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How to remove glued and nailed down Particleboard – TIME SAVER!

How to remove glued and nailed down Particleboard – TIME SAVER!

  • Home Improvement Projects
    8 min
  • 517
  • 3 years ago
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IF you have ever tried to remove glued and nailed down Particleboard you will find it a literal nightmare. I tried and tried to remove our particle board when replacing it in our dining room for wood floors. After hours of viewing […]

Tagged Bathroom, Dining Room, Kitchen, Living Room, Mid-Century
The Mailbox a Mid-Century Modern Accessory to complete your look

The Mailbox a Mid-Century Modern Accessory to complete your look

  • Lifestyle
    5 min
  • 396
  • 3 years ago
  • 4

When searching for the latest Mid-Century Modern Accessory for your house, one of the last things to come to mind would be a Mailbox. We never gave this conversation a second thought, however you should. For example: If you pay attention to […]

Tagged Landscaping, Mid-Century Modern
Spot The Difference Between English Ivy and Poison vines like Oak and Sumac

Spot The Difference Between English Ivy and Poison vines like Oak and Sumac

  • Home Maintenance
    6 min
  • 387
  • 3 years ago
  • 7

Our backyard is green all year, which makes it difficult to tell the difference between English Ivy and poison vines. Our english ivy alias hedera helix is intermixed with Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac. While we enjoy all of the greenery and […]

DIY Save Money TODAY – Weatherproof your Electrical Outlets Covers

DIY Save Money TODAY – Weatherproof your Electrical Outlets Covers

  • Home Maintenance
    6 min
  • 399
  • 3 years ago
  • 7

You have a tremendous opportunity to save money today by inspecting and weatherproofing your exterior electrical outlets. Over time the weatherproofing on the outlets begins to fail. They also start to not look to attractive. If you open up the covers, you […]

How to make Lebkuchen Cookies over a 100’s year old German Recipe

How to make Lebkuchen Cookies over a 100’s year old German Recipe

  • Recipes
    4 min
  • 392
  • 3 years ago
  • 17

If you don’t know of Lebkuchen cookie, these are not your typical cookies. It takes time to make them (Which was OK as my oldest daughter and I loved to spend time with her). She passed away in 2021 at the sprightly […]

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Heart of Pine Hardwood Floor (part 3 Dining Room)
Heart of Pine Hardwood Floor (part 3 Dining Room)
An Amazing 1961 Mid-Century Modern, The Leeds House
An Amazing 1961 Mid-Century Modern, The Leeds House
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A Great Get Away in the Turks and Caicos
Gallery of our Mid-Century Modern Ranch
Gallery of our Mid-Century Modern Ranch
Replacing Carpet wtih Heart of Pine Hardwood Floor (part 1 Dining Room)
Replacing Carpet wtih Heart of Pine Hardwood Floor (part 1 Dining Room)
Furniture: A Terrific Mid-Century Walnut Nightstand
Furniture: A Terrific Mid-Century Walnut Nightstand
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