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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 - 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 - 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 - 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!
Katie
Oct 11, 20227 min read
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Kitchen Mini Reno - Prep, Paint + plumbing
Week 2 of the Fall One Room Challenge brings prep, painting, and some new plumbing!
Katie
Oct 4, 20224 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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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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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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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!
Katie
Feb 4, 20229 min read
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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!
Katie
Jan 23, 20228 min read
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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!
Katie
Jan 14, 20225 min read
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