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Curbly Guide: Furniture Styles 101

Furniture styles can be confusing. What’s the difference between contemporary and modern? Or rustic and country? Keep reading to find out… we’ll spell it out for you with easy to understand definitions and examples too.   Design Build Ideas

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Our Simple Spray Paint Porch Makeover (Part 1)

This month, Krylon is sponsoring a series of thrifty, creative DIY projects: I often say our porch is my favorite room in the house. It was horrendous when we moved in; floors covered in green artificial turf, holey screens heavily framed in rotting wood, paint chipping, and floor slanting. (It’s still slanted, “for drainage.”) The above photo […]

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10 Amazing Hand-Painted Walls

Pencil Box When I think of wall treatments, wallpaper usually comes to mind. Or paint. But sometimes I forget that you can paint a wall to actually look like wallpaper. Here are some unbelievable examples of hand-painted walls. You’ll be inspired, I promise!

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How (and why) to Freeze Your Paint Brushes

Like it or not, most painting projects require more than one coat of paint. Whether it takes place over one or more days, we’re still faced with cleaning our brushes between coats. To make this task less taxing, turn to your freezer. As anybody who has cleaned latex paint from a paintbrush knows, the majority […]

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How to paint an indoor/outdoor rug.

All home improvement stores sell big indoor/outdoor rugs. They’re cheap and they’re not attractive–dare I say ugly? Well, here’s a way to make one of those utilitarian things look fabulous. What you need: One indoor/outdoor rug. Mine is an Ozite, 6′ x 8′ rug in bark. It cost 12 bucks and I had a 2 […]

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