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Hi! Still over here staying busy 😝 I’ve taken

Hi! Still over here staying busy 😝 I’ve taken a short pause from the nursery to work on the apartment above our garage. We flew out a friend from Oregon to help us finally get this two year long project wrapped up. From dry wall, to grouting bathroom tile, to laying floors and installing kitchen cabinets - we’ve been making the most our time with Ed. Such a blessing to have him here with the fam.
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Hello gorgeous 🫶 first coat on the accent wall

Hello gorgeous 🫶 first coat on the accent wall of the nursery going up today!

Paint: Rumors by @behrpaint
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Some will call me crazy… but I’m removing and

Some will call me crazy… but I’m removing and closing up this window. Hear me out!

1. There’s already two big windows on one of the other walls.
2. Between all the current windows and closets, there’s not just a solid wall for putting a bed against.
3. Typically you want nursery’s to be as dark as possible.
4. I want it gone. 😝
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Whenever I have to get lumber, I usually either ge

Whenever I have to get lumber, I usually either get help from a @homedepot employee or I have to push a normal cart for Hank to sit in and a lumber cart for my purchases. But today, big brother wanted to push baby. 🥰
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Luckily husbands never listen anyways, right? 🤣

Luckily husbands never listen anyways, right? 🤣
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I found an activity table in a neighbors trash yes

I found an activity table in a neighbors trash yesterday and decided to use it as inspiration for my own version. I used left over plywood to recreate this adorable table with a storage cubby. Next step is to add a big drawer but while I wait for the slides to arrive, Ollie wanted to take it for a spin. Not bad for an afternoon project. 🤗
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It’s about time to start on the nursery and I ha

It’s about time to start on the nursery and I had to go with @behrpaint Rumors (which is their color of the year 🔥). But now I need to decide a light color to compliment it! Help 👏

Check my story to see the inspiration picture for the wall design I am going to attempt.
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For the sake of being transparent, it definitely d

For the sake of being transparent, it definitely did not turn out perfect. There’s grooves that I didn’t get smooth with paint filler, the front and side ledge that I cut off didn’t turn out completely straight, some of the drawers are hard to pull out - but it’ll do!
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Just me over here nerding out on my new @kregjig A

Just me over here nerding out on my new @kregjig Accu-Cut XL 🤓 I needed to rip down some plywood to finish the closet build in the boys room so I took the plunge and I am so happy I did! It is compatible with my Milwaukee Circular Saw and makes it easy to get straight accurate cuts.
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As a beginner DIYer, I am still learning so much.

As a beginner DIYer, I am still learning so much. But this is one trick I picked up years ago! I needed to get a surface flat but I didn’t have a planer. No worries! It might be a little more work but you can do a dang good job with a sander and coarse grit paper. I’m using 80 grit for this project.

1. Scribble on the surface with a pencil.
2. Sand evenly across the area.
3. Anywhere that there is still pencil marks is a low spot! Repeat this process until all the pencil marks come off together.

Have you used this method? Let me know in the comments 👇
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The main reason I didn’t build the dresser for t

The main reason I didn’t build the dresser for the boys closet is because I was intimidated by the thought of building drawers. So I bought a second hand dresser.

Once I brought it home I noticed that the drawers didn’t have slides and there wasn’t enough room on the sides to add them. Since this is going in a room with small children, I really wanted the drawers to have slides that would make things a bit more sturdy. SO I decided to take apart the drawers, cut off 3/8” and put them back together. Effectively making it so I had to build drawers. 😅 And you know what? It isn’t so scary after all.

**The slides I used are linked in my bio. 👆
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Posting a different kind of reveal today 😝 We a

Posting a different kind of reveal today 😝 We are expecting a baby girl in Jan 2025. After the boys room is complete, I’ll be working on the nursery next!
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