DIY Painting floors with stenciled rug design

We moved into a fixer upper a year and a half ago.  From the very moment I walked through the house we purchased I hated the glued down indoor outdoor carpet in the kitchen. The very first thing I saw and the first thing every one who has been here comments on is some pretty dated plaid glued down carpet in the kitchen and laundry areas.  Changing it had to be placed down farther than I liked on the "to do list" but I came up with an interum alternative that both hubs and I are happy with.  An easy floor paint job.

Caulk a straight line

Have you ever procrastinated a job on your to do list because it just seems like it's going to be a mess?  Yes, me too.  I finished putting down the vinyl floor months ago but had not caulked around the edges.  Around the entire small bathroom renovation.  The good news is that someone told me an easy method to get a straight caulk line.

DIY How to Repair Cracked Fireplace Brick

Spring cleaning is done and now we are making a couple of repairs to our current house.  The fireplace stone that is in the bottom of the fireplace has a crack that requires a silicate high heat furnace cement to repair it.   It took some calling around to find a supplier. Fortunately we are suburb dwellers and only had to drive about 15 miles to find it at Turner's Hardware.  The container we purchased seals metal to metal or cement to metal, stops smoke or gas leaks and withstands temps up to 2000 degrees.  THAT IS HOT!