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Ava Brooks

Ava Brooks has been doing home improvement projects for over 8 years. She learned most of what she knows by doing the projects herself, making mistakes, and figuring out the faster way the second time around. Her focus at Minimal & Modern is on projects that people can actually finish on a weekend, without needing a truck full of specialist tools or a contractor on speed dial.

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Memorial Day is the one day a year when decorating your home actually means something. These Memorial Day decoration ideas

A good Memorial Day centerpiece idea doesn’t take a florist’s budget or three hours of prep. Most of the ones

Turn your garage into your own personal hideaway. Got a garage that’s crammed with junk? I get it, mine was

Home projects have a way of revealing problems you did not plan for, and mold on window sills is one

If you want to add a touch of rustic style to your home, a shiplap half wall is a great

Quartz countertops have a way of making a kitchen look effortlessly clean, until one wrong product leaves a dull, streaky

Last summer, I wanted a pool in my backyard, but I didn’t want to spend thousands of dollars. That’s when

After years of sewing, I can tell you that few things are as rewarding as hanging curtains you made yourself.

When I first set up my workshop, I was stuck using a wobbly folding table; it was a nightmare. Tools

Keeping kids busy without spending a fortune is one of those things that always feels harder than it should, trust

The first time I decided to build a planter box, I stood in the lumber aisle longer than I’d like

When I first searched for how to clean a stone bath mat, I thought it would be a long and

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