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Shelly L

Dearborn, MI
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  • Ants lying in Windex. 3

ANTS? Easy, Safe Solution!

An exterminator told my friend that when you begin to see ants, they are the scouts. Stop these and you won't have ants. My son discovered that if you spray them with Windex (or any other glass cleaner), they are exterminated. Keep after it for a while and you won't have ants. We have used this for years. 2 days ago our humming bird feeder leaked onto the concrete front porch...the liquid got down in the crack between brick and concrete so there was not way to flush it out. Ants ...»
appeared quickly, I sprayed them with Windex. Watched through the day and kept spraying them. Now ant free! Safe for kids, pets and environment! It is worth a try before you spend hundreds.

Jeanette S
Jeanette S Atlanta, GA
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    Commented on May 13, 2013
    Plain white vinegar works too. The smell goes away in a few minutes.
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  • Finished raised bed planted with cool season vegetables. 1
  • Dollar Store bird clips hold the seed packets in place.
  • Construction complete and ready for some paint!
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Something for Nothing! Build Raised Planting Beds for Free!

Who says you can't get something for nothing? I just finished two raised beds made from my neighbor's old shutters and odds and ends of left over wood, then painted them with surplus deck ...»
paint! ZERO COST!!

For quite a while, I have admired all sorts of wonderful homemade and commercial raised beds seen on Pinterest and Hometalk. Because I couldn't justify the cost of buying the lumber and didn't want to tackle disassembling pallets, raised beds did not seem to be in my future. But then, our neighbors replaced their shutters and were nice enough to give them to me when I asked. They know by now that a repurposing project is about to get underway.

You could do other configurations, but I used two shutters on each side and one-half a shutter for the ends. That used up all ten of the free shutters. Odds and ends of lumber stored in the garage rafters came down and became corner, end and middle supports. I even had enough wood screws from another project to use for this one!

See more pictures and all the details on Our Fairfield Home and Garden's latest post

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Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE
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    It never ceases to amaze me how someone could get on something so innocent as a gardening site ...»
    and bash someone. Great job Barb. I applaud you for up cycling and reducing the human footprint.

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Cleaning & Organization: Cleaning carved wood antique table?

What is the best product to use to clean dirt out of the (carved edges) and legs of a wood antique table I found in the attic?? It has very old water marks as well and I do not want to ...»
strip it because it has some painted flowers on the top surface and I would like to keep that. Appreciate any advise!

Shelly L
Shelly L Dearborn, MI
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    WOW!!! Thanks so much for the ideas everyone!! Fantastic. The table is my project this ...»
    weekend. I can't wait to see it finished. I love to find these buried treasures.

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  • Pallet Wall Tutorial http://www.eastcoastcreativeblog.com/2011/10/pallet-possibilities-pallet-wall.html 10
  • All the fun accessories http://www.eastcoastcreativeblog.com/2011/10/pallet-possibilities-pallet-wall.html 1
  • White washed wooden pallets http://www.eastcoastcreativeblog.com/2011/10/pallet-possibilities-pallet-wall.html

Pallet Wall Room Transformation

We started with a plain slate, tiny little bedroom and transformed it it with a major statement wall made from completely free pallets. We used a combination of white and grey paint to ...»
white wash each plank to cool down the warm wood tones. Adding industrial lighting and some fun DIYed accessories brought the whole room together!

You can see the full tutorial at http://www.eastcoastcreativeblog.com/2011/10...

-Monica and Jess (East Coast Creative Blog)

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  • Placing the planks in a slight curve as well as random alignment made for a slightly more interesting take. 4
  • Decide where you desire your pathway to go, and make it happen! This was after a few shrubs were pulled out and new topsoil was placed. 1
  • Here's a picture from year #2. It held up as if it's still brand new! 2
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A little walkway out of pallet boards

This quick little project really couldn't be easier! Reclaimed pallet boards were used to create a new walkway through a flower bed. The planks make it an absolute dream to weed by simply ...»
lifting the applicable board, and are just high enough to clear any water run off. And yes, they are staying in place and have shown no rot in over 3 years thus far.

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