Home improvement – Page 4

What about that old wallpaper?

Post author:adrienne
Post published:December 2, 2011
Post category:Downtown Colorado Springs Downtown Colorado Springs Craftsman Bungalow Home improvement

When we first moved in to our house Mike was obsessed with telling me that we needed to remove all the old layers of wallpaper before we painted the walls. I…

My Colorado Garden- herbs and veggies

Post author:adrienne
Post published:November 20, 2011
Post category:Downtown Colorado Springs Craftsman Bungalow Eat Healthy For Cheap Home improvement

Tomatoes always steal the spotlight when talking about gardening. I grew things in my garden this summer besides just tomatoes, tho. Salad greens and arugula do really well here. In…

DI-Why: My drywalling misadventure

Post author:dangermike
Post published:November 16, 2011
Post category:Downtown Colorado Springs Craftsman Bungalow Home improvement

I believe strongly that there is a time in every man's life when he says to himself and others nearby that he can probably drywall something. It may sound a…

Front porch revamp

Post author:adrienne
Post published:October 11, 2011
Post category:Downtown Colorado Springs Craftsman Bungalow How to ...Re-cover a couch with painting tarps Spruce up an apartment for cheap

The front porch was starting to look pretty shabby from the street. We live in a nice neighborhood and don't want to be "those people" so I decided to do…

How to strip and clean vintage hardware- mostly non-toxic

Post author:adrienne
Post published:October 7, 2011
Post category:Downtown Colorado Springs Craftsman Bungalow Strip old paint off of hardware- mostly non-toxic

So I saw on the internet that you can strip paint off of old hardware with boiling water and salt. WHAAAAAAAAT? Still I decided to try it. You know what?…