Before installing new baseboard, mark the stud locations on the floor about 1-inch out from the wall. Use a pencil and make sure the mark is visible, but can still be covered by the shoe molding. Or, use tape and peel up later.
Related Posts
Holiday wreaths made from ceiling medallions
I love making holiday wreaths. So this year, I’m going beyond just the single wreath, and making three holiday wreaths out of ceiling medallions. Whenever I make a series of anything that aren’t exactly alike, I look for a few ways I can make them look like they go.
01 Nov 2013
Holiday centerpiece ideas using a ceiling medallion
I’ve been experimenting with ways to use ceiling medallions as wreaths, which has led me to the other holiday favorite: holiday centerpiece ideas.
08 Nov 2013
Interview: Monica Pedersen talks HGTV Dream Home and Rose Bowl Parade
Monica Pedersen talks about the HGTV 2013 Dream Home Giveaway, the new Kohler Sensate Touchless Faucet, & gives tips on how to wave from a…
13 Feb 2013
MyFixitUpLife talk: The Door to Design
The door is open to design delights, cool colors, and awesome energy savings with Therma-Tru | Fypon from the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. It’s…
14 Jan 2013
Metallic pineapples are festive decor for the holidays
Decorating with pineapple finials to amp-up our festive decor seems like a natural choice to me. Here’s why. It may seem odd to associate pineapples…
03 Dec 2014
Video! How Molding Makes a More Perfect Home
Mark & Theresa help an expecting couple fix-up their Not-so-Perfect home with new base, case, and crown and a nursery with fresh paint and a fun striped wall.
20 Jul 2011
Video: How we X-nail crown molding to our ceiling
We use a nailing technique to make sure we get a really secure connection between the crown molding and the walls and ceiling. But for the ceiling, it can get trickier. You might not have much behind the drywall. So we use a pneumatic nailer to get an X-nail connection to the ceiling. Check out how to X-nail, and more reasons why Mark uses this technique for crown molding, in this quick tip video.
20 Sep 2013
Decorate your door for Halloween with a ceiling medallion
Crafting a spider wreath for halloween is a fun way to spend an afternoon. And October is the perfect month to celebrate fun in Halloween…
18 Sep 2014
Simple orange view on a Thanksgiving wreath
Thanksgiving wreath or an homage to a delicious orange? Probably both.
Thanksgiving is a day fixated on food, so my interpretation of a modern Thanksgiving wreath may come from my love of citrus fruit.
04 Nov 2013
Why paint stripes with this painter’s tape?
It’s frustrating when the painter’s tape fails during a complicated paint project. Frog Tape does work better than other painter’s tape.
22 Jun 2011
Painting Stripes Just Got Easier With This Paint Tool
Designed for painting stripes, The sliding X-frame looks like a tool a ship captain would use for plotting course on a paper chart. It has been discontinued.
06 May 2011
Norm Abram talks w/ Mark & Theresa
America’s favorite carpenter Norm Abram talks with MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa at the International Builders’ Show. Norm shares news from the This Old House Los…
24 Jan 2011
The perfect molding for your bathroom
Molding in the bathroom is an often overlooked design feature. Who thinks about crown molding or raised panels in the john? But our question: Why…
28 Sep 2014
Design makeover for Lori’s on Food Network’s ‘Save My Bakery’
The owners of Lori’s Sweet Sinsations love salvage, so we gave them a sophisticated and fun salvage makeover for this episode of ‘Save My Bakery’…
16 May 2014
Pick the perfect color by design
Color trends fascinate me. I’m drawn to expressive, bold color and soft, gentle hues. There is a perfect time, place, and reason for every color…
09 Aug 2013
