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Run don't walk to Aldi for this absolutely delicious Specially Selected tomato Parmesan Bisque. This soup has lots of fl...
01/02/2025

Run don't walk to Aldi for this absolutely delicious Specially Selected tomato Parmesan Bisque. This soup has lots of flavors and goes perfectly with my cheddar and smoked Gouda grilled cheese. My husband gave 👍👍

What do I do a this little corner under the tv? 🤗
01/02/2025

What do I do a this little corner under the tv? 🤗

Brand new fridge, 2 weeks old. Had our nephew over for Christmas and he scratched it with a toy. Is there anyway to get ...
01/02/2025

Brand new fridge, 2 weeks old. Had our nephew over for Christmas and he scratched it with a toy. Is there anyway to get the scratches out? It’s fingerprint resistant stainless steel.

Edit: I have a 1 year old son so I figured it would happen sooner or later. I was just hoping for later 😅 thanks for all the suggestions!

I'm getting a new kitchen in a few weeks. I've lived with original ('88) cabinets, sink, countertops... since I moved h...
01/02/2025

I'm getting a new kitchen in a few weeks. I've lived with original ('88) cabinets, sink, countertops... since I moved here in 2007. My new husband is supportive in remodeling our home, 1 room at a time.
The cabinets will be cherry with a traditional chocolate stain. I love them. My cabinets now are a darker honey stain. They are in a horrible worn out condition.The island will be weathered teal oak cabinets. I had picked out a fusion quartzite that is colorful with a lot of movement. I love the quartzite and have looked at it in a lot of different types of lighting outside. Now I'm second guessing the colorful quartzite and wondering if I should go with something more plain. My countertops now are a horrible green granite laminate and the sink is a dark g

Doing a pretty major renovation. Selected porcelain tile wood-like planks for my entire 1st floor. I had already given t...
01/02/2025

Doing a pretty major renovation. Selected porcelain tile wood-like planks for my entire 1st floor. I had already given thought to which direction to lay it, but on the first day of installation, they also asked me how I wanted the planks staggered, which I had not given any prior thought to. They laid out a couple of options for me. One was random staggered, and the other was what they called 70/30. Honestly, the small samples looked pretty similar, and I guess “random” just scared me a little, so I chose 70/30. The whole time they worked on it (it took them 5 days) I thought it was looking great. It wasn’t until they installed the grout that I realized that every other row lines up exactly, creating what I have now learned (thanks, Google) what’s called an H pattern. It looks terrible! Even the articles I read refer to it as the “the dreaded H pattern.” I am just sick over it. I can’t possibly have it redone. I know that furniture and area rugs will help some, but I’m beside myself. Do you think maybe darker grout might help?

Looking for ideas of what to put above the cabinets. I don’t really care for the clutter look, but it needs something. C...
01/02/2025

Looking for ideas of what to put above the cabinets. I don’t really care for the clutter look, but it needs something. Ceilings are 10 foot. Thank you

White subway tile with white grout or dark grout? Pros and cons from experience.
01/02/2025

White subway tile with white grout or dark grout? Pros and cons from experience.

Had to replace my bathtub and wall. Plumber did not let me know that the bathtub was going to be 2 inches too short ever...
01/02/2025

Had to replace my bathtub and wall. Plumber did not let me know that the bathtub was going to be 2 inches too short everything has already been installed so fixing it at this point now it’s not an option. Cannot find the 16 x 16 old tile and flooring is not an option! Any ideas on how to go about finding something close to this beige tile that’s existing I’ve looked at several stores or if there’s a really good option on an accent tile in the small gap. Will put in the comments something I was considering.

Help 😭 I was told to do SW Repose Gray as it was a neutral gray. However it pulls so much green it literally looks green...
01/02/2025

Help 😭 I was told to do SW Repose Gray as it was a neutral gray. However it pulls so much green it literally looks green in our home and is much darker than I want. We got new carpets that are speckled with cream, white, gray and the gray pulls a bit of blue. I don’t want to go all gray but I’d rather gray than brown, or green. I have to have two of these rooms painted on the next two days to move our kiddos rooms into our new house. And I’m behind because I’ve gotten two sets of paint (tried First Star and it pulls a light green) the lighting is off and pulling warm, as the carpet isn’t brown at all.

Help what color should I go with?! I’d prefer it to be a little lighter than the repose gray. I’m exhausted from all the things and just need someone to give me a good color that won’t look blue or green. Just a nice gray or taupe/gray. But the paint colors look exactly like that in the wall. Even a little more warm in person.

Excuse the unsightly outlet that’s being replaced, along with baseboard.

Cheapest building system ever . Spray foam between the rows of mortar . I year parttime to select, harvest logs, debark...
01/02/2025

Cheapest building system ever . Spray foam between the rows of mortar . I year parttime to select, harvest logs, debark, dry and stockpile. Dry stripped logs for 1 year. Start building 1 year after last cut log. Do the math on number of cuts.

Hydronic heating in an insulated 4” slab on 60 mil EPDM on 8” of 1” washed stone with 6 lateral 4” perforated drainage tile.

Frame up all openings with rough 3x 12 slabs and add 4” HDG screws in the framing as you go up. In- wall electrical as you go with BX AND 4” shallower log behind the WP box’s. All logs are soaked in a mix of natural oils 2:3:3 pine tar oil linseed oil and turps the lower viscosity and allow a deep soak. Each log gains about 3/4 pound. Once complete all is soaked in linseed oil cut with turps. Same as Frank Lloyd Wright 😊!

About 24” up per 10 hour day with mixing mortal and wiring and a few rows of sealed wine bottles for natural light when heavy shutters are closed. About 10 days to get to 9 feet AFF.

Ideas needed! We don’t love the TV placement, but can’t figure out where to put it (and we want a larger TV in this room...
01/02/2025

Ideas needed! We don’t love the TV placement, but can’t figure out where to put it (and we want a larger TV in this room, but are limited with the space). Also, I’m not a fan of the fireplace, but don’t know what to do with it given the alcove for the TV.

Ignore the mess I was in the middle of cleaning but what can I do to fix this 🥲 we had some work done and I chose the wr...
01/02/2025

Ignore the mess I was in the middle of cleaning but what can I do to fix this 🥲 we had some work done and I chose the wrong color countertops. They don’t go as well as I thought

Can someone photoshop these photos with white fence and black fence. I can't make up my mind. Thanks.
01/02/2025

Can someone photoshop these photos with white fence and black fence. I can't make up my mind. Thanks.

Help! We just moved in, this is our master bath. I have been showing at night in the dark because I feel soooo exposed t...
01/02/2025

Help! We just moved in, this is our master bath. I have been showing at night in the dark because I feel soooo exposed to our neighbors behind us (I checked, you absolutely can see through this very textured and frosted window). What can I do? I've thought of a tension rod with a curtain, but I'm not sold on the look. Any other suggestions? The texture is on the interior side of the glass.

Looking for opinions. But a back story first. My house is tiny and built in 1940. We are refinishing the wood flooring i...
01/02/2025

Looking for opinions. But a back story first. My house is tiny and built in 1940. We are refinishing the wood flooring in the house. We sanded them (ourselves) and given how old the house I feel like the floors will never be perfect. In the pics you will notice there are 2 different types of flooring. The lighter color is the kitchen. original floor I think was subflooring way back when and is called pumpkin pine. The other wood is throughout the house and we don't know what it is.
Ps. Yes we know we still need to do the edges

Once again I picked the wrong paint color. Looking for a lighter green for a small bathroom that will not appear minty!...
01/01/2025

Once again I picked the wrong paint color. Looking for a lighter green for a small bathroom that will not appear minty! I have white tile, dark grout and eventually dark gray tile floors. I painted it Liveable Green but looks like mint in my bathroom. Thanks!

So when we first moved into our house, we redid the basement flooring. It was carpet, I switched it out for LVP. On my o...
01/01/2025

So when we first moved into our house, we redid the basement flooring. It was carpet, I switched it out for LVP. On my own. It wasn't my first time installing LVP but it was my first time installing LVP on concrete.
There is popping because although we filled in the expansion joints, we didn't level enough.
So now I'm trying to redo it the right way, and I need expert help.
First, was I supposed to put a v***r barrier down? My friend told me not to because he said mold would grow under it.
Second, the basement gets very cold in winter. Is there an insulation layer I can put down under the LVP? It's thin plank, not rigid. I don't want it to deform.
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25 has been a great year but I’m excited to see what 26 brings 😁 #birthday #celebration #thankyou #elmstreethouse

Satisfying cleaning timelapse anyone 🤩 #apartment #movein #organizing #cleanup

The dump run itself was uneventful and I am now buddies with the attendant 😁 #trashday #dumprun #trash #cardboard

This song is one of my classic summer jams and I finally have a good excuse to use it! 🤩 #couchpotato #furniture #motivationmonday

When you’re friends with the band and they learn about your TikTok account 😂 PS if you’re in Maine and hear that The #diy #handmade #art #homedecor #n #design #craft #doityourself #love #woodworking #crafts #home #interiordesign

All that’s left is what’s stuck to the walls and ceiling! We’re so close! 😶‍🌫️ #progress #dusty #sweeping #cleaning

Now accepting paint stripping trick recommendations 🤗 #tips #tricks #recommendations #helpme #paint #paintstrip #RenewableEnergy

Okay maybe it’s more than just one piece 😅 I’ll do better next time - for you and for me 🤣 #cleaning #fail #elmstreet

Don’t blink or you’ll miss it 😳 #dontblink #cleanup #award #elmstreethouse #laundryroom #renovation #aftermath #fixerupper

Does anyone remember where these bricks came from 🤔 #elmstreethouse #trivia #bricks #cleanup #dirty #sweeptok #insults

To be honest with you all, I’ve been avoiding vacuuming this room since i swept it out…its going to be a beast 😅 #re #diy #handmade #art #homedecor #n #design #craft #doityourself #love #woodworking #crafts #home #interiordesign #diyprojects

I hope we get another visitor like this next spring! 🤞🏻🪶 #robin #eggs #babybirds #spring #visitors #nest

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