to get this softer paint effect on photos in the past and it's such a cool option! But this time the image the Waterlogue app created was too washed out for what I wanted.
If you're familiar with Adobe Photoshop or similar photo editor program, you can make this kind of edit there. But I wanted an easier and quicker option.
I started searching ways to turn photos into watercolor art and discovered this site called Lunapic. I had so much fun playing around with it! There are a TON of filters available, and it's so easy to use. And did I mention free?
I'm sharing a tutorial on how to use a few of my favorites filters and edits on this site!
I started with this photo of a stone building with those gorgeous wood doors from the village we stayed in:
And turned it into this colorful sketch:
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If you've been contemplating adding some warmer tones to your walls and are hesitating to take the plunge, this is for you!
The older I get, the more I appreciate a dark paint color...either on an accent wall or throughout a whole room. These darker, warmer tones have become a bit trendy over the past few years, but I've been drawn to these moody spaces for a long time.
I've gathered ten of the loveliest cozy paint colors to share with you today! Hopefully they provide some inspiration to try a darker tone in your own home.
The Green Paint Colors
Ahhh...the greens! A color I've fallen more in love with recently. You can change the vibe of a room so easily just by the shade of green you pick.
A lighter green like the Softened Green paint color I used in our last guest room creates a softer, more traditional look. But a darker green will add some lovely drama to a space that feels like a big, warm hug.
I love the lovey Fig Tree color by Behr that Ashley used for her living room:
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It sounds like she had the hardware store add a bit a black to make it a little darker, so head over to her blog for the exact paint formula!
Libbie created a modern accent wall with some 1x2 boards and this pretty Retreat paint color from Sherwin-Williams:
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Brittany TuckerSales Representative at Custance Brothers Woodworking Archives
April 2023
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