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Ava Brooks

Ava Brooks has been taking care of homes for over 8 years, like building things, fixing things, cleaning things, and making spaces look better with DIY. She learned most of what she knows by doing it herself, making the mistake once, and finding the faster way the second time. Her focus at Minimal & Modern is on practical home how-tos that real people can actually pull off.

Blogs Posts

Learning how to disinfect a cutting board properly is one of those kitchen habits that takes five minutes to do

The first batch of homemade laundry detergent I made came out of the washer in soap flakes. I’d grated the

The first time I limewashed brick, I mixed the batch too thick and skipped wetting the surface. By the time

Lavender has a way of making a home feel calm without trying too hard. A small bundle sitting near a

There’s that one morning when you pull back the curtain, and something about the bottom edge just looks off. That

Do you ever look at your porch or windowsill and think it could use a little more life? A DIY

Painting brick is a moderate DIY project, plan for one to two days on an exterior wall, three to four

There’s a certain kind of excitement that hits a few days before a patriotic holiday, the kind that makes you

Every May, most front doors look exactly the same. But Memorial Day deserves something more than a last-minute trip to

Memorial Day table decorations carry a quiet responsibility that other holidays simply don’t. This isn’t the day for seasonal color

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

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