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Steph is continually on the lookout for new products that easily solve a simple problem. This screen patch is one of those products. 

The very first Mother Daughter Projects DIY video and post was re-screening Steph's porch screen. That was almost six years ago and in all that time, the screening never required a repair, well, that is until after Tosh joined the household back in November!

Tosh is a retired racing greyhound. There is a bit of a learning curve as the retired racers learn about doors and windows and all things house related. In Tosh's case, she didn't "see" the screen door and ended up putting a small hole in it. 

Actually, Steph was a bit excited as she could finally try out this new screen patch kit!

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Yikes! Another leaking washer! We are two for two when it comes to leaking LG washing machines! But, with a little bit of investigation and a couple of inexpensive parts, they were easily repaired.

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One of the advantages of doing things yourself is the ability to customize furnishings to fit your home. That's what we recently did when we built this footstool to replace a large coffee table at Steph's house.

Steph adopted a second greyhound, which meant having a second dog bed in the living room. With the two beds and the large coffee table there just wasn't enough room. Steph designed a heavy base ottoman that would better fit the space. 

Take a look at her customized piece of furniture. 

We rarely label a project quick and easy but we WERE going to label this one as such. BUT, this very simple project was anything but that due to a series of mishaps!

Read along. Have you ever had a project that was just one roadblock after another? Do tell!

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Steph had a hodgepodge of lighting in her garage, all with different color temperatures and there was not enough of it. It was time for an upgrade!

We purchased linkable lighting fixtures and installed them to remedy the lighting situation. They plug in so no wiring was needed.