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Maureen F

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  • All you need to make 
homemade dishwasher detergent.
  • Just mix the ingredients together.  Add 1 T. to a full load.
  • To learn more about the ingredients, visit:  http://www.seasonedhomemaker.com/2013/05/homemade-dishwashing-detergent-2.html 1

Homemade Dishwasher Detergent {for spot-free dishes}

While cleaning out my kitchen for an upcoming move, I ran across the ingredients for homemade dishwasher detergent that had been sitting around unused. ...»

The recipe is simple, the result is even better. It cleans your dishes and there won't be a residue left in the dishwasher.

What could be better.

All you need:

2 C. Borax

2 C. Baking Soda

6 oz. LemiShine (available at Target, Walmart, and most grocery stores)

Mix together. Use 1 T. per full load.

The Seasoned Homemaker
The Seasoned Homemaker Austin, TX
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  • Maureen F
    Commented on May 07, 2013
    still like the cream gel
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  • Cracked and smashed China, pieces of mirror and stained glass, hide an ugly air conditioning unit.
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Mosaic Screen to hide Air Conditioner

Bliss R
Bliss R Minneapolis, MN
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Wooden Patio Chair Storage

Wooden patio chairs hung on the wall and used as storage and extra place to hang clothes.
Diane Shopteau
Diane Shopteau Byron, MN
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  • Just hang the organizer over the door 1
  • Fill with your favorite winter items.  Get what you want.
  • Save floor space for other items.

Over door organizer for Winter Accessory Storage

Matt and I have a TON of hats, scarves, and gloves. It's a bit of an obsession of ours. For years I stored these items in large toes in the bottom of our coat closet. I was always having ...»
to dig though to find the item I wanted, gloves would get separated and items forgotten about. So I decided a great solution would be to use an over the door shoe organizer to help store the items. Not only does it work GREAT, I can see everything and it hardly takes up any space! #organizedhome #storage

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Jacque & Matt @ theDIYvillage.com
Jacque & Matt @ theDIYvil... Knoxville, TN
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  • Only $28 per year if you do an average 6 loads per week. 3
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Homemade Laundry Soap - $28 per year

Miriam I
Miriam I New York, NY
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    Commented on Jan 22, 2013
    what is fels-Naptha...never seen before
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  • Much better! We also painted the walls in this pretty Martha Stewart shade called Ice Rink. http://www.plumdoodles.com/2013/01/15/rustoleum-countertop-transformations-makeover/
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Updating a Mauve Countertop!

SheilaG, Plum Doodles
SheilaG, Plum Doodles Acworth, GA
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  • The one we decided to keep for ourselves. We got the text from one of the Graphic Fairy's images :) 1
  • Here is a nice before and after shot of the one that sold right away.
  • Here's one that simply needed some paint. It was scratched and gouged here and there, but after, she looked great! 1
  • Another shot of the one we kept for our own home. We got the text from one of the Graphic Fairy's images :)
  • Another view. We got the text from one of the Graphic Fairy's images :) 1
  • Here are a few of the befores on some of the coffee stations. You can clearly see they needed a little TLC. No problemo!
  • This one sold about half an hour after it was done being waxed.
  • A smaller example. it was a 4 drawer smaller dresser, we gutted it, moved the supports around and added the baskets.
  • This dresser had all the drawers removed totally and replaced with some fun doors. But a dowel in between the top and theres a great place to hang herbs, or towels, or even utensils! 1
  • Another possibility. It wasn't made for a coffee station, however, if you cut the front off and hinge it at the bottom, it can drop down for hidden storage and still be functional and super cute!
  • Another idea, a little taller though.
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Coffee Stations from Re-Purposed Dressers

A big part of why I created Gypsy Barn was to find creative and inventive ways to keep things from going to the landfill or burn sites, when they are still useable in some way shape or ...»
form. Old dressers have such beautiful wood and shapes and designs, I hated seeing them sent off to the dump. Even using the wood for signs, coat hooks, shelves, whatever, they are still useable. A year and a half ago I made the first coffee station, and now, I am getting requests non stop for them!

Inspiration - I sat looking at an old dresser one day, and thought, there has to be SOMETHING to use this for, even without the drawers ... and walking through a furniture store, I started paying more attention to sofa tables and entertainment units. There is a lot of wood, and a lot of empty space going on there. Just like the dressers! Hmmmmmm. Then, we got a keurig. Cups were in the cupboard, little coffee pucks were on the counter, sugar in the pantry, spoons in a drawer at the other end of the counter ...... Why not create a space for it all. Voila - Coffee station. Everything in one little place. Hidden away, neat and clean.

Keeping in line with the "keep the landfills empty" we bought the K-cup and use our own coffee. All those empty coffee pucks getting tossed wasn't ideal, even with recycling. However, for those wishing to use them, the drawer stores them away nicely. Along with mugs and spoons. We keep our sugar and cinnamon underneath and the basket for other things. Usually we keep a bowl for old grinds on the top, it just wasnt pretty enough for the photo lol. But all the grinds go to the gardens. So here you have it folks. Coffee Stations

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Gypsy Barn
Gypsy Barn Canada
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Repurposing our dining room buffet into a bathroom vanity

Postcards From the Ridge
Postcards From the Ridge Oak Ridge, TN
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    Loove this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • The leggy Little Trunk Table. Ideal for the front entry. Store your seasonal clothes, mittens, toques, scarves and more, and have a great table top for everything else for the rest of the season! 1
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Repurposing trunks. One of my Favourite Things to do!

Gypsy Barn
Gypsy Barn Canada
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Tackling the Pillowcases one Clothespin at a Time

A Nest for All Seasons
A Nest for All Seasons Hummelstown, PA
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