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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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How to Build a Custom Wood Range Hood

August 30, 2013 Brittany Bailey 54 Comments

Have you seen the beautiful custom range hoods on my Pinterest board? From the beginning of our kitchen planning sessions, I knew I wanted to put in a custom wood range hood. But, finding a tutorial to build one was tough. The one that helped me the most was Cristina's how to … [Read more...]

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How to Cut and Finish an Old Tabletop to Create a Wood Desk Top

August 16, 2013 Brittany Bailey 14 Comments

Have you seen my command center in the kitchen? It's a beauty to look at, don't you think? Especially that gorgeous wood desk top. Well, I have a secret! It's actually an old kitchen table top that was given to me for FREE! Yup, zero dollars, no moolah, nothing! And this … [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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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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Refinishing a Garden Bench

June 19, 2011 Brittany Bailey 176 Comments

Recently I decided my garden bench that used to be a Craig's List bed frame, needed to be refinished. I repaired, sanded and repainted the bench before setting it onto our porch where it would get less exposure to the rain. Well, it wasn't weathering the elements too … [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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