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The Cliffhanger Bath Plans: One Tile, 2 Ways

September 15, 2021 · 2 Comments

Things are coming together at the Cliffhanger. The windows have come in and are being installed this week. Today I’m sharing with you a peek into the bathrooms. One Tile, 2 ways The very first item I picked out for this house was a bathroom vanity. It was cute with a good price tag, and…

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Filed In: Bath, Flip Houses, House & Home, Project Homes, The Cliffhanger / Tagged: budget, herringbone, inspiration, matte, modern, navy, oak, refresh, update, vanity, wood

Wood Island from Old Stock Cabinets

February 26, 2020 · 5 Comments

I love a really nice, wood, furniture-type island. They make a kitchen feel warmer and homier to me. The cost, though… the cost can be sky-high. When planning the kitchen for the Plain Jane, I didn’t want to have an all white kitchen, but I was also stuck in a stock-cabinet budget. So I decided…

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Filed In: Flip Houses, House & Home, Kitchen, Plain Jane, Projects, Tips and Tutorials / Tagged: diy, island, oak, refinish, refurbish

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

Liming Wax on Oak Cabinets

October 16, 2019 · 18 Comments

Testing out liming wax on oak kitchen cabinets | inbetweenchaos.com

Filed In: Flip Houses, House & Home, Kitchen, Plain Jane, Tips and Tutorials / Tagged: liming, makeover, oak, update

Updating a 90s kitchen – WITHOUT Painting Cabinets!

September 29, 2017 · 161 Comments

Flip House Tour Before & After | inbetweenchaos.com

I think the first thing many homeowners think needs to happen with a dated kitchen remodel is a change of cabinets. First, let’s start with a bit of a perspective adjustment… oak or wood cabinets need not be removed or painted.  They are trending back in, and that makes it so much easier to update…

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Filed In: Home Decor, House & Home, Kitchen, Tips and Tutorials / Tagged: backsplash, briwax, budget, diy, hardware, kitchen, light, lighting, modern, oak, paint, reno, update, wood

Flip House Friday: Kitchen Plans & Paint!

June 2, 2017 · 8 Comments

So this was my office yesterday along with one of my more lazy co-workers… no complaints here!  I’m working on the kitchen cabinet doors for the skinny house – more on that below! But we have paint! Paint is really the first thing that goes in where you start to see that shift from demolition…

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Filed In: Flip Houses, House & Home, The Skinny House / Tagged: briwax, cabinets, flip, house, kitchen, oak

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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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