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When I bought my first house I never would have expected all that I could learn by fixing it up myself. While I learned about my abilities in home improvement, I learned even more about myself and my abilities in the rest of my life! I also loved creating a home that I loved living in! Once you've done it, settling for anything less becomes almost impossible.

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On: Bless your heart...
"Trish, I am so sorry to hear you are going through such a terrible time with your neighbors. I can empathize with you as my family and I just moved away from a similar situation. ..."

On: What is the laminate made of?
"I think I just answered this in a previous post but here's what I wrote just in case you didn't see it: It certainly sounds like you have started in the right direction though before being ..."

On: Are they wood laminate?
"It certainly sounds like you have started in the right direction though before being able to say what might be best for your needs I need to ask whether or not they are made of wood or are they more o..."

On: Is it a 3-way switch?
"The first thing that comes to my mind is whether you put a "2-pole" switch in the place of a "3-pole" switch. Basically what that means is does that light have more than one switch to turn it on? If s..."

Recent Posts

Problem with my refrigerator
"Why is it that all of the necessary appliances to prepare a holiday meal always decide that the right time to stop working is around Thanksgiving and Christmas?!?! One year I made yams and made the huge mistake of putting the skins in the disposal with hot water running. Let's just say it was like pouring glue down my sink, stopping ev..."

Rochester, New York...Here we come!
"For all of you ladies that live out in Rochester, New York and in the vicinity, we are coming to the Home Show next weekend to chat with you about how you can create a home you love to live in! We normally cover creating a Spa-licious Bathroom, a Cook-able Kitchen and a Romantic Bedroom but if there is anything else you would like us to talk abo..."

Finally a kitchen I love!!!
"When I moved into my first home I had no money to hire someone to redo my kitchen for me. (I actually had very little money period, which made eating out not a possibility.) So it was up to me to turn my kitchen dungeon into a dream. I started by sanding down all of the of the cabinets and drawers, adding molding to the doors, added crown m..."

All Juanae' needs is pink boots to match her belt!
"This is an email I got just before Christmas from Juanae Barkley after she got a copy of the book and a pink toolbelt(Just check below to see this beautiful Jane is!): "Heidi and Eden, Thank you sooooo much for the book. I just got it from UPS yesterday, but I went straight to my husband's job to show him, and he was happy too. I also..."