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10 Things a New Homeowner Should Do to Save Money

So you've just moved into your beautiful new home. You've unloaded the boxes, unpacked most of your stuff and are just starting to settle into your residence. Right now is the perfect ...»

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Nerf "battlestation"

Take an unused closet (or just takeover one...who has unused closets?) and turn it into a Nerf battlestation for your boy! The walls are aluminum foiled, pvc pipes are storing nerf bullets. Even handles on wood to add a fake "ladder".

Clipped on Sep 11, 2012 to Andrea J's Clipboard

Painting: Can i re-stain wood if it has been stained and had polyurethane(No idea how to spell that)?

i am re-doing my bed and i want to paint it white, but it already has a dark stain and my dad sprayed the polyurethane(stuff that makes it shiny) on it, and i dont know if i have to ...»

Daniela N on Jul 14, 2012

you could use a primer like 123, or kilz. they will stick to sleek areas (I used it on wall ...»
tiles in our bathroom 6 years ago! still holding up). But if the stain is really dark, it will probably bleed through the pant, and you will have to give several coats of paint (if white is your choice) I would say that probably a nice sanding to remove most of the dark stain is your better option...my opinion :)

End Table turned Raised Dog Feeder

Found an old end table missing the drawer and reconfigured it into a raised dog feeder. Finished it using CeCe Caldwell Chalkpaint and Wax. Wynnie dog loves it!

Clipped on Jul 11, 2012 to Andrea J's Clipboard

Design & Décor: Can someone help me with reusing a bed?

So i have a twin size bed and i would like some help into turning my bed into a loft bed and save some money.

Commented on Jul 08, 2012
Thank you so much!! it really helped!!

Re-doing my bedroom, need help finding a sleep+study loft bed for a good price, any ideas?

I am 17 and i live in my childhood bedroom with mermaids and flowers on the walls, and its time for me to change all of that. I have a small room that's only 13'7"X9'9" and it is ...»

KMS Woodworks on Jul 03, 2012

Andrea...I have two daughters who are also into mermaids...they are a bit younger than you at ...»
13 and 11 and they have watched every episode of H20 just add water at least 4 or 5 times.
I wrote an article on lofting beds a while ago...you might find some great tips in there.
http://www.networx.com/article/the-fundament...
As Miriam noted above the Ana white site has some great Ideas. In this plan http://ana-white.com/2011/08/claires-loft-... the materials were in the 300 dollar range...that is a lot better than the 1500 for pbteen version. You might be able to further reduce the cost if you used plywood for some of the materials...if GIS plywood is used it would be nicer looking as this is a finish grade sanded ply that can easily be painted.
Another option for the desk top would be to use a laminate top like for a kitchen...these can often be found super cheap at resource yards.

Any ideas on a chair that turns into a bed?

I am re-doing my bedroom and in the process i am making more room for a lounge space. I am a teenager and i just graduated high school so i need something that looks grown up enough to ...»

Miriam I on Jun 28, 2012

Hi Andrea, I don't have an answer to your question, but I thought you might like this. ...»
SpacesTV is doing a whole series of redoing bedrooms. http://www.hometalk.com/425927/hunky-lawyer-...

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