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The Motor City Designworks Blog is the perfect place to get all things interior design and DIY! We will give design tips, share DIY project + tutorials, provide design project updates, and even take you through the renovation process of a select few design projects! Check back frequently for new posts!
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Kitchen Mini Reno - 8 Week Update
While the project isn't finished, here is the current progress of this kitchen renovation! It has come so far!
Katie
Nov 20, 20222 min read
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Kitchen Mini Reno - CUSTOM Countertops
In Week 6, I tackled the bulk of the butcher block countertops! I had to join pieces together to make custom sizes.
Katie
Nov 8, 20226 min read
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Kitchen Mini Reno - Cabinets + Countertops
In Week 6, I FINALLY finish up the last coats on the cabinet doors and they look gorgeous! I also select and purchase the new countertops!
Katie
Nov 2, 20225 min read
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Kitchen Mini Reno - Cabinet Doors take 2
In Week 5, I spent the week spraying cabinet doors... again. But this week I think I figured out the secret sauce! WOO HOO!
Katie
Nov 1, 20228 min read
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Kitchen Mini Reno - The Cabinet Door Failure
See how Week 4 felt like a complete and utter failure! All part of the DIY game though!
Katie
Oct 21, 20228 min read
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Kitchen MINI RENO - Before + Design Concept
Week 1 of the Fall One Room Challenge! Check out my plan for a mini kitchen reno planned to complete in just 8 short weeks!
Katie
Sep 27, 20225 min read
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How To Paint Perfect Walls
A quick little tutorial for the everyday homeowner on how to get those walls looking fresh and like a professional painted them!!
Katie
Aug 10, 20226 min read
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Hallway glow up
Check out how this hallway got a serious update for under $375! What a huge difference paint, lighting, and wall art can make!
Katie
Jul 16, 202210 min read
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Home Office Transformation - The Final Reveal
The Final Reveal of the 8 week One Room Challenge home office transformation! See how I turned this dreary guest bedroom into a bold office
Katie
May 24, 20223 min read
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Home Office Transformation - Furniture Makeovers
In Week 7 of the One Room Challenge, I added some unique flair to some otherwise boring furniture to make then truly one of a kind!
Katie
May 17, 20227 min read
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Home Office Transformation - The SLAT Walls
In Week 6 of the ORC, we put up a 2-wall Slat Wall that packs a huge punch for this super bold room!
Katie
May 10, 20229 min read
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Home Office Transformation - Trim + Paint
In Week 5 of the One Room Challenge, all of the trim goes up and gets finished, new lights are installed, and the closet gets painted!
Katie
May 3, 20226 min read
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Home Office Transformation - The floor Goes In!
We add flooring to our bold home office transformation in Week 4 of the One Room Challenge!
Katie
Apr 26, 20226 min read
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Home Office Transformation - Design Concept + Demo
ORC Week 2 - We are designing the space and getting right into the demo! It is going to be a very bold, yet warm home office workspace!
Katie
Apr 12, 20226 min read
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Home Office Transformation - The Before
ORC Week 1 - We are transforming my dark old Guest Bedroom into a Bold and Beautiful Home Office! See how the room progresses over 8 weeks!
Katie
Apr 6, 20224 min read
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The Final Details
All of the final details are finished and the entire home renovation comes together - just in time for me to get relocated and move to IL!
Katie
Mar 30, 20229 min read
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The Dream Kitchen
The last major portion of this whole house renovation was the kitchen... and what a kitchen it turned out to be!
Katie
Mar 22, 20225 min read
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One-Of-A-Kind Laundry Wainscoting
This super unique wainscoting in the new main floor laundry room not only created a one-of-a-kind look but also at an unbeatable cost!!
Katie
Mar 3, 20226 min read
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Very Unique Custom Vanity
Check out the process to turning an old dresser into a super unique custom vanity in my 100 year old house!
Katie
Feb 27, 20227 min read
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Refinishing hardwood floors
As I first timer, I learned how to sand down and refinish 8 rooms of 100 year old hardwood floors. Learn how I did it in this post!
Katie
Feb 12, 202211 min read
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