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Before and After: Mera’s Craigslisted chair

May 07, 2015

Read about how my friend Mera turned this funky chair into a sleek showpiece.

Before and After: A storage closet under $200

April 20, 2015

The challenge: make my gross furnace closet clean and functional for under $200.

DIY: Magic! Clean a burned enamel pot

March 29, 2015

See a burned thrift-store enamel pot go from fugly to fine!

How to buy an IKEA couch and have it delivered to Alaska

March 02, 2015

IKEA for Alaskans is a customer-service-free environment. You are a furniture-buying soldier going into hostile territory. Not scared? Read on.

Before and After: The Living Room

February 19, 2015

Here’s what we started with when we bought our 1967 “dream home” in downtown Anchorage last year.

DIY with kids: Ice lanterns

February 01, 2015

Fab-ugly bathrooms I have known and loved

January 29, 2015

A peek into Fernanda’s adorable nursery

January 05, 2015

21 #SoAnchorage Holiday Delights: #17, 10 budget-friendly DIY gifts with Alaska Knit Nat

December 18, 2014

These aren’t your typical Popsicle-stick projects. They’re fun, frugal, festive and best of all – they require little to no artistic skill.

21 #SoAnchorage Holiday Delights: #16, Dreams of growing things

December 17, 2014

Sitting by the Christmas tree, thinking seeds.

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