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The Mike Holmes Challenge

by Lindsay Ballard on August 14, 2013 1,718 Comments

Back before I was a DIYer, I was a huge fan of a show on HGTV called Holmes on Holmes. The host was Mike Holmes, a straight-shooting, overall-wearing contractor from Canada who helped homeowners fix home renovation mistakes made by shady contractors. I loved seeing the crazy things the bad contractors would do, but it was awesome to see Mike come in and rescue homeowners from really dangerous situations in their homes.

Throughout the last ten or so years, Mike has had several different shows across several different networks, including his current show Make It Right.  He always stresses safety and easy maintenance issues to the homeowners he’s working with, and he’s recently taken that message to consumer products. Working with the Filtrete Brand from 3M, Mike has put out a list of his top summer maintenance tips for homeowners.  Because I also work with the Filtrete Brand as a Blogger Ambassador (which makes Mike and I basically co-workers, right?), I decided to put out some of my own tips, too.

Summer Home Maintenance Tips from Mike Holmes and Lindsay Ballard via MakelyHome.com

I mean, shouldn’t I be his co-host on the next show?  I could be his funny but eager assistant…and this Texas girl can wear overalls like the best of them, right?  I’m expecting a call from his producers shortly. …

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How to Stain a Fence and Live to Tell the Tale

by Lindsay Ballard on August 8, 2013 1,536 Comments

Fence Staining 101 - How to Wash and Stain a Fence via MakelyHome.com

One of the many things on our oh-we-need-to-do-that list when we moved into our house was to stain the brand new fence.  It looked great, but we knew from past experience that it wouldn’t look nice for long.  Between the weather, the irrigation system and all of the new home construction going on around us, the cedar pickets were going to go from clean to dirty very quickly.

Fast forward five and a half years.  That fence was still standing there bare.  And you know what?  We were very right about it getting dirty.

Fence Staining 101 - How to Wash and Stain a Fence via MakelyHome.com

The fence wasn’t falling down or anything, but it just didn’t look pretty.  Some of my neighbors have stained theirs over the years, and I decided that this was the summer to join the fence staining team.  Not only would the fence look better, but with the right kind of stain, we could protect the wood from the weather and the sun so that the fence would last longer.

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Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.


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