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Icefields Parkway with Toddlers: Ultimate Banff & Jasper Family Guide

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Toddler Travel Essentials: Must-Have Items for Stress-Free Trips

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Front Yard Makeover: Landscaping Tips & Before and After Reveal

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Top Landscaping Tools and Materials for Building a DIY Flower Bed

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DIY Overgrouted Stone Fireplace

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How to Install a Stone Veneer Fireplace: DIY Guide & Tips

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DIY Stone Fireplace: Cottage-Style Overgrouted Fireplace

Transform your home with a DIY stone fireplace. Create a cottage-style, overgrouted fireplace with our renovation tips and how-to guide.

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Wood Stain Mix and Staining Tips: Guide for Perfect Wood Finishes

Learn how to mix wood stains and master staining tips for flawless finishes. Get expert advice for achieving the perfect wood stain mix.

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Choosing Kitchen Countertops: Expert Tips for the Perfect Surface

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Cozy Living Room Fireplace: Your Electric Fireplace Guide

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A thrifty Aussie mum with the audacity to DIY anything. Old house, new projects, & life back home after a decade abroad šŸ› ļø
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No I don’t ā€˜need’ anything for summer, just No I don’t ā€˜need’ anything for summer, just let me rummage through my rat girl treasures in peace 😭

#thrifter #secondhandhome #thriftingislife
I’ve done probably a dozen tiling projects acros I’ve done probably a dozen tiling projects across four houses now and I can confidently say it’s my favourite DIY project. It doesn’t have to be intimidating either! So here’s a one minute explainer to break down the basics — if I were starting over I’d first try a backsplash or fireplace surround then move up to floors and wet spaces but either way you should try it šŸ’Ŗ
Okay so I’ve done probably a dozen tiling projec Okay so I’ve done probably a dozen tiling projects across four houses now and it’s genuinely my favourite DIY project. 

Butttt I know It’s pretty intimidating to start so here’s a less-than-one-minute explainer on the basics of tiling. If you want to tile something for the first time, my vote is to start with a backsplash in your kitchen or laundry or a fireplace surround then level up to wet areas and floors but I promise it’s not has hard as it seems! 

#tiling #diyprojects #howtotile #diyhome
I have a lot of favourite things about op shopping I have a lot of favourite things about op shopping, but right up at the top is when you see something and it sparks an immediate idea, which is exactly what happened with this dress at @salvosstores. 

It was cute on its own, but with all the colours and the flowy fabric I knew it would make such a fun (and honestly pretty easy) bunting banner for my Mother’s Day brunch.

It’s so nice to know that thrifted finds can keep evolving and get a new life, and that I can also get a much more whimsical and unique brunch table. A win win!

#ad #SalvosStores #brunchathome #upcycling #sewsewsew
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