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My Favorite Ninja Creami Recipes

Just in time for summer, I’ve got a handful of recipes for the Ninja Creami machine! This thing truly is a game changer, and I already have my entire summer planned out with different recipes for my kids, my family and of course, myself!

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How To Reface Your Cabinet

Your step-by-step guide to completely transform and update your existing bathroom vanity cabinet from partial overlay doors to full overlay doors.

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Affordable Dining Room Refresh

There is nothing like a Spring Refresh–big or small so that’s why I partnered with Walmart to bring the life back to my friend Jess’s Dining Room. We browsed through the vast selection of dining tables and dining chairs, then got to work preparing the space for a beautiful make over.

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DIY Closet Organization

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Basic Toy Closet Tutorial

You can’t ever have enough storage, right? We’ve had this space unfinished in our house for the last 6 years and finally I installed some shelving to take it from useless to fully functional! I even bought the shelving for the closet a few years ago intending to build it, but never did. Better late than never showing you this easy, beginner friendly Toy Closet.

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Christmas Mantle Tips

Here a few tips to get your mantle looking Christmas ready. Tips and tricks for getting your mantle perfect every year!

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Outdoor Christmas Wreaths

Easy 5 minute project for $5 – Count me in! Get your windows Holiday ready with this simple and inexpensive DIY project that will take you less than 5 minutes

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DIY Cookbook Holder

I stumbled upon this Pottery Barn Cookbook Holder and thought, “hey! I can make that” and it won’t cost me almost $200. I went to Home Depot and purchased a 1×12″ common board to cut into the pieces that would make the main board. Added a little glue, brad nails, and stain and in just a few hours I built a $5 DIY cookbook holder!

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A Mistake that Cost Me Thousands of Dollars.

An unfortunate business flop that cost me thousands and how building a tonic website has given me my control back!

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How To Build The Tops To The Living Room Builtins

Moving into our home one of the first things we put on the project list was to do some builtins on either side of the fireplace. It was a project we talked about numerous times and our plans evolved and when the right solution came to the forefront of our mind it just clicked, the […]

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Meet Christine Gummersall, a mother of 4, coach's wife, former Labor and Delivery nurse, and self taught DIYer who decided to take a sledge hammer to her 1950's bathroom over a decade ago and hasn't stopped tackling her honey-do list since.  Folow along as christine breaks down the pretty afters, by showing the whole how to process and empowers you to STOP waiting, and START creating a home you love, with your own two hands! 

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