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What to do with dark granite countertops?
Dark colored granite countertops were very much a “thing” twenty years ago, but what to do with them now when everything is white and bright? This has been my dillema for quite a few years now. I considered doing concrete countertops, like we did in our lakehouse, but at the end of the day they were just too rustic looking for my main home, which is pretty traditional. I researched some options to paint the granite to look like marble and then coat with epoxy and I decided to go for it. Because this was my first time trying this, I opted for the Giani Carrara White Marble Epoxy Countertop…
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Costa Rica ~ March 2023
To say I fell in love with Costa Rica, would be a giant understatement! This country is exquisitely beautiful with such bio diversity that you could stay for a year and not run out of things to do and see. If you are just going there to relax, you won’t be disappointed by the beautiful beaches, amazing scenery and warm hospitality. My husband and I took our daughter Izzy for her spring break. We decided on the southern Pacific side, near the Uvita / Ojochal area. We picked this area because it is far less commercial, with pristine waterfalls, beaches and jungle but still has modern services and some of…
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Mini Kitchen Renovation
Recently we helped my good friend Leanne with a mini kitchen renovation. I say mini, because we only replaced the sink, facet, countertops, backsplash and painted the cabinets. This may sound like a lot, but it only took a weekend, and we worked within a relatively small budget. We have done a similar project at our lake house, where we poured concrete countertops, which was very cheap but labor intensive. The pic below is the before shot. There were Formica countertops on the counters and backsplash, as well as some odd faux granite particle board covering the back of the bottom counters. I’m a fan of painting old cabinets like…
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Holiday Bedroom
It’s beginning to look A LOT like Christmas around here! I started early and I’m just adding the finishing touches to my 2022 holiday decor. Today I want to share how I transformed my bedroom for the holidays and where I found some of these awesome finds. This was the first year I had my amazing bedroom shelf to work with it and I can say it was a lot of fun! Some of the items I had from last year and then I ordered a few new. Here is my shelf with woodsy gnome theme. Every headboard needs garland this time…
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Cheesy Banana Pepper Dip
As we get closer to the holidays, what better than a decadent dip with a bit of kick ~ meet my Cheesy Banana Pepper Dip. You could definitely use any hot pepper like jalapenos or hatch chilis instead of banana peppers, but I have a LOT to use right now from my garden. If you are going to substitute, try and understand just how hot your peppers are to gauge how many you will want to use in this dip. If you are using a mild hatch or poblano, you could double up the pepper count, but with the more extreme peppers, you will want to stay with three or…
