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Join The Home Depot Home Improver Club!

Home Repairs | 2 Jun 2010

Most of you know that I’m a “Attempted ” Do it Yourself-er! We love any home improvement project and we save so much money doing it ourselves. So if you haven’t already done so….
Sign up by clicking on the picture above to join the Home Improver Club for money saving offers and tips! My fingers are crossed for some awesome coupons!

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Home Project Make Over – Adirondack Chairs

Crafts, Family, Home Repairs | 29 May 2010

Sad looking or Shabby Chic?
I choose to say: sad looking. Here comes my Chair Make-over!
After I carefully cleaned them with a stain deck cleaner I let them dry and used a paint scraper to get most of the large chunks of paint off. Then I went to town with a sander!  I then rinsed them off and let them dry for 24 hours before I started re-painting them.
And here is …

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Mr Fix It: What’s the Problem With My Grill?

Home Repairs | 13 May 2010

We all know that Grill season is here! My Grill Mates were all stocked and so I mixed them up and added them to my meats so that they would be all  prepared and ready for grilling!  My mouth is watering for some yummy BBQ! I step out side on the warm sunny deck and push the ignition button on the grill….click…click…click.  Oh no….what’s wrong with the grill! It won’t …

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Mom/Mrs. Fix It! Changing A Vehicle Light Bulb

Mom/Mrs. Fix It! Changing A Vehicle Light Bulb
Family, Home Repairs | 7 Apr 2010

Tools Needed.
Noticed the nail polish didn’t you?!
We managed to get my vehicle for a really great price – thanks to great negotiation skills learned from Dave Ramsey!
But as with all vehicles, there are maintenance dollars required. This one was a cheap fix for only $3.17, (no shop was needed) yay!

Now, you will notice that it has a number of scratches and dents, (they came with the vehicle and are on …

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Home Repairs: Broken Couch Spring

Home Repairs | 30 Mar 2010

We love our 10 year old couch and there was no way I was ready to part with it!
It not only had a loud squeak, but you could feel the spring sticking into your back when you sat on it.
With our Frugal ways…we decided to  fix it ourselves!

We were a little nervous but we flipped the couch upside down and pulled out the staples from the lining.

Here are the troubled …

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