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Millie’s Remodel: HAZMAT Demolition Progress and Precautions

September 2, 2019 Brittany Bailey 8 Comments

Millie's Remodel: HAZMAT Demolition Progress and Precautions It took me two weeks, but the HAZMAT demolition process is finally finished. Truth be told, I never wanted demolition to be completed more than on this house. It seemed like every wall I opened and every piece of … [Read more...]

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The Kitchen Renovation of 2013 – 1 Leak. 1 Year. 1 Woman.

January 17, 2014 Brittany Bailey 38 Comments

2013 Could be called the year of the kitchen renovation in our house. Or the year that nearly killed me. Or the luckiest year of our lives. I'm still debating the title. What I do know is that, I decided to take on my biggest DIY project to date. I re-built my own kitchen from … [Read more...]

Before and After, Build It, built-in window seat, cabinet, demolition, desk, DIY, Do It Yourself, flooring, framing, habitat ReStore, hole filling, hole repair, Home Tour, kitchen, Kitchen Renovation

How to Survive without a Kitchen during Renovation

February 25, 2013 Brittany Bailey 32 Comments

I've been asked many times how we're surviving without a kitchen. I have to admit, there were a few weeks of adjustment for us, but now things are humming along relatively easily. We have a makeshift kitchen and a dishwashing set up that works for us. But, living without a … [Read more...]

demolition, Home Tour, kitchen, Kitchen Renovation, renovation

All About Termites and Clean Up with The Bagster Bag

February 18, 2013 Brittany Bailey 155 Comments

There we were, Harvey the electrician and I were happily making progress on the kitchen renovation. Harvey was just finishing up on the last row of outlets when his hand disappeared into the wall. "Ummm, Ms. Bailey, I think there's something wrong with this stud." I looked over … [Read more...]

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How to Remove a Soffit – Kitchen Renovation Update

November 30, 2012 Brittany Bailey 29 Comments

How are y'all doing this week? Getting ready for the holidays? Instead of decorating, we did some demolition in the kitchen this past weekend. And it involved buying myself an early Christmas present: I snatched up this DEWALT 10--Amp Keyless Variable Speed Corded … [Read more...]

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How to Salvage Wood from Shipping Pallets

September 21, 2012 Brittany Bailey 327 Comments

Pallet upcycling is all the rage today. But, if you've ever tried to actually remove wood planks from a pallet, you know that it is not an easy task. The nails that are used are typically spiral nails and are designed to really grip that wood. And if that's not enough, they … [Read more...]

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Installing a Split Face Travertine Backsplash

July 27, 2012 Brittany Bailey 16 Comments

I met Jacque and Matt from The DIY Village recently at Haven. They are such an adorable (AND TALL) couple: Seriously, these two are TALL, I'm 5'6" and I was wearing heels in that picture! Poor Matt was one of the few guy bloggers at Haven, but he was able to ham it up with us … [Read more...]

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Saying Goodbye to Barney and Hello, Beautiful!

May 4, 2012 Brittany Bailey 7 Comments

I detest Barney, the purple dinosaur. I'm not sure what it is about him that turns my stomach. Maybe it's because he's too artificially sweet. Maybe it's his annoying theme song. Or perhaps it is his unnatural purple and green color combo.The dislike of all things Barney has … [Read more...]

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Demolition Day

March 22, 2012 Brittany Bailey 8 Comments

This past weekend I was able to make some serious progress on our laundry room. Yeehaw! Sometimes in order to make a room pretty, you have to make it uglier first. That was certainly the case with this project. If  you are just joining me, a few weeks ago the nice folks at Flow … [Read more...]

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Hi, I'm Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl. I like the smell of coffee and sawdust in the morning. I live to break stereotypes and empower you to take on your own DIY project.

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