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How to Fix Cracks in Door Panels without Taking the Door Apart

March 1, 2019 Brittany Bailey 5 Comments

How to Fix Cracks in Door Panels without Taking the Door Apart Wooden doors will develop cracks over time, especially if the panels aren't free to expand and contract. Most of the time, years of paint or caulking the seams around the panels will cause the wood to stick and not … [Read more...]

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How to Fix Stripped Holes in Wood | Pretty Handy Girl

Day 3 – Fixing a Stripped Hole in Wood

October 3, 2014 Brittany Bailey 7 Comments

Welcome to Day 3 of my 31 Days of Handy Home Fixes.  Have you ever tightened a screw 1,485 times before you finally admit that the hole is stripped? Procrastinate fixing that stripped hole no more! Grab some wood glue and tooth picks and we'll fix that hole in a jiffy. Day 3. … [Read more...]

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Benjamin Moore Yellow Highlighter Painted Interior Doors | Pretty Handy Girl

Good Day Sunshine – Yellow Painted Doors

September 22, 2014 Brittany Bailey 30 Comments

I painted my interior front doors Benjamin Moore's Yellow Highlighter. It's my way to start my day off on the right foot. When I get up in the morning and head downstairs, I see my front doors and immediately Good Day Sunshine starts to play in my head! Let me tell you how … [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...]

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Make a Tray from a Cabinet Door | Pretty Handy Girl

Make a Tray from a Cabinet Door

November 19, 2013 Brittany Bailey 7 Comments

One of my favorite places to thrift shop is the Habitat ReStore. I mean, where else can you find cool $2 cabinet doors? This fine cast off door is just screaming to be upcycled into a beautiful tray. Especially when the same thrifting adventure yielded VERY COOL door … [Read more...]

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Succulents in conch shell for beach themed succulent garden

Beach Themed Succulent Garden

November 9, 2013 Brittany Bailey 3 Comments

You like the beach right? Who doesn't?! Come December I long for the feeling of burying my toes in the warm sand. Bring back those memories by having a Beach-Themed Desktop Succulent Garden nearby. The idea for this garden came as I sat looking at all the shells I've collected … [Read more...]

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How to Patch and Level a Concrete Subfloor

January 7, 2013 Brittany Bailey 35 Comments

We are well on our way to putting Humpty Dumpty back together when it comes to our mudroom and laundry room. The kitchen, it's still a blank canvas. After the water leak, the linoleum flooring had to be removed. What was left was a plethora of problem areas. Cracks, crumbled … [Read more...]

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Baseboard Trim – How to Remove and How to Install

October 3, 2012 Brittany Bailey 18 Comments

  I'm back to work on the bonus room makeover, and I couldn't be happier with the results of the project. I had to prep the back wall for a little something special. And it required removing the baseboards. I saved them to re-install afterwards. … [Read more...]

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New Life for a Borders Bookshelf

June 25, 2011 Brittany Bailey 405 Comments

I hope you will take a moment to view how I test drove my Dremel Trio. This is seriously a really fun power tool! Just be sure you are safe so as not to ruin the fun. Eye protection, face mask, and ear plugs. Check. For those of you who like to skip to the end of the book and … [Read more...]

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Painting Like a Pro – Step 1. 80% is the Prep Work

April 9, 2011 Brittany Bailey 48 Comments

After years of painting rooms, I have perfected the process and can tell you that 80% of a professional paint job is in the preparation. Today's post will be about properly prepping your room before painting. Then I'll post next week on how to paint your room like a pro. Start … [Read more...]

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This Whole Post is on Repairing Holes!

July 28, 2010 Brittany Bailey 25 Comments

How often have you removed a screw, accidentally dented your drywall, or had a hole that couldn't hold a screw anymore? And, how long has that hole stared glaringly at you? Let's talk about repairing holes. Today, I will empower you to fix that hole! Or give you the tips and … [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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