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ranch house with large front porch

March 2, 2014

Reader Question – How do you feel about the size of your home?

A couple of weeks ago I received this comment from a reader... "We are closing on our house this Friday, it is 1523 sq ft. When I told friends and family, a lot of them think it is a little small. I would love to see a blog post on your thoughts on house size". I think that is an excellent topic for a post, so lets dive right in. The average size of a house in the U.S. nearly 2400 square feet (source), my house is 1650. Adam and I purchased it back in 2010 (our first house!) and we planned …
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Filed Under: House 1, Life, etc, Popular Posts, Spaces118 Comments

star bedroom

February 12, 2014

The Most Embarrassing Post I’ve Ever Written

Three years ago today I started Domestic Imperfection. For the first two blogiversaries I put together giveaways as a thank you to my readers for all the support. This year I didn't plan anything though, mostly because it's a whole lot of work and only one or two people win things. So instead I'm going to do something better...I'm going to completely embarrass myself for your entertainment. If that doesn't show my gratitude then I don't know what does. So here it goes. Sometimes get …
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Filed Under: Fails, House Tours, Kids Rooms, Life, etc, Memory Lane, Popular Posts43 Comments

November 5, 2013

How to Refinish Outdated Tile (yes, I painted my shower)

(Update - Click here to see how my painted shower is holding up after a year of use!) Who here has outdated tile in their bathroom but doesn't want to rip it out and replace it? (I'm looking at you, mom!) Did you know that you can paint it? I wavered about doing something with the tile in our master bathroom for a long time. It's not terrible and I don't hate it...but by the same token I don't love it either. I didn't want to rip it out and re-tile...in our forever house, yes, in this …
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Filed Under: Bathrooms, DIY Basics, Home Improvement, House 1, Painting, Popular Posts, Projects, Spaces, Walls308 Comments

Review of butcher blocks counters after two years of use

August 28, 2013

My Butcher Block Countertops, Two Years Later

A few weeks ago I got an e-mail from a reader asking me to write a post about how our butcher block countertops are holding up. I have to admit, I'm a little embarrassed I didn't think of this myself....of course I should write a follow-up post. My main concern when we choose them was how they would hold up over time and I'm sure many of you are wondering the same thing. So here it is, a completely honest update on our wood counters. Two years ago, in September 2011, I wrote a post about …
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Filed Under: Countertops, Follow-ups, Home Improvement, House 1, Kitchen, Popular Posts, Projects, Spaces98 Comments

How to raise your cabinets and add a shelf

August 21, 2013

How to Raise Your Kitchen Cabinets to the Ceiling

Let's talk about that space above your cabinets for a second...that useless space that does nothing but collect dust and cause design dilemmas.  Do you decorate it? Leave it? I have always left it, I love to decorate but I'm not a fan of having stuff just for the sake of having stuff. When Adam and started the kitchen remodel I had a lot of ideas and things I knew I wanted, but my number one thing was to make those cabinets touch the ceiling, somehow.  Adam and I found a solution...the perfect …
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Filed Under: Home Improvement, House 1, Kitchen, Laundry Room, Popular Posts, Projects110 Comments

March 10, 2013

Paper Bag Floors – A Tutorial

Those of you that are looking for an affordable, attractive, totally doable flooring solution have come to the right place! My husband and I are starting the remodel of our boys room, and I was feeling creative and wanted to try paper flooring. I had seen it before and thought it looked great...but mostly I liked the idea because it was so cost effective. My boys room is about 10 x 12 and I did the entire floor for about $80 (and I have enough supplies left over that the next room will cost …
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Filed Under: Flooring, Home Improvement, House 1, Kids Rooms, Popular Posts, Projects, Spaces864 Comments

February 4, 2013

Farmhouse Kitchen on a Budget – The Reveal

(Update: I hadn't really intended for this to be my kitchen reveal post, I really just wanted to show y'all how I "decked out" my new floating shelves. Anyway, it has become fairly popular as a kitchen reveal post so I went ahead and added the prices for everything we  have done so far in the kitchen to the end of the post.) Well, my internet is working again and it's time to show you my shelves! They are decked out, colorful, and oh so functional. This post doesn't really have a story to go …
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Filed Under: Dining Room, Home Improvement, House 1, Kitchen, Popular Posts, Projects, Room Reveals, Spaces256 Comments

May 9, 2012

The “Dirty Cowboy” Treatment

Ahh, the Dirty Cowboy...a great way to give your furniture some personality. That's right... furniture. Is that not what you were expecting? What kind of blog do you think I'm running over here? So I didn't entirely make this technique up, it is really just dry brushing... or antiquing, or distressing with stain, or a variety of  other names. I've tried to dry brush furniture a few different ways and this is the way I found worked the best, was the easiest  and gave me the best result. First …
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Filed Under: DIY Basics, Furniture, Popular Posts, Projects58 Comments

May 6, 2012

{Awesome} Paisley Stenciled Table

Let's talk stenciling. Now, I've done my fair share of stenciling, but it's always been with a homemade stencil and it takes F.O.R.E.V.E.R. to do. Plus the final product always looks kinda wonky when you get up close and the design is very simple. Also it takes forever....that's worth mentioning twice. So when Cutting Edge Stencils sent me a stencil to review I was super excited. I just so happened to have a spare dining room table sitting on my front porch (what, you don't?) and it was begging …
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Filed Under: Decor & Crafts, Dining Room, DIY Decor, Furniture, Popular Posts, Projects, Spaces, Stenciling529 Comments

May 2, 2012

Penny Countertop

Last September we finished our butcher block countertops, but we didn't do our bar area. I mentioned in that post that I was open to suggestions and got the great idea to cover it in pennies and epoxy.  Well,  EIGHT months later it is finally finished! This is one of those projects that if I was to do it again it would be super easy. I now know exactly what not to do, which means I'll fly through all the other penny coutertops I have planned. Oh wait...no, this was the only one. …
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Filed Under: Countertops, Decor & Crafts, DIY Decor, Home Improvement, House 1, Kitchen, Popular Posts, Projects, Spaces, Upcycling296 Comments

April 22, 2012

How We Paid Off Our House In 3.5 Years

This February we paid off our house. (excuse me for one second..OHMYGOODNESS, WE PAID OFF OUR HOUSE!!!!! WE'RE DEBT FREEEEEEEEEEE!!!) And I'm back. Now to be totally and completely honest, I wasn't even sure I should write this post. I don't want to come off as braggy or in your face about it. I know that there are a lot of people out there struggling just to make their mortgage payments and it's not my intent to make them feel crappy. If you are in that situation I want to encourage you. …
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Filed Under: House 1, Life, etc, Money, Popular Posts, Projects428 Comments

February 6, 2012

The Less Mess Project: Pantry Reveal!

Well, I've spent the last week painting, stenciling, and organizing my pantry and I have to admit...it's one of the best things I've ever done. Not because it was particularly fun to do, but because the results make life so much easier.  Seriously, if I had known how much less stressed having an organized pantry would make me feel I would have done it years ago. . So, here it is...my organized masterpiece. As a reminder as to how horribly disorganized I am, the before …
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Filed Under: Cleaning and Organizing, Closets, Home Improvement, House 1, Kitchen, Popular Posts, Projects, Spaces216 Comments

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