Easy Swaps for a Healthier Kitchen

Easy Swaps for a Healthier Kitchen

As a nurse practitioner, DIY guru, and cleaner living expert, I’m always on the look out for ways to make our kitchen healthier for me and my family. While they are plenty of big ticket replacements to make, that’s simply not in my family’s budget. So, today I’m going to focus on the easy swaps…

How to Install a Mosaic Tile Backsplash

How to Install a Mosaic Tile Backsplash

Active Time: 6-8 hours Total Time: 3 days Cost: Variable based on supplies you need to purchase and the price of tile. We spent about $200 on our tile, $70 on our wet saw rental, and probably $100 in other supplies. We also already had several of the tile-specific tools already from our previous backsplash….

How to Paint a Chalkboard Gym Inspiration Wall
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How to Paint a Chalkboard Gym Inspiration Wall

Active Time: 2-3 hours Total Time: 1-2 days to allow for drying time Cost: $30 Help Needed?: Nope Difficulty Level: Pure beginner. You just need to be able to hold a paint brush. When we moved into our duplex a few years, once of the first projects I undertook was creating a dedicated home gym…

How to Seal Your Butcher Block
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How to Seal Your Butcher Block

Active Time Needed: 3 hours Total Time Needed (Allowing for Drying): 3 days for drying +30 days of cure time Cost: $50 if you already own a sander; $100 if you need to buy a random orbit sander Help Needed?: Nope. You can do this project solo. Difficulty: Beginner (you’ll use a sander and be…

Updating Your Breakfast Bar

Updating Your Breakfast Bar

Do you have a breakfast bar in your home that’s just kind of blah? Maybe you were really excited to have one, but when you moved in, it quickly became the place the junk mail lived and you left your keys every day, and you never actually used it for its real purpose? If so,…