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Home Improvement

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

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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Build Your Own Mid-Century Modern Shelving Unit

Build Your Own Mid-Century Modern Shelving Unit

I fell in love when I first discovered the modern shelving units common in mid-century homes. Don’t they make you want to grab a book and sit down for a …

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Retro living room with new hardwood floors

Installing Hardwood Floors? Here Are 5 Things You Need to Do First

Getting your floor ready for hardwood installation is a DIY project in itself. You need to remove the old floor and prepare the surface for new flooring. If you’re having …

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About H & H

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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