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Hi! I'm Sarah, but my friends call me Hardware. I'm a connoisseur of power tools and a mother of four. I proudly hail from the southwest desert.*
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Kitchen Remodel on a Budget

Kitchen Remodel

It's finally happening. I am so excited to kiss the brown, boring kitchen good-bye and say hello to light and bright. I have a lot to do and I am so excited. So begins this kitchen remodel on a budget... Here is my kitchen now: Let's talk pros and cons: Pros: layout, lots of cabinets, solid counter-tops, and my live edge table. Cons: Low lighting, loud/broken appliances, broken faucet, backsplash is the same as the floor tile (who does that?). And perhaps the most painful of all it's boring and brown, brown, brown. So here's the plan: Install a new range hood, I am building a … Keep Reading!

Laundry Room Remodel Progress

Penny Tile Laundry Room Remodel

I'm almost done with the laundry room remodel. Remember this laundry room? Just a lot of bla going on in there. A lot has happened since I first started the process. Laundry room remodel beginnings. I took down the shelf: Installed upper cabinets, built floating shelves, & added penny tile: Painted the existing brown cabinet white (before pic): Started to create a make shift mud room area: And here's what it looks like currently: I only have a few things left to do and I'll be all done! I'll post on all the steps and the finished room next week! Happy weekend … Keep Reading!

How To Decorate a Bookshelf

How to decorate a bookshelf

Okay people, I just haven't said enough about my beloved bookshelf. This project took me like 74 years but turned out amazing. Building was a long process so by the time I began putting books on the shelves I just just ready for it to be over! It kinda looked like Einstein's bookshelves, jam-packed and disorganized. Which isn't that bad considering it meant I actual had something in common with him. After staring at the blessed shelves for far too long my friend Amy (who was in this video) came to my rescue and saved me from utter design destruction and pointing out a lot of mistakes I was … Keep Reading!

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How To Fix Toys (or anything) That Have Battery Corrosion

how to clean battery corrosion vinegar and a toothbrush

I am starting a new Friday tradition… Fix it Friday. I can just hear ya’all cheering. The toilet paper holder I blogged about a while ago has me on a rampage of fixing stuff, I hope some of this comes in handy for you.  If not, I’ll stop. Girl Scouts honor (mmmm, now I want a cookie). Today…

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Overhead Hanging Storage

Have you ever wondered, if you were a werewolf what would you howl for into the pale moonlight? Love? Money? Fame or fortune? I’m pretty sure that I would run to the tallest mountain, watch for the full moon to appear from behind a creepy, wispy cloud, throw…

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DIY Ski Storage Racks

We love to ski, we don’t love the price tag that comes with it. This DIY ski storage rack are easy and cheap, which I love! I’m a garage person. When I was a kid our garage was packed with everything except cars. For years after I left home I didn’t have the luxury of a garage so now I’m a little loco about storing a bazillion things AND parking…

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Parsons Chair Slipcover Tutorial

Parson Chair Slipcover

Sometimes when I finish a project I’m doing yahoos all over the town. This parsons chair slipcover project is one of those. As part of the brown bear project I desperately needed color in my kitchen. I considered buying some…

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