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These web pages are a chronicle of the home repairs,
improvements, projects, and maintenance I have done....and am
continuing to do, to my homes.
A little history ...
My husband and I purchased the house in El Paso,
Texas in 1998. The home was originally built
in 1976 and had not been renovated prior to us
buying it. The home was stuck in the 70's, complete
with orange shag carpeting!
Yep, it was a fixer upper but we chose this
house because of it's central location in El
Paso and the unique floor plan. No
renovations were done until 2011. Many of
the pages on this website are for the El
Paso house.
We purchased another smaller home in
Oklahoma in 2010 when my husband's employer
moved the company there.
As of April 2018 we have sold the home in El
Paso and are looking for a larger house in
Oklahoma. After eight years, the two
house - two state thing was exhausting.
The decision to sell the El Paso home was a
difficult one. Many of the additions I
had made to this house, were done to satisfy
my tastes and needs. I had planned to
stay in this home until I died.
Fortunately, the improvements I made, made
the house desirable to others. We had
an offer for the house at full price two
days after it went on the market. We
of course accepted.
In June 2018 we bought a larger house in
Oklahoma. This home is new
construction therefore, there are no repairs
to do at this time. However.....there is
always room for improvement.
I spent a year fixing up the smaller home
in Lawton, OK. The entire house was
painted, repairs done to dog damaged doors
and woodwork. New tile mounted
properly on cement boards in upstairs
bathrooms was done along with replacing the
1980 era toilets. The entire house was
re-carpeted. I even painted the
counter tops in the master bath and kitchen.
When done, we contacted our Real Estate
agent in June 2019. As with the El
Paso house, it sold quickly. Within 6
hours of the listing going live, we had an
offer close to the asking price and we
accepted it. We closed on the house
mid July 2019 with no problems. Thank
goodness! We were tired of paying two
mortgages.
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June 2020 |
Signage - Making Lemonade out
of a Lemon
- An old barrier on a corner of our property that I turned into a
sign.
To see how this was done
go here... |
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July 2019 |
Garage Cabinets,
Workbench, and Stealth Corner Closet - Now that all of the
gardening equipment and tools were placed in our new Tuff Shed, it was
time to build the garage workbench.
To see the new cabinets, workbench, and closet
go here... |
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April 20, 2019 |
Painted Counter Top and Mirror Frame
- Master bath smaller Oklahoma home. The sink area of
this bathroom was given a facelift.
For the counter top,
go here...
For the mirror frame,
go here... |
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April 10, 2019 |
| Tuff
Shed Purchase and Installation
- Purchased a Tuff Shed for our backyard. See how this went
here... |
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April 1 - 3, 2019 |
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Concrete Slabs for Patio and Storage Shed
- Big yard no patio.... So we needed a patio and a foundation for a
storage shed.
See how this went here...
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January - March 2019 |
Vintage Look
Industrial Style Rolling DVD and File Cabinets - Unlike the ready-made
furniture shown below, I am able to make my own furniture when I get a
burst of creative energy. See the rolling DVD, file cabinet, and
end tables I designed and
made:
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Rolling DVD Cabinet
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File Cabinet
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End Table / Cabinet |
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October 2018 |
| Got rid of my furniture in El Paso before I
moved. I needed to buy new furniture for the new house to store
items. To cut costs and because I get lazy sometimes, I bought
inexpensive "assemble it yourself furniture". I have some tips on
where to buy items and assembly tips for the novice....
See this furniture
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July - August 2018 |
| Even new houses do not have enough storage
space. See the closet I built for the garage in our new home in
Oklahoma.
See how this went here.... |
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