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

Mid-century modern painted grasscloth

Painting All the Things (Even Our Grasscloth Wallpaper)

Paint is magical. It can take a room from drab and uninspiring to bright and fun. Or relaxing. Or sexy. With the 50-year-old carpet out the door and pretty wood …

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Hardwood floor in mid-century modern bedroom

9 Steps to Restore Hardwood Floors From Under Old Carpet

Is your house hiding hardwood floors underneath dingy old carpet? Let’s bring those hardwoods back to their original glory. Removing outdated carpet was the first thing my husband and I …

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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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