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The Rough Ranch Reveal

August 29, 2022 · 2 Comments

It’s here! One of my favorite parts of flipping… being able to walk through the house when it’s all done and ready for its first potential buyers. Others may have thought we were crazy to get this one, but I am so happy with the results. Exterior This poor little house just needed some love…

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Filed In: Bath, Dining, Flip Houses, Home Decor, House & Home, Kitchen, Project Homes, The Rough Ranch / Tagged: cabinets, diy, flip, kitchen, neutral, renovation, unfinished

The Cliffhanger Sources

October 29, 2021 · 2 Comments

If you haven’t seen the completed pics of the Cliffhanger, you’ll want to check it out here first! Sourcing for a flip house is always a challenge, but a fun one for me! I want quality selections that look nice and work well but at a good price. I mean yes, we are flipping a…

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Filed In: Favorite Finds, Home Decor, House & Home, Project Homes, The Cliffhanger, Uncategorized / Tagged: budget, decor, fixtures, kitchen, sources

Experimenting with Wax

February 24, 2020 · 36 Comments

I love getting messages from readers that they have been inspired and totally changed course on a kitchen renovation after seeing how I’ve updated oak kitchens. I love being able to save someone money and headaches! Out of those messages and my own curiosity I tried liming wax recently with not so great results :(….

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Filed In: House & Home, Kitchen, Projects, Tips and Tutorials / Tagged: briwax, cabinets, kitchen, liming, oak, refresh, update, wax

Listed! The Plain Jane

December 31, 2019 · 4 Comments

Flip house tour with oak island, wood floating shelves, blue and grey tiles, black brass and gold fixtures.

Filed In: Flip Houses, Plain Jane / Tagged: blue, flip, flipping, grey, kitchen, oak, reno, tile, white

Flippin’ Friday: Coming Together

November 1, 2019 · 1 Comment

Happy Friday folks! Somehow it is November, and I’m feeling the crunch. In addition to all of the Christmas activities, this time of year also brings my two girls’ birthdays. We have two exciting weddings to attend and my parents’ 50th anniversary to celebrate! These are all wonderful things; I’m feeling super blessed. But nonetheless,…

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Filed In: Flip Houses, Plain Jane / Tagged: bath, diy, flip, flipping, friendship, house, kitchen, reno

Budget Friendly Black Faucets

October 27, 2019 · Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I shared some of my favorite budget friendly brass-ish faucets that I’ve found as I shopped for the Plain Jane. Today I’m sharing some of my finds with a black finish. Bath The Jacuzzi Duncan faucets feature a range of options depending on your sink. The single hand;e streamlined option comes…

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Filed In: Favorite Finds, Flip Houses, House & Home, Plain Jane / Tagged: black, budget, faucet, favorite, finds, kitchen, modern

Favorite Green(ish) Cabinets

January 30, 2019 · 14 Comments

Beautiful Green Kitchens!

Filed In: Home Decor, House & Home, Kitchen / Tagged: green, kitchen, neutral, paint

Flippin’ Friday: The Angler Reveal

January 4, 2019 · 3 Comments

Mixed cabinet finish, small kitchen makeover with gray and wood tones. Painted tile white and wood bathroom.

Filed In: Bath, Flip Houses, House & Home, Kitchen, The Angler / Tagged: after, before, cabinet, flip, gray, kitchen, mixed, reno, reveal, white

TBT: The Angler

November 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment

So I pretty much had this post ready to go a few weeks ago… and then sickness, Disney prep, a push to get the house on the market, garage woes, and Disney itself sorta got in the way. I thought I’d post anyway so you can see progress. But first, a little pic of my cuties…

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Filed In: Flip Houses, The Angler / Tagged: angler, flip, kitchen, update

Flippin’ Friday (on a Saturday!)

October 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment

I know it’s been a few weeks since my last update, but things are starting to get exciting! The cabinets were delivered and I got to work getting them assembled. Say what you will about IKEA stuff, but one thing they really have down is the assembly process. The slight imperfections of other RTA pieces…

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Filed In: Flip Houses, House & Home, Kitchen, The Angler / Tagged: angler, cabinets, kitchen, paint, rta

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Welcome all! In between the chaos of being a scatterbrained mom of 3 and a real estate investor, I love trying new things with my saw, paint brush, camera… I’m a Jane of all trades but master of none. Join me and we can learn together!

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