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Starlett L

Franklin, NC
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  • Thrift store find for $12 gets a major lift. 3
  • This before picture really doesn't show how marked up the finish was, but you get the idea.
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  • Thrift store find for $12 gets a major lift. 1
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Early 20th Century Hutch Revived

In what I would call one of my all time best finds, I got this hutch in a thrift store for $12. I couldn't get it out the door fast enough. I revived it with paint and stain and it really has been a personal favourite.

Lisa D
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    Commented on Sep 24, 2012
    OH I sooooooo envy you right now! You made it yours, and you made it gorgeous! Way to go!!!
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How Do You Get Rid Of Fruit Flies?

We're not talking infestation here, but we seem to have up to 20 persistent fruit flies in the kitchen - regardless of the presence of fruit! Can't figure out where they're coming from! How do we get rid of them? Quick - before we start naming them!
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AK Complete Home Renovati... Marietta, GA
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    Commented on Sep 08, 2012
    Candy, hang plastic bags 1/2 filled with water from your porch..proportional with the size of ...»
    the porch. Wait an hour and they should be gone, if it even takes an hour!

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DIY Bottle Tree

Yep, that's a 10 foot tall tree made out of different diameters of steel round rod complete with colored bottles my mom collected from friends and a few she purchased from the internet. ...»
She estimates that it cost about $300 for materials. $150 for the metal and $150 for the colored bottles. Lots more about my mom's DIY bottle tree (and where the bottle tree tradition came from) on the ol' blog. #SummerStyle

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Jamie @ C.R.A.F.T. Austin, TX
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    Commented on Sep 04, 2012
    You know Dawn, it is sad that because you don't particularly care for something, you put the ...»
    object and the person down. I'm sorry you didn't get to grow up in a neighborhood where people accepted you for what you are and encourage everyone to go for what makes them happy. You probably would have even learned a good lesson on manners and compassion as well as learning to enjoy peoples creative minds. I'm not crazy about the bottle trees, but I can certainly see how the color and form would make someone happy. I will pray that your eyes be opened to the beauty seen through other people's eyes!

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  • My new Chair!!
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"Left" and found.....

Thanks to my neighbors who moved out and "left" this behind next to the trash...after a quick cleaning, it will be the perfect chair next to fire pit !!
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David Rundle Tacoma, WA
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    Commented on Aug 30, 2012
    I bought two of these chairs. One was broken during moving it...it now has no middle finger ...»
    or ring finger...I would leave it, since it says "I love you" in sign, but it isn't comfortable without the two fingers. I've bought the stuff to repair it, and had it moved to the deck so I can work on it. I love these chairs!!!

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  • The sink is the original one from the kitchen in the house, salvaged from the cellar. 18
  • The shelf is a $3 thrift store find. 6
  • The door knob plates from the old door. 1
  • The other plate. 1
  • A couple of clearanced hooks from Hobby Lobby. 1
  • I installed wire mesh into the window space and added this cross section so I would have a place to mount an old rake head for a tool rack. 2
  • The bench is in heavy use already. 12
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Potting Bench

When we replaced the old front door on our 100 year old home, I couldn't bring myself to throw the old one away. This is how we transformed it into a potting bench with repurposed lumber ...»
and few new bits and pieces.

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Lori J
Lori J Broken Bow, NE
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    Commented on Aug 30, 2012
    THIS is a MUST DO! Gorgeous!
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20,000+ gallon pond by TJB-INC located in Guilford, CT

This pond was built right up against the natural rock outcroppings and up to the Japanese style house. The pond has (6) 3.5' long imported KOI that are hand fed right out through the ...»
bedroom windows. The water is held in by an painted on black epoxy liner that goes from waterline to waterline. The black color gives the pond the look of infinite depth and makes the colors of the KOI really pop. Adequate filtration and a planted bog keep the water very clean & clear. Overflow pipes and an automatic waterfill keep the water at the perfect level all year round. We harvest between 300 - 500 baby KOI every 2 years. The rooms in the house around the pond are sunken 4' below water level. Open a window and you can reach out and touch the water from every room adjacent to the pond. The home owner swims in the pond with the fish when he is in the mood. TJB-INC comes every spring to clean and tweek the pond & filters. Customer comes to our Hamden,CT store to pick-up Aquascape Premium Fish Food in 44lb sacks.

This gorgeous house sits on a private road on the Guilford harbor. See photos for ocean view from front porch.

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TJB-INC Landscape Contrac... Hamden, CT
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  • Starlett L
    Commented on Aug 30, 2012
    I love it, but I would definitely want color of some sort around it...it looks so baren!
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Chip Bag Into Outdoor Pillow

After being disgusted at pillow prices, I spotted some chip bags which I decided to make into pillows for my new bistro set. Ha ha Ralph Lauren. 4 bucks later I have burlap pillows and ...»
I didn't have to pay you $100 for them! Tutorial is on my post.

Ally
Ally Schenectady, NY
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my world record keychain collection

well I am looking for a way to display my keychains and am appting to mount them on a set up like you would see in the store when buying posters but not sure and I have about 200,000 more do yall have any Ideas for this copoclephilist (keychain collector).
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Wishful creation and desi... Portland, OR
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  • Starlett L
    Commented on May 27, 2012
    a piece of plywood with nails in rows....
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