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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!
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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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Katie
Oct 11, 20227 min read
Kitchen Mini Reno - The Coffee Bar Goes In
In Week 3, the 12' long coffee bar and pantry storage gets installed and painted. It will almost double the storage in this kitchen!
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Katie
Sep 1, 20225 min read
My Favorite Rugs: Bringing the Space Together
Some of my favorite rugs are included that I have used in recent projects! Find out what they are and how to best select the best rug!
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Katie
May 28, 20223 min read
How to Add Storage to Your Small Bathroom with Style
Interior design tips on how to add storage to your small bathroom in a stylish way without overdoing it!
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Katie
May 24, 20223 min read
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
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Katie
Apr 12, 20226 min read
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!
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Katie
Mar 30, 20229 min read
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!
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Katie
Mar 22, 20225 min read
The Dream Kitchen
The last major portion of this whole house renovation was the kitchen... and what a kitchen it turned out to be!
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Katie
Mar 3, 20226 min read
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!!
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Katie
Feb 27, 20227 min read
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!
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Katie
Feb 12, 202211 min read
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!
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Katie
Feb 4, 20229 min read
The Kitchen Design + Open Floorplan
After falling through my bathroom into my kitchen, I decided it was time to pull the trigger on kitchen design and start taking down walls!
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Katie
Jan 30, 20225 min read
The time I fell through the floor
When replacing a damaged portion of my bathroom floor I inadvertently fell through my floor into my kitchen!
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Katie
Jan 23, 20228 min read
Demo Day
Part 2 of the series walking through the full renovation of a 100 year old house in downtown Lansing, MI. This post is all about Demo Day!
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Katie
Jan 14, 20225 min read
How I Found Interior Design
Part 1 of series in renovating a 100 year old house from top to bottom. You will see how I tackled projects, designed spaces, and more!
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