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DIY Interlocking Rustic Brick Faux Wall Installation

August 26, 2020 By Dana Vento Leave a Comment

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When we built our home, we made a lot of great choices as we thought ahead of how our home would be used.  The great thing about a home is making it yours. Is this DIY with interlocking rustic brick faux wall installation something most can do? Yes. ...

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6 Outdoor Activities To Try This Summer

May 19, 2020 By Dana Vento 52 Comments

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  The sun is out, the air is calm, the birds are buzzing and the fresh scent of grass is wafting through the air.  It's summertime baby and it's time to get outside and active. Shorts, tees, tanks, and flip-flops are summer staples and reusable water bottles, and great music ...

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DIY Dresser Overhaul With Chalk Paint

August 25, 2019 By Dana Vento 20 Comments

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  I love that my daughter has my old furniture, but I don't love the color or the style. The furniture is so dated and trust me, what is old is not going to be new again anytime soon. Nevertheless, yellow in the furniture does not compliment anything in her room. In fact, she chose ...

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French Fry Kisses & Ketchup Dreams For A New Year

December 20, 2017 By Dana Vento 1 Comment

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I can't believe we are at the end of a year, and every year I reflect on how lucky and blessed I truly am.  My kids are what make me complete and I could not be who I am without them.  As most moms, I reflect on what I could have done better and what I am doing well and I move from there.  The new ...

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4 Costly Mistakes Novice House Flippers Make

April 19, 2017 By Dana Vento 1 Comment

4 costly mistakes novice flippers makes, redo, renovate, diy, plumbing, contracting, houses, homes, rentals, sell, earn, financing, time, money, finances, salvage, redoing, renovations, cost of renovation, know how, contractors, time sheets, time management

What was old is new again, is that how the saying goes? When the housing market crashed back in 2008 it seemed like we would never get back to flipping houses because no one could afford a new home, or a flipped home and supply prices increased.  ...

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