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Barn Beam Mantel

December 29, 2011 By Kelly 7 Comments

One of the big items on our to-do list for the family room was building a new mantel for over the fireplace. The existing mantel was a thick but not deep piece of wood stained a dark walnut color. When I removed the mantel during our demo phase it was nailed into the brick and […]

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Family Room Reveal Part Two

December 21, 2011 By Kelly 15 Comments

As I shared in my super lengthy post about our family room remodel it took a grand total of 9 months (and several thousand words) to share what changes we made. When I did my big reveal several photos were missing, and so was a big room wide shot. That was intentional since we had […]

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Spooky House: Spiders, Monsters, Ghosts, oh my!

October 20, 2011 By Kelly 11 Comments

Halloween decorations can be pricey but since my family loves Halloween, and loves decorating for Halloween even more we have come up with a few inexpensive ideas for creating a spooookkkky house. How to Make a Monster House My husband came up with this idea, and he an my 13 year old figured out a […]

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How to paint a fireplace: DIY Tuesday

March 29, 2011 By Kelly 12 Comments

Painting the fireplace and brick wall was high on my list of priorities for the family room remodel. While I love brick, and am not generally a fan of painted brick. The way the house is setup you see that brick wall from the kitchen looking into the family room, and the size of both […]

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Shabby Chic Table: DIY Tuesday

March 22, 2011 By Kelly 4 Comments

I ‘inherited’ a lovely half circle table from my mom. I think I took it from her basement about 14 years ago, and when I first got it I spray painted it black (it had already been painted that way but needed a touch up). A few years later I decided to strip it, but […]

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Family Room Remodel Update

March 17, 2011 By Kelly 1 Comment

The family room remodel is going sloooooowwww. As expected the demo part of the job was pretty fast and SO fun. I like destruction. 😉 After the major deconstruction was done, we spent a day removing the exterior door from the back wall of the family room. I wish I had photos or video, but […]

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Hi! I'm Kelly Whalen, writer, frugality expert, debt slayer, and money nerd. Welcome to the Centsible Life, my corner of the internet, where I help women live happier, healthier, and wealthier lives. My goal is to help you save time + money, so you can spend both how you want.

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