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Home Improvement

Restore your fixer upper with these home improvement tips and tutorials.

The Ultimate Checklist for New Homeowners

The Ultimate Move-In Checklist for New Homeowners

So it’s day one in your new home. After a long day of moving, you sit down on the couch surrounded by towers of boxes. Whew. Now what? You might …

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New Wallpaper for a Mid-Century Modern Entryway

How to Hang Pre-Pasted Wallpaper With Sputnik Style

This project was years in the making. I ordered this Sputnik wallpaper three years ago and have been slowly preparing to update this entryway ever since. When Eric and I …

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Watching It's a Wonderful Life in a fixer upper house

Mary Bailey Syndrome: 5 Things to Know Before Buying a Fixer Upper

There’s only one right answer to the question of best Christmas movie ever: It’s a Wonderful Life. Every year I watch it while preparing my Christmas cards. It is by …

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Prepping the house for winter

Winterizing Checklist to Protect Your Home and Garden

Fall is the time to winterize your home if you live in a cooler climate. You can take precautions now to protect your property from frost damage. My family in …

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Modern Shower Tile for a Mid-Century Bathroom

Installing Mid-Century Modern Shower Tile Starting From the Studs

Today I’m going to tell you about a bathroom disaster that turned into an impromptu remodel. When we moved in, the main bathroom had a dull peach-colored tub and off-white …

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In Defense of Louvered Doors (and How to Repair One)

In Defense of Louvered Doors (and How to Repair One)

Built in 1966, my house comes from the latter half of the mid-century modern craze. It has a few features that some might associate more with the ‘70s, like these …

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Tara Besore, blogger at Hammer & a Headband

Welcome to Hammer & a Headband, a home and garden blog with a mid-century modern twist. I’m Tara Besore, an interior design enthusiast restoring my 1960s house…mostly for my cats. First time on this site? Start here.

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