DIY

His And Hers Lamp Shades

by Nicola on February 26, 2013

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Phase 2 of the master closet makeover has officially begun: DIY-ing a bunch of accessories. Up first were the light fixtures. How these ancient light fixtures made it into our house that was built in the 90s is completely incomprehensible. They must have been rotting at the builder’s warehouse for decades before he decided to [...]

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Fanciest Closet In Da House

by Nicola on February 16, 2013

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Before, I was just a messy and boring wire closet. Now I am much fancier, colorful, and organized. Check me out: And some more fancy schmanzy before-and-after pictures:     This is where we left you off last time: The first step in customizing our master closet was painting it a custom color. The reality [...]

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Undoing The Mess

by Nicola on February 1, 2013

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Welcome back to LincNic’s home renovation show! After a 5 month baby break we are back in business. Not quite full force yet, but with a totally manageable project – our walk-in closet. I have been waiting to tackle this project ever since we moved in and am especially excited about it since  this is not [...]

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Man Cave

by Nicola on July 31, 2012

Who would have thought that my man is so susceptible to advertising? When I picked up a paint swatch for our basement accent wall that was called “Man Cave”, he was all of a sudden so set on using that color even though it was way darker and brownish than what we were looking for. [...]

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Welcome Back!

by Nicola on April 10, 2012

We did it! One day before our house was populated by some German visitors we officially finished the new guest bedroom in the basement and I have to say that it turned out great. We have been working on this for approximately six weeks and it was a real joint effort in the Tran house. [...]

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What The Heck Is Mod Podge?!!

by Nicola on August 11, 2011

Never heard of it before until I found some awesome craft ideas that require to use it. Since I have about three such projects on my to do list, I went out and bought it. I still don’t have a clue what it is exactly, mostly because we don’t have a similar thing in Germany. [...]

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Pinterest Challenge

by Nicola on August 2, 2011

Some say that everyone needs their addiction. So far I have proven those people pretty wrong. Always being the independent control-freak-self addiction spells danger to me. The mere thought of needing a certain substance or thing in order to get on with the day freaks me out. This rather radical attitude has gotten me through [...]

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