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How to Build A Firepit
We built this simple firepit at the end of the summer and it only takes 30 minutes to put it together!
Vegetable garden
This is my vegetable garden. I paint a different sign and put up for each season or holiday. My compose tumbler is behind the fence.
To power wash or not to power wash?
What is the quickest and easiest way to remove mildew from siding? I have heard that power washing can lead to water damage behind the siding. Is there an eco-friendly product to that I can use with a brush to remove the mildew? Also, is there any way to prevent it from coming back?
Landscaping & Gardening and Outdoor Living
I am trying to figure out what to do with this 100 year old carriage house in my backyard. It has a huge room with a huge sliding door on each side. I've included pictures of the house,
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My $1,200.00 Kitchen Remodel
If you're familiar with the internet at all, you've probably seen my kitchen before. I renovated it April of 2011 on a $1,200.00 budget and posted the progress and results on my website,
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Staining your concrete patio to look like tile.
I was so pleased with the DIY project on our back patio! I stained the concrete to look like tile. We used painter's tape to create the look of grout lines, and we used a concrete stain from Lowe's to stain the concrete. For a step by step tutorial, just click on the link below.
http://www.beneathmyheart.net/2010/05/new-ti...
Landscaping
Anyone with ideas in this area for plants. Full sun, drought tolerant, low maint, favorite color purple. Should I raise the empty area in the front to place some annuals and perrennials. Thinking about purple coneflower, purple salvia, purplewave petunias.? Should I move the smaller shrubs Help! Please
Mona
