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Sandra R

Breinigsville, PA
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About Me:

I love gardening,landscape. I also like to take peoples throw out things and make them beautiful.

Favorite area of home improvement:

Everything to do with home improvements I will try,I like all aspects of landscaping but gardening is my passion


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  • Before shot of our kitchen. It is on the small side and was very dark. 1
  • We tore out our existing backsplash and created a custom hood above the cooktop. I opted to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to help me achieve the french country feel I was looking for. Working on finishing up the rest of the cabinet doors 4
  • Old Ochre paint and new knobs. 3
  • I use a moist sanding block to sand with. It keeps the dust at bay and makes a buttery smooth finish.
  • Dark wax applied to help age the cabinets.
  • It is a long process to achieve this look but to us well worth it. 1
  • I stil am working on finishing up the remainder of the cabinets but am just thrilled with how far our kitchen has come from where we first started. 1
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Creating a French Country Kitchen Cabinet Finish Using Chalk Paint

We are in the midst of a mini kitchen DIY reno. Hubby finally caved and agreed to let me paint our wood cabinets and I created a french country rustic feel for them using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

From My Front Porch To Yours
From My Front Porch To Yo... Humble, TX
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Southern Porch Before & After

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Miriam I New York, NY
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Make "Baskets" Out of Cardboard Boxes

Necessity is the mother of invention, as my mom used to say. I couldn't find the right size baskets to fit on a couple of shelves in my daughter's room, so I covered a wine box and a ...»
shoe(boot)box with 4 ply jute twine. #OrganizedHome

#Bestof2012

Diy Design Fanatic
diy Design Fanatic Charlotte, NC
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  • I wrapped burlap ribbon around the can and added a print of an old ledger paper.
  • This could be used for holding office supplies or at a wedding or shower as centerpieces.
  • This one is  feminine and pretty it could just as easily be added to your vanity to hold makeup brushes.
  • It could also be used for weddings, showers  or any girly event. 2
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Re purposed cans

I like to save cans and empty bottles, always with the idea of creating something special. I finally too k the plunge and created these cans turned vases.
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Karen H Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Dog Bed

After many years of having dogs and contending with the yellow spots in the yard I came up with this idea to make it a little nicer to look at. I first timbered off an area off the back ...»
porch. Filled it with mulch and put in concrete pavers for the walkway. Then started planting shrubs and flowers inside the timbers and around the border of it. Made sure they were far enough away from the dogs MAIN area of use. Also put in a concrete fire hydrant for the male dog! Works great, no yellow spots. In the fall we also mulch leaves to put on top then wood mulch on that. Someone told me they decay of leaves helps to keep the smell down, it does work. Also I use the bed for starting shrub cuttings. Everything thrives in the soil. Maybe this will help others with the yellow spot problem. Have not put a roof on the back porch yet, thus the umbrella for the dogs.

Sandra R
Sandra R Breinigsville, PA
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    Commented on Mar 30, 2013
    There is a product on the market, coyote urine, which you put around your area to keep cats, ...»
    squirrels, etc. away. I am not sure if it smells to humans however.

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Dog Bed

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Sandra R Breinigsville, PA
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    The fire plug was given to my husband by a client. We had been looking for one a long time. I ...»
    do think anyone that does concrete statues would have a mold for one.

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Sandra R Breinigsville, PA
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    It is a White Azalea.
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My Current Project: Still Working on the Kitchen!

#MyCurrentProject

My hubby and I are still working on the kitchen redo and I'm almost ready to post his ...»

latest and greatest! Has something to do with this outdated kitchen pic below and a pile of fence boards. Can you guess what it is?

You can see more of our projects in the link below.

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Marty's Musings
Marty's Musings Greensboro, NC
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