Posts tagged diy
You Win Some & You Lose Some AND Sometimes You Draw
8October 18, 2010
by jb
in Mini Moxie
And I am not kooky . . . really . . . like a Jehovah's Witness or anything, but I do believe that *every* day should be celebrated like every other day . . . for example -- weekdays, weekends -- no difference. Usually pretty much the same for me or at least that's how I try to treat them. [ . . . ]
Derek Rice :: DIY or HSTDIFY aka . . .
11October 6, 2010
Had they been working in their own homes, they would have covered their belongings with plastic, right? In our home, they sawed away with no regard for our stuff. There was a point at which they could have done the right thing, which at minimum would have been to stop and give me a chance to cover our stuff. Instead, they moved forward. Amazingly, they saw nothing wrong with that. To them, it was just a job that needed to be done on a specific schedule. [ . . . ]
Modern Sauce :: Madame Sunday Polishes Some Brass
9September 17, 2010
The title of this post isn't a sexy euphemism for anything; I really did spend the weekend polishing some door hinges. I've had them on my kitchen counter for several months and the doors stacked in the laundry room all awaiting motivation. When you live alone you really see how unnecessary doors are so it was no big loss. When you live alone you also see how unnecessary cleaning your toilet is too, but that's a different story. [ . . . ]
Mellowship Slinky in (B Moxie) B Major (Dub)
15
Now again . . . remember . . . b and I, if anything, are a special breed of diyer. He, after all, is a professional; he does this stuff for a living. And me, after all, a one-time professional; I used to do this stuff for a living. But on looking beyond that, and as we got into it, (you know, the work -- and despite the obvious issue I have with this "do it yourself " descriptive), my thoughts drifted, well, a little . . . more . . . Eastern (and, you know, all the cool kids are doing it). [ . . . ]
Tammy Dalton :: DIY Gone Wrong (A List)
6August 9, 2010
. . . While I love starting from scratch with new construction projects, much of interior design work involves renovations and remodeling, and uncovering or correcting mistakes that well-meaning homeowners have made. I made a list so that I could share with you exactly what I mean. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but these are all things that I have come across in my interior design practice that have been done by previous owners that decided to take matters into their own hands. [ . . . ]
Tammy J Dalton :: HGTV Has Got Nothin On Me
10July 27, 2010
by Tammy Dalton
in homeownership
That was my husband's motto when we purchased our 40-year old house. We had become adept at ripping up old carpets, painting walls and doors, and had even replaced our wood deck all by ourselves, so we were feeling pretty confident about our abilities to care for and maintain our home.
We did respect our limits however. Truth be told, we're not really do-it-yourselfers, and since I'm an interior designer, I have a healthy understanding of what DIY-gone-wrong looks like, so I know when to stop and say let me call so-and-so. [ . . . ]
