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I’M BACK! SUPPORT LOCAL BEESNUSSES. PLANTING A BEE GARDEN

STAIN? EWW…WHERE’S THE STAIN? RE-STAINING OUR HOUSE NUMBERS

METAL EDGING AND AN AWESOME NATIVE GARDEN!

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Hey there! I'm Ashley! Architect, designer, dog lover and do it yourself homeowner. Designpetproject shares my journey of successes and failures at all things home diy. I hope to inspire you to take on projects and help you along the way!

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UPDATING THE KITCHEN LIGHTING

So here’s the deal with lighting. When the lighting is perfect even the most normal builder grade spaces look good. When the lighting is bad even the most perfect rooms look terrible. Lighting is a very important component to any space. A good balance of natural light, lighting levels and light colors can change a…

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GOT WOOD…FLOORS? SEALING OUR HARDWOOD FLOORS (PART 3)

Welcome to the final part of our hardwood floor journey. We are so close to being done. Sealing! At this point we are sliding around on our beautiful unsanded, unbuffed, and unsealed floor. It looks amazing. Now to the last step. Since we had so much help from our local floor store we got a lesson…

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YOU ARE HERE* OUR MID-CENTURY RAMBLER HOUSE PLANS

Get ready Architecture nerds! Time to geek out about vintage house plans! Ben and I are lucky enough to have the floor plans of our awesome mid-century rambler. They even have the Architect’s notes written on them! For us this is the Holy Grail for the house. The house was designed by Registered Architect Irwin…

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Designpetproject is a personal blog created, written, and edited by me, Ashley. These are my stories and my personal opinions. This website tells the story of what worked for me and my house. I am under no circumstances telling you all to follow my exact steps for your home renovation. Every house is different. I encourage you to do additional research on your own prior to beginning any DIY project. At Designpetproject we have successes and failures. Designpetproject cannot be responsible for injuries, loss, or anything else related to reader’s projects. All photos, comments and content belong to Ashley and she has the right to remove, edit, or change any of them at any time without notice. Written permission is required for the use of images or site content from Designpetproject. Failure to link back and credit Designpetproject is a violation. Did your eyes glaze over? Me too! Now back to the fun!

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