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Rain on a Tin Roof

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How to Raise Cabinets - Learn how we raised our base cabinets to accommodate for a refrigerator that was taller than the base cabinets.

How to Raise Cabinets

September 14, 2015 By Jenna 9 Comments

So sometimes during a big project or after I finish a project, I start looking at all the little projects that made up that big project and I decide that some of those little projects probably wouldn’t be that interesting to you.

So I don’t bother too much with pictures and I don’t post about it.

But then months later, someone will ask me something specific about that small project that helped to make the bigger project possible and I will realize that I probably should have posted about that.

Does any of this make sense? Its late and I’ve been drinking. And apparently that makes me use the word projects too much.

So there’s that.

Anyway, if you remember way back in January, Grunt Labor and I finally finished his man cave.

In order to deem the man cave livable, he had to have a beverage center (a.k.a. a fancy name for a mini refrigerator). But when the beverage center arrived, it was a bit taller than the opening we had for it, thus we needed to raise the cabinets or get a new refrigerator.

Raising the cabinets was cheaper and faster than getting a new beverage center.

So you can guess which option won.

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Faux Stone Countertops Tutorial

Make Laminate Countertops look like Stone for about $20

February 3, 2015 By Jenna 147 Comments

Looking for an easy DIY countertop makeover? If you’ve got $20, then you can take your laminate countertops from dated to modern beauties by using this tutorial for creating faux stone countertops!

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Wow! Big change - love the black on black. Man Cave Makeover: The Built-Ins

The Man Cave: Built-Ins Makeover

January 26, 2015 By Jenna 18 Comments

He’s waited almost four years.

He thought it was going to happen in the winter of 2011 after I got knocked up.

We tore down paneling, had drywall and carpet put in, and added moldings.

We successfully made it less scary – and then moved onto the kid’s nursery.

And the man cave became a dumping ground.

It was a waste of space.

And I hate wasted spaces.

That’s one reason I don’t like vaulted ceilings because I think they waste too much space, but that’s another blog post, now isn’t it?

Finally, Grunt Labor is getting his man cave.

One makeover at a time.

We started with the Vintage Radio turned Bar Cabinet, and now we just finished the Built-Ins Makeover.

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