Sharing our experiences updating our cape style home. Tips & tricks for working through all of the intricacies of this classic style home.
One of the common dated features of cape homes is the orangey oak banisters. Our home has not 1, but 2 sets of these. If your banisters are in good condition, a semi-easy DIY project to get them looking more modern is refinishing them with a gel stain. A gel stain is great alternative to … Continue reading How to Update Your Banisters with Gel Stain
f you’re asking yourself what the heck is a wall plate cover, they are the pieces of plastic, wood, or metal that surround your light switches and outlets (also known as switch plate covers). In a lot of homes they are basic plastic in white or ivory and are not made to be decorative, which leaves us a lot of opportunity to enhance them. This is an area worth splurging on – think of how visible they are, and how often you use them. Continue reading Easy Update: Wall Plate Covers
I love edging because its one of the best bangs for your buck you can get in terms of ROI on labor/equipment. Meaning edging isn’t exactly easy to do (but few things in the garden are!), but for the amount of effort it does take to get this job done, the results are truly impactful. You can easily take your garden beds from nice to professional looking with a clean, crisp edge. Continue reading How to Edge Your Garden With a Flat Shovel
