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How to install a kitchen island
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How to Install a Kitchen Island on a Tiled Floor

Discover how to install a kitchen island on a tiled floor with our detailed step-by-step guide. Get expert tips and tricks for a seamless and secure installation.

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breakfast nook benches
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DIY Breakfast Nook Bench

Create a cozy DIY breakfast nook with our step-by-step bench building guide. Follow our instructions to build a stylish and functional bench for your home.

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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 🛠️
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I’ve been on a journey to make my own cafe curta I’ve been on a journey to make my own cafe curtains because I needed a little bit of softness and whimsy in my kitchen renovation and despite feeling very overwhelmed for a bit in the middle there I feel like these turned out so cute (if you aren’t tooo close)! Now I’m overconfident on the old sewing machine and who knows what this self proclaimed seamstress is going to make next. #sewsewsew #diycafecurtains #kitchenremodel #kitcheninspiration
After 11 years in America, one husband and two kid After 11 years in America, one husband and two kids, coming home to a house that needed everything seemed like the next logical step. Can confirm live still feels calmer. #lifeinaustralia #expatlife #movingabroad #australianhome #diyhome
If you were hoping for a dreamy tutorial on how to If you were hoping for a dreamy tutorial on how to make DIY cafe curtains for your kitchen… this isn’t it. But I diiiid figure it out as I went and I’m actually so proud of pulling this one off. I still might need to give these bad boys a steam but ugh the whimsy of it all! They added exactly the amount of character to these giant windows that I hoped for 🤌🏻
We have these massive windows in our kitchen (one We have these massive windows in our kitchen (one is two metres and one is three, which is like 6-10 feet each), and I emphatically love them but the morning sun is annoying and I had this vision of whimsical flowy cafe curtains to give them some pizzazz. I priced out some brass and some wood rods and they were all really thick curtain rods, they didn’t come in long enough sizes, or they were literally more than ONE THOUSAND dollars so I bought a dowel and grabbed some scrap wood and thought I’d just do it my damn self 🤷‍♀️ It took a few prototypes and honestly the brackets are still a bit rough but from afar they’re fine and it saved me so much money I’ll get over it. Plus hopefully the focus is going to be on the pretty wispy curtains I’m whipping up next so follow along to see if I can pull it off! #diycurtains #kitchenrenovation #kitchenreno
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