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Cheap Ways To Renovate Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you can, do not move it because it is costly and tedious. Save on certain services by doing it yourself. Try painting it yourself instead of hiring a painter. You can also do this with your cabinets. You can install new hardware on your dresser and cabinets. Try prefabricated shower stalls. The Kitchen.

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are going to attempt do it yourself upholstery, I recommend getting a tack puller and a staple gun that will be fairly easy shoot staples with and that will handle longer, thinner upholstery staples. I used a standard hardware store staple gun that shot thick 3/8″ staples and was very hard to use.

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