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Problems in Property: These Issues Are Common In Older Homes

Posted on June 28, 2018 by CleanandGreen

There’s something incredibly charming about older properties when you walk through their rooms you can imagine times gone by, the families that once lived there and the moments they shared. Older properties tend to have more character, features that you don’t … Continue reading →

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Taping and Mudding Drywall

Posted on February 19, 2016 by CleanandGreen

Taping and Mudding Drywall or How a Mother became a Mudder!  With the basement bathroom well on it’s way to being finished, it was my turn to be the troll in the basement today.  

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Plumber is coming!

Posted on February 12, 2016 by CleanandGreen

This is good news!  We are to the final stages of getting that basement bathroom installed.  My sweet handyman is putting the final touch on so the plumber can come an install the shower, vanity, and toilet tomorrow.  It is … Continue reading →

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DIY – Chalk Paint Curtains

Posted on January 22, 2016 by CleanandGreen

Chalk Paint came into my radar before we moved last year.  Probably just about this time of year too.  I need to update my kitchen cupboards and decided it was my best bet. They turned out fantastic and I was … Continue reading →

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Making a Sweet Little Apron

Posted on January 18, 2016 by CleanandGreen

My mother taught me to sew back when I was just a nipper.  She had been sewing as a seamstress since she was thirteen.  She made clothing, curtains and just about everything in between.  She had an old Bernia that … Continue reading →

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Valentine Card – Ombre Heart

Posted on January 11, 2016 by CleanandGreen

February is already sneaking up on us fast.  Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it.  Here is a quick card you can do and have tucked away for your special sweetheart. I wanted to try an outline of … Continue reading →

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Easy, Mailable Christmas Cards

Posted on December 11, 2015 by CleanandGreen

Do you mail out Christmas Cards?  My sister was telling me how many she has going out.  Forty or more just in Canada, then there are some going to the UK, Australia and the US.  I thought she may have … Continue reading →

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Continuing Renos

Posted on November 20, 2015 by CleanandGreen

It seems like we are counting our renovations by months. July was the sewer pipe replacement; August and September were walls; October and November were floors, then there were things like the fireplace and a window or two that just … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on November 18, 2015 by CleanandGreen
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DIY Easy Christmas Card

Posted on November 16, 2015 by CleanandGreen

With all the Christmas decorations going up in stores and the touch of white stuff on the hills, I want to start all things Christmas! On Penny Black blog there are so many great designers and ideas that it is … Continue reading →

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