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Sheila E

Suffolk, VA
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  • I started by removing the covers and washing them.
  • I labeled the "fluff" taken from the back cushions so I wouldn't get confused when it was time to re-stuff.
  • I used this quilt batting ($9.99 at Walmart) to beef up the cushions.
  • I simply trimmed the batting and wrapped it around the bottom cushions to boost their fluff-ability. Yep. That's the technical term. ;)
  • I put the covers back on the new beefed-up cushions and now my couch looks as good as new.
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  • Now if I can just keep this guy off the couch. 4
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How to Make an Old Couch New Again for $10

I may have mentioned a few - or a million - times how much I love my living room couch. Well, after two years of lovin', my beloved couch was starting to show some wear. The notorious ...»
mystery spots were starting to appear and some wrinkles and sags were forming in the cushions. Time to start Mission: Couch Rejuvenation ...

Living Rich on Less - Susan
Living Rich on Less - Sus... Huntingdon, PA
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  • Finished server married to our mirror
  • sanding buffet before chalk paint
  • graphic from the Graphics Fairy
  • using a projector as a guide I painted the image onto the buffet...
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DIY Painted French Bee Server From a Mismatched Buffet...

I was thrilled to do a project using graphics from the Graphics Fairy and have it featured on the DIY Graphics Fairy site. ...»

We started with a buffet that had been repaired over its lifetime and was not living up to its potential.

After sanding and painting with homemade chalk paint I hand painted a bee motif using a projector as a guide then we waxed it and married it to a beautiful mirror we had to create a server for our dining room. I would love to know what you think...To see the whole guest post and learn about the process... just click on the link!

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Cynthia Weber @ A Button ... Canada
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  • Love the crisp white stripe!
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French Provincial Desk Makeover

I gave this little french provincial desk a much needed update! Love the aqua and the crystal knobs! You can see the post on my blog here: http://createinspireme.blogspot.com/2013/05/...
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Lisa @ {createinspire} Shawano, WI
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  • good thing I didn't use the outside light while he was up there!
  • I guess he climbed up 'cause he has good grippers!

Wildlife & Animals: What kinda frog? Cuban or Florida Tree Frog?

Found him yesterday on my outside light and was still there today so moved him along but just wondering what he is and if harmful to the dog??? am I gonna have frog warts now??
Pat S
Pat S Titusville, FL
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    I've never gotten a wart from handling a frog.
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  • rotting on the bottom corner, and the door is an old interior door that you have to pull into pieces to get open
  • I added windows, door with window, 1x2's to give it a look of separate boards, added the front porch and some concrete with the look of flagstone

My Cottage Redo

I had this old ugly shed in the backyard. And I wanted a potting shed somewhere so it took me forever to see that my old ugly shed could become beautiful! Here are my before and after pictures of my Shed turned best place In the yard!

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Tanya Peterson Felsheim Grants Pass, OR
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A before and after of a great paver patio project

This small backyard on Portland's west side was a hot mess! Now the homeowner has a beautiful paver patio making the space truly inviting. The potted bamboo will provide privacy while meeting the desire for a low care landscape.

Ross NW Watergardens
Ross NW Watergardens Portland, OR
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  • Repurposed Roller Skate Heavy Hauler by GadgetSponge.com
  • Repurposed Roller Skate Heavy Hauler by GadgetSponge.com
  • Repurposed Roller Skate Heavy Hauler by GadgetSponge.com
  • Repurposed Roller Skate Heavy Hauler by GadgetSponge.com
  • Repurposed Roller Skate Heavy Hauler by GadgetSponge.com
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Repurposed Roller Skate Heavy Hauler Truck

Hey folks! Here's my latest repurposed vintage roller skate truck. It's the first one I've done with a double axle in the back. It's all got a mix of skates, brass, silverplate and other ...»
mixed small parts that I soldered together.

The cab is from a vintage Structo toy truck. The bumpers are faucet handles. The fenders are brass napkin rings. The piece in the back is a vintage take-apart baking tin with soldered metal sticks along the side. The rest is a mix of different small parts to give it more character. I hope you like it!

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GadgetSponge.com Shreveport, LA
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  • Garden before the raised beds
  • Here is just a few of the rocks we found..its really incredible.
  • One of the larger rocks
  • Here is one of the raised beds he constructed.
  • This last bed is for our strawberries. Note the grass mats in the front, we intend on laying them throughout the bed area, No more dirt getting blown up into the patio from our high winds! We have since covered this with shade cloth.
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raised bed gardening

About 4 years ago, we decided it was time to have less grass and more garden. We both like to plant vegetables so at first, we just planted like our parents had, with the vegetables in ...»
the ground. Found out the first year, that our ground was full of decomposed granite, and large granite chunks. Nevertheless, we planted and got mixed results.

Last year, my husband made raised beds out of landscaping timbers which have worked out wonderfully. We ordered soil, a 50/50 mix of garden soil and compost to fill them. We were both amazed at how well this has worked out. We got twice as much produce, enough to can and freeze. The corn did especially well. I froze corn which we enjoyed at Christmas.

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Danielle V Menifee, CA
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  • Before:  pink-ish brushed metallic finish
  • After:  sprayed with oil-rubbed bronze spraypaint
  • Before:  budget fixture with aluminum finish
  • After:  sprayed with oil-rubbed bronze spraypaint
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Spraypainted Light Fixtures

Get a high-end and co-ordinated look with budget light fixtures by spraying them with an oil-rubbed-bronze paint.
Andrea Hunter
Andrea Hunter Canada
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  • Pallet fence panel before trimming the rotten wood and painting. 2
  • Pallet fence panel after trimming and painting.
  • The fence is being installed. 2
  • The garden gate was made from pallets too.  The arbor was made from my childrens' old sandbox.  We cut the large boards down to build the arbor.
  • The fence is almost finished.
  • Here is a picture taken from my bench at the back of the garden looking towards the arbor.  The fence is complete.  Now on to making the garden look pretty.  This will take awhile. 1
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Re-purposing pallets

This is a fence I made for my garden using pallets and old pickets from a fence that had been torn down. When I ran out of the old pickets, I used pallet boards and cut them to match the ...»
pickets so I could complete the project. My fenced area is 30' X 40' and I still had pallets left over for other projects.

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Allison House Sumter, SC
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