Plan your landscape for easy cutting.

I put the mattress back myself so it was pretty ugly.Lots of falling over and banging around, but the slats and the skirt didn’t budge.

If yours looks like mine though, you may want to run an iron around it and gives it a little steam..I have to say that this little discovery was pretty thrilling for me.I’m so happy I was able to get this bed and this skirt to play nicely together, when the new rug comes in, I just know that they’re all going to be the best of friends.I’ve been continuing to work, little by little, on the master bedroom and I think it’s about time for a little update, don’t you?

To get caught up, you can see where we started., and then see more about what I did with the closet doors.

There, you’re caught up!.

So here’s where we’re at now:.So not thousands like we would have spent otherwise to get this deck in working order.).

The most time consuming thing was cutting down all the old boards to make the spindles.We really thought the wood was in horrible shape and that we’d need to buy new wood, but once we got started we realized we had more than enough good wood to do what we wanted, and then some!

Changing out the railings from that tired-looking old lattice really made a big difference.. You could easily do the same thing with any deck by taking it apart and re-shaping it, or even just moving and re-sizing some stairs and railings.It’s amazing what a difference you can make with a few basic DIY skills and a little creativity!.