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Welcome to Words On Wendhurst! I'm Jenny, a newlywed of four years who married the literal love of her life. :-) I love all things creative, including, but not limited to, decorating, drawing, painting, makeovers, scrapbooking, and on and on. -
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Category Archives: before and after
Making a Mirror My Own
I suffer from a not so rare disease called “make-it-my-own-itis.” No matter what it is, a piece of furniture, a picture frame, or in this case, a mirror, I have to leave my own stamp of approval on it. In …
Posted in before and after, crafts
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Laptop Bling
Does anyone else think that laptops, while incredibly convenient and useful, can be quite boring? I definitely thought so, so I dressed mine up with some bling. :-) I saw these vinyl decals at my local Michaels, and liked …
Posted in before and after, frugality
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Deck Makeover
Last summer our focus was on the front of the house. We figured that we had ignored the outside for long enough, and that our neighbors would appreciate us improving the curb appeal a bit. So we slaved and …
Posted in before and after, deck, house tour, outdoors
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Clean House, er, Garage
On my sidebar there on the right, you’ll see that I keep a running tally of things that are currently on my project radar. Of course, these are only a sampling of my mega to do list, but I have …
Posted in before and after, garage
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Swapping Out a Doorknob
All of the doors on the second floor of our castle have the cool old brass doorknobs with tons of character. I love the patina that they have developed from decades of use, and the little bit of shimmer that …
Posted in bathroom, before and after
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What’s Better Than Free?
Last fall, on one of my walks around the neighborhood, I spotted a chair in a garbage pile that was definitely worth saving! The chair was already painted, but it was a yellowed cream, and the fabric on the seat, …
We’re not the only ones
We’re not the only crazy renovators in our neighborhood. The whole area is in a constant state of turnover as the previous owners are moving out one by one as their age makes it impossible to live on their own. …
Hang It Up
One of my winter projects was to finish the bare wood coat rack we purchased on our vacation last year. I finally finished this long-procrastinated project, but then we were gone for a month, so I hadn’t gotten around …
Lauren’s Master Makeover
Not too long ago Lauren asked me for help pulling her master bedroom together. She had all the bare bones in place, and was looking for some help with accessories and art to take the room from good to great. …
Dining Room Rehab: Before and After
So I know you are dying to see the after pictures of the dining room, and I am so excited to show you them. I’ve tried to match as many of the angles of the before pictures to the after …
Posted in before and after, dining room
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