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  • Pinterest Challenge

    I love a good design challenge… …and I’m cuckoo for cocoa puffs about this fab four too… …so when Sherry tweeted about their Pinterest Challenge idea while we were on the road the other day, I was inspired to get my … Continue reading

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    True Value DIY Blog Squad 2011

    Happy 4th of July! Hope you and yours are having a fabulous, firework-filled weekend! We’re teaming up with True Value again this summer and fall, and we thought we’d share a True Value-related update about the outside of our house … Continue reading

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    Remembering Richard & Re-Trimming Windows

    Hi there- Kevin here. Layla’s Grandpa Richard passed away last night, so while my bride takes a couple days off, I thought I’d share a little bit about him and what we’ve been up to here at TLC lately. (Layla … Continue reading

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    Design SOS: Friends to the Rescue!

    Howdy friend! Got some exciting news to tell ya about today! True Value is currently on the hunt for any DIYer looking to help a friend (or themselves!) break free from a disastrous design dilemma. Enter the “Design SOS” contest … Continue reading

    Dresser – Done!

    Hey there!Kevin here. Remember that $40 dresser we found at a flea market last year? Well, it had obviously been left out in the rain (or been used as a boat at some point in time) because it had lots … Continue reading

    True Value Blog Squad – 2010!

    Last year, True Value invited us to be on their national “DIY Blog Squad” and we were beyond shocked and pumped. I don’t know how they found us, but boy were we glad they did! With their help we were … Continue reading

    True Value Giveaway #2 Winner

    Conrgratulations to: Your comment was randomly selected by Random.org! Drop me a line at LaylaPalmer@aol.com to claim your pretty prizes: ——————————————————————————————– If you haven’t seen the wonderful Whisperwood Cottage yet, here’s a couple of tours you don’t want to miss! … Continue reading

    True Value DIY Squad Project #3: Installing A New Mailbox

    It was gorgeous here in Alabama today. A sunny and crisp 50 degrees. The perfect day to replace a broken-down mailbox that’s located in the most peculiar place… Isn’t that weird? How it’s just sitting out there in the middle … Continue reading

    True Value Giveaway #2!

    12-30-09: This giveaway has now ended. Thanks to all those who entered! Hello! Tomorrow Kevin is going to tackle our third, and final, True Value DIY Squad project. Installing a new mailbox! The one that we’ve been calling a mailbox … Continue reading

    Grouting the Tile in the Guest Bathroom

    Sporting some of my yellow rubber gloves, and armed with a rubber float, Kevin dove right into the grouting process yesterday using a handy dandy product called “Simple Grout”… Because you literally just smear it on, wait a few hours, … Continue reading

    Tiling the Wall in the Guest Bathroom

    Thanks to the folks at True Value, I was able to get everything I needed to begin tiling the wall in the vanity area today. I spent about $25 of our True Value gift card on tile adhesive, grout, a … Continue reading

    Exciting news from Blogland and Sindy’s Master Bathroom Redesign

    We received a couple of emails from fellow bloggers this week and we wanted to share their exciting news here on TheLettered Cottage.net! The first email came from our friend Kimba at A Soft Place To Land about her new … Continue reading

    Guest Bathroom Door Re-do

    Remember this guy? We started blogging about it here, and today I’m going to cover the second half of our first True Value project. We used an frosted glass kit (the material comes on a roll) on the insides of both pieces … Continue reading

    True Value DIY Blog Squad – Project One

    We’re so excited to blog about our first True Value DIY Blog Squad project! A while back we blogged about wanting to use an old door on our guest bathroom. Well, fortunately for us, we just happened to have an … Continue reading

    We’re on the True Value DIY Squad!

    If you read our blog regularly, you know we LOVE a good DIY challenge. So when the folks at True Value asked us to be a part of their national DIY Squad we were pumped!Our DIY Squad team members are: … Continue reading