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Stock Cabinet Vanity Makeover

by Janet Clark at Home

An upgraded vanity for the powder room

Powder Room Refresh – Part 2

A few (many) weeks ago I began a refresh of our powder room. As always, one of my main goals is to spend as little money as possible. So this meant giving the current vanity a facelift. Also, the flooring was put in around the vanity, so that was even more incentive to not have to replace it. Today I am going to show you one way to give a stock cabinet vanity a makeover.

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Build A Faux Carved Wood Transom

by Janet Clark at Home

vintage dress form under a doorway with a trumeau

I am continuing to work on my family room refresh, and another area is done! Well Almost. I still have a few things I would like to do, of course! Today I am going to show you how to add molding and how to build a faux carved wood transom for a doorway. Oh and how to hide an unsightly cord.

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How I Built A Fireplace Mantel

by Janet Clark at Home

I was looking to turn my fireplace area into the centerpiece of my family room. First I added bead board over the mantel and then painted the brick white. You can read about that here. Today I am going to show you how I built a fireplace mantel for my family room.

How to build your own fireplace mantel
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How To Apply Privacy Film To A Window

by Janet Clark at Home

Looking for a way to add privacy to a window? I have an easy, stylish solution for you- privacy film.

vintage spinet desk with antique window lined with textured privacy film

Why Use Privacy Film?

I wanted to create a vintage backdrop for my newly refinished desk, so I decided to hang an old window in front of my regular window. If I didn’t have the privacy film on this window there would be a nice view of my neighbor’s vinyl siding. Not the look I was going for.

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Hi! I’m Janet, I just want to make beautiful things and make things beautiful! I enjoy creating a vintage, romantic home with lots of DIY and thrifty  projects. Follow along with me as I add character and charm to a builder grade home. Read more about me here.

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