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Dining Room Semi-Reveal

April 4, 2022 · 3 Comments

Updated dining room in neutrals with a new linear chandelier, raw wood table, and picture frame moulding.

Filed In: Dining, Home Decor, House & Home, Projects / Tagged: brass chandelier, crown moulding, dining, linear chandelier, picture frame moulding, refinish, update, velvet curtains

Updating a Dining Table

March 31, 2022 · 1 Comment

Update a used dining table with new legs and a natural finish

Filed In: Dining, House & Home, Projects, Tips and Tutorials / Tagged: modern, refinish, refresh, update, wood

Bleaching Wood, 3 Ways

April 30, 2021 · 2 Comments

How to use 3 types of wood bleach for stains and lightening

Filed In: Projects, Tips and Tutorials / Tagged: lighten, natural, refinish, wood bleach

New Bed with a Natural Finish

April 30, 2021 · 7 Comments

At New Year’s, our bedroom felt like that of a poor college student. Our mattress was sitting on the floor. I’ve had a frustration with bedframes, and ill-fitting comforters, and footboards, and headboards that worked loose. I’ve tried a few things, including a new very minimalist bedframe in place of our boxspring (which I threw…

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Filed In: Home Decor, House & Home, Projects, Tips and Tutorials, Uncategorized / Tagged: bedroom, bleach, master, natural, raw, refinish

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

Refreshing Worn Wood with Briwax

October 1, 2017 · 129 Comments

Flip House Tour Before & After | inbetweenchaos.com

I’ve mentioned my new little love of Briwax (check out my whole kitchen post here), but I thought it would help if I showed you some detail on how it worked. I should also mention that this is NOT a sponsored post; I’ve just loved the product and its results. The kitchen cabinets were in…

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Filed In: Flip Houses, House & Home, Kitchen, The Skinny House, Tips and Tutorials / Tagged: briwax, cabinet, dated, kitchen, refinish, refresh, update, wood

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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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