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How to Make Citronella Candles: Perfect DIY for Summer!

How to Make Citronella Candles: Perfect DIY for Summer!

By Marty Walden · 105 Comments

These easy and inexpensive DIY citronella candles are easy to make, look adorable in mason jars and help get rid of bugs! Perfect summer craft! Summer is the perfect time for outdoor projects! I love finding ways to decorate my home on the outside that don’t cost a lot of money!   Just as with the inside, I shop yard… Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, deck, DIY, Home Projects, Seasonal Projects, Summer Tagged With: citronella candle, deck, DIY

5 Deck Decorating Ideas on a Budget

5 Deck Decorating Ideas on a Budget

By Marty Walden · 9 Comments

One of my favorite parts of summer is time spent outside on our front deck. I know my readers love learning how to decorate without spending a lot of money so here are my 5 deck decorating ideas on a budget! This year I kept waiting for my DIY hubby to ask what kind of flowers I wanted him to… Read More

Filed Under: Favorite Posts, Home Projects, Seasonal Projects, Summer Tagged With: deck, DIY, Home Decor, Repurposing

Budget Decorating Ideas for the Deck

Budget Decorating Ideas for the Deck

By Marty Walden · 18 Comments

Do you love a good before and after as much as I do? What is it that we love? The ugly duckling picture of an unloved house/deck/piece of furniture dying for new life stirs something inside of us. Why does this fascinate us so? I think maybe it’s because it gives us hope. And permission to dream.  Because sometimes our everyday lives… Read More

Filed Under: deck, Home Projects, Seasonal Projects, Summer Tagged With: deck, DIY, Home Decor, Repurposing, yard sale

Christmas Tree Luminaries and Outside Decorating

Christmas Tree Luminaries and Outside Decorating

By Marty Walden · 2 Comments

Want ideas for decorating the outside of your home on a budget? These Christmas tree luminaries and other inexpensive decor ideas will encourage you!   This was our first year decorating with the new deck on the front of our house, a project people either seem to love or hate (you can read that lively discussion here on Hometalk). I would love… Read More

Filed Under: Christmas, Home Projects, Seasonal Projects Tagged With: Christmas, deck, DIY, luminaries, seasonal

How to Stain Your Wood Deck

How to Stain Your Wood Deck

By Marty Walden · 11 Comments

Even an ordinary homeowner can stain your wood deck with these practical tips and product recommendations from a professional painting contractor. Disclosure: Behr Paint provided me with product but the opinions are all my own.  I hope you’ve enjoyed following along on our journey as we’ve updated our 1950’s ranch home with a deck on the front. If you haven’t… Read More

Filed Under: 31 Days to a Beautiful Home, DIY, handyman, Home Projects, Painting Tips Tagged With: Behr Paint, deck, deck stain

How to Build a Sunburst Deck Railing

How to Build a Sunburst Deck Railing

By Marty Walden · 16 Comments

Want to add pizzazz to an ordinary deck? This DIY tutorial will show you how to build a sunburst deck railing with step by step instructions, including materials. Take your home from ordinary to extraordinary! I have loved sharing our front deck project this summer with my readers, but I have to tell you that it has gotten some negative reviews (you can… Read More

Filed Under: deck, DIY, handyman, Home Projects Tagged With: deck, DIY, handyman

Changing Table Turned DIY Garden Cart

Changing Table Turned DIY Garden Cart

By Marty Walden · 11 Comments

When my DIY hubby and I started dreaming about a deck on the front of our house I immediately started pinning pictures to help me determine my style. Surprise, surprise, my pins led me to conclude that the outside is just an extension of the inside! Because after all, it’s really just an outdoor room, isn’t it? Even though the… Read More

Filed Under: DIY, handyman, Home Projects Tagged With: deck, DIY, handyman, Repurposing

From Dream to Reality: Our Deck Reveal

From Dream to Reality: Our Deck Reveal

By Marty Walden · 41 Comments

Our dream deck has been years in the making. Endless conversations, researching, contemplating, pricing and saving.  The finished product is one of the only DIY projects my hubby did not do completely on his own from start to finish (with some help and opinions from his wife!) This deck required having some help and we were blessed to be able… Read More

Filed Under: DIY, handyman, Home Projects, Room Makeovers Tagged With: deck, DIY, Home Decor, outdoor living, Repurposing

Jackhammer Demolition: Part Two of Our Dream Deck

Jackhammer Demolition: Part Two of Our Dream Deck

By Marty Walden · 11 Comments

Some dreams take a little longer to come to fruition, but when they do all the blood, sweat and tears are worth it! (And in this case, hauling brick also works off a few calories!) I last wrote about the progress on our front deck in part one, which detailed how we determined the necessity for taking down the huge… Read More

Filed Under: DIY, handyman, Home Projects Tagged With: building a deck, deck, demolition, jackhammer

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