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Saving Etta – Chapter 14 – Etta’s Yard

Saving Etta: Chapter 14 - This is the true story about a house built in 1900 that is in serious disrepair. It’s also the story about my journey toward becoming a general contractor and my attempt to save a home from being bulldozed. I…

Upcycle Idea: Soap Dispenser to Gorgeous Vase

arts and craft, Decorating, Trash to Treasure, Tutorial, Upcycling

Upcycle Idea: Turn a Soap Dispenser into a Vase

Upcycle Idea: Turn a Soap Dispenser into a Vase Hello, Pretty Handy Girl Readers! I'm Julie from Love My Simple Home and I'm excited to be here as a new contributor and hanging with you! I have a passion for interior design and share affordable…

Contributor

Welcome Julie from Love My Simple Home

Welcome Julie from Love My Simple Home I'm super excited to introduce another talented DIY educator who will be bringing us some fantastic upcycling projects, beautiful home decor ideas, and all around amazing ideas for making your home gorgeous…

Plumbing

Plumbing Fixes You Can Complete

11 Plumbing Fixes You Can Complete When I tell people that there are few reasons to call a plumber, they are usually doubtful. Today I want to show you 11 Plumbing Fixes You Can Complete on your own! Whether you have a leaky faucet, a slow…

Build It, organizational tips, storage

How to Install Pegboard Walls

How to Install Pegboard Walls Pegboard walls are the bomb, aren't they? They provide a ton of storage organization without taking up valuable floor space. Pegboard can be used in a variety of spaces successfully. A garage or shed aren't the…

Build It, organizational tips, storage

Build a Cute Garden Shed

Build a Garden Shed Happy New Year! It's time to store away all those awesome gifts and maybe create more storage solutions. I'm not sure about you, but our garage was definitely bursting at the seams. That's why I'm super excited to share…

A simple and easy way to upcycle an old cutting board

arts and craft, Decorating, Trash to Treasure, Upcycling

A Quick Cutting Board Makeover for Meal Planning

A Quick Cutting Board Makeover for Meal Planning Hello, it's Anika here from Anika's DIY Life. I hope you had a great start to your new year! One of my New Year's resolutions is to get better with planning meals. I've really struggle with…

Saving Etta

Saving Etta: Chapter 13: The Truth

Saving Etta: Chapter 13 - The Truth This is the true story about a house built in 1900 that is in serious disrepair. It’s also the story about my journey toward becoming a general contractor and my attempt to save a home from being bulldozed.…

Build It, organizational tips, storage, Uncategorized

29 Hacks to Help You Get More Organized

29 Hacks to Help You Get More Organized January is the time of year where we focus on making the next year better than the last. Often that involves new workout goals or resolutions. Other times it means getting more organized. There is something…

This bread and cheese board makes a great gift, and is simple to make!

Build It, Gift Ideas, gifts

DIY Bread and Cheese Board

DIY Bread and Cheese Board Hi there, Pretty Handy Girl readers! I'm Vineta from The Handyman's Daughter, back with another tutorial for you! This bread and cheese board was a gift to my mom for Christmas, and she absolutely loved it! The marble…

arts and craft, Best of Posts, Build It

Best of 2017

Best of 2017 2017 was another busy year that flew by. For those of you that may have missed some of the best tutorials and DIY posts of 2017, I've collected them all together for you in one place. Without further delay, here is the Best of…

art, arts and craft, Build It

DIY Barn Wood Picture Frame

DIY Barn Wood Picture Frame Hey all, it's Shara here again from Woodshop Diaries! Today, I'm excited to show you how to make a simple barn wood picture frame! A friend of mine tore down his family's tobacco barn recently and he asked me…

Decorating, Holiday decorating, organizational tips, storage

9 Holiday Storage Hacks

9 Holiday Storage Hacks Now that Christmas is over, you're probably in one of these two camps. Camp #1: Christmas is over, time to pack everything away pronto. Camp #2: Christmas is over, but I want to enjoy the decorations for a while…

Decorate your mantel for Christmas with these DIY stocking holders made of scrap wood!

Christmas Card Display

Merry Christmas

As the wrapping paper is ripped and the ribbons are tugged off the gifts today, I want to stop and take one minute to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a Happy New Year. I hope you find yourself surrounded by friends, family…

Before and After, Build It, decor, Decorating, ReNew, renovation

How to Tile a Fireplace

How to Tile a Fireplace Hello Pretty Handy Girl Readers! Sarah here from The Created Home. Today I'm sharing how you can update and customize your fireplace by doing your own tile work. Don't be intimidated, tiling is actually quite accessible…

Decorating, Holiday decorating, Home Tour

Holiday Home Tour 2017

Happy Holidays! I can't believe the holidays are here once again. This will be my seventh holiday home tour shared with you. I honestly can not believe I've been running this little old blog of mine since 2010. (These are my holiday home…

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Gift Ideas, gifts

31 Last Minute DIY Gift Basket Ideas

I'm sure you are feeling that crunch to get gifts for those last people on your list. Or maybe your cousin you haven't seen in years is suddenly coming for a visit. I get it, there's nothing worse than feeling the pressure to purchase last minute…

Home Decor

DIY Scrap Plywood Wall Clock

DIY Scrap Plywood Wall Clock Hello, Pretty Handy readers! It's Anika from Anika's DIY Life and I am back with a quick tutorial on making a wall clock using scrap plywood. I recently gave our staircase a makeover and resorted to a lazy…

arts and craft

Free Winter Chalkboard Art Printable

Free Winter Chalkboard Art Printable Happy Holidays! I'm enjoying decorating my home for Christmas. How about you? One thing I particularly like doing is updating my chalkboard sign in the dining room. You might remember I created a free fall…

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Gift Ideas, gifts, kitchen, recipe

26 Creative DIY Gifts from Your Kitchen

Creative DIY Gifts from Your Kitchen The kitchen is the heart of the home and a place full of love, family, and delicious food. Why not make your kitchen the go to place for DIY gifts this year? Plus there's something special about receiving…

Decorating, Holiday decorating

DIY Stocking Holders from Scrap Wood

Hi there, Pretty Handy Girl readers! I'm Vineta from The Handyman's Daughter, back with another tutorial for you! I have a mountain of wood scraps in my workshop, and the hardest pieces to use up are those pesky 2 x 4 end cuts. Lucky for you,…