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Ann W

Fort Pierce, FL
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About Me:

gardener, decorator, landlady

Favorite area of home improvement:

low moisture plants and garden design


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  • This horse gate was found in a neighbour's trailer, bound for the burn pile. Attaching a few hooks, it's now my headboard. 2
  • Not being able to afford to carpet my stairs, I painted them up instead, creating stencils out of decals with my signmaking equipment. http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2010/04/paint-ed-wooden-crate-stairs-for-so-you.html 10
  • Desiring something other than traditional window treatments, these old gate screens were created on top of existing room dividers. http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2010/04/wood-gate-screens-for-so-you-think-wk-7.html 2
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Decorating From Nothing to Something... a JUNKER'S Full Home Tour.

The best thing that ever happened to me is when I was forced to start my life over again, having little funds. Creativity was a must in order to decorate my home. ...»
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FunkyJunk Interiors - Don... Canada
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My Large Garden at My Sold House is Now Reduced to This Sunporch

Ann W
Ann W Fort Pierce, FL
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    Commented on Jun 03, 2013
    that was tougue and groove knotty pine natural wood----primed it and painted it with satin ...»
    white---needed to make it work with akk the stuff I already owned and the tile floor that was there

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  • palm tree growing in pot from coconut
  • white bird of paradise that will grow to ceiling---haha
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My Large Garden at My Sold House is Now Reduced to This Sunporch

notice the coconut palm growing in a pot---going to let it grow till is reaches the ceiling--haha
Ann W
Ann W Fort Pierce, FL
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    Commented on May 27, 2013
    I've been reading about how to make African violet babies so I'm trying that too --cut off ...»
    leaf and insert it in soil sideways and keep moist but not wet and supposedly babies will grow up from the big stem---we'll see! haha

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  • Good landscaping turns your home into a show-stopper. 2
  • Recycled fence and spindles for potting bench
  • #1 - Use as many free materials in your landscape as you can. Every part of the world has at least one thing in abundance that you can use for free, be it gravel, rocks or stones; wood, pallets or pine needles; dumpsters, landfill sites or Craig's List and Freecycling networks as cheap sources for repurposed items. Find out what's in your own neighbourhood or town and use it!  I've used my local freecycling network to find plants and shrubs for free. I got a whole lilac hedge that way, it really works!!
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6 Ways to Landscape Without Breaking the Budget

I'm back to my first love these days - gardening! I love being in the garden, digging, planting, sowing and enjoying. This house will be the 6th that I've landscaped and because I always ...»
Anne @ DesignDreams by Anne
Anne @ DesignDreams by An... Canada
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    Commented on May 26, 2013
    great post---this is the approach I use at my 15 south fl rentals----bromeliads red and yellow ...»
    take the no irrigation environment and the bright hot sun and they propagate themselves --I've been able to landscape all 15 homes with babies from about 6 plants that someone threw to the curb---also craigslist free has been a source for rocks and lawn chairs and yard sales for bird houses-for 50 cents each---pressure treated boards from trash piles which my husband makes into garden benches and rocks from the beach for edging---it makes my tenants feel more at home and good for them to see me working on their yards they stay for a long time which is good for me but more than anything it is rewarding and property I am proud to own

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Purple Paradise

I'm a Florida artist who took a leap with color!
Coni B
Coni B Ocala, FL
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    Commented on May 24, 2013
    such a fun garden very creative--reminds me of some of the yards you see in the neighborhoods ...»
    of key west

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  • This pretty piece from Home Goods serves as the focal point for our mantel.
  • I the splashed simple coastal elements all around.
  • Starfish and mercury stand front and center.
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Our 2013 Coastal Mantel

My love for the beach (and living a few miles from the ocean) inspired our simple coastal mantel.
Adventures in Decorating
Adventures in Decorating Little River, SC
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    Commented on May 24, 2013
    well there are always those floating shelves that they sell at Michaels and Bed Bath and ...»
    Beyond to build a display around

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Design & Décor

Design & Décor

Gardening

Gardening
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    Followed 2 topics on May 19, 2013
  • I love yard art. I discovered hypertufa several years ago and have been creating my own pots and columns ever since. I visit antique shops and junk shops often for items I can turn into more yard art. 1
  • After hacking my way through the jungle, I created paths and started putting in shade plants. Since I have an abundance of deer who also call my woods home, I've lost a small fortune to their voracious appetites. 2
  • This is a small water garden I built in a space not suitable for anything else.
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My Garden

After building our house 6 years ago we had a blank slate to start landscaping. I had several challenges ahead of me, one being no budget for a landscaper, poor clay soil and a back woods ...»
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Betty Stahl Guntersville, AL
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    Commented on May 17, 2013
    so creative! rocks are the toughest thing for me to find down here in south fl but they add so ...»
    much to a garden--sometimes the achievement is more meaning full when you do it the design on a dime way at least it has been for me--my favorite is roadside finds or craigslist free column!

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  • I started by removing the covers and washing them.
  • I labeled the "fluff" taken from the back cushions so I wouldn't get confused when it was time to re-stuff.
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How to Make an Old Couch New Again for $10

I may have mentioned a few - or a million - times how much I love my living room couch. Well, after two years of lovin', my beloved couch was starting to show some wear. The notorious ...»
Living Rich on Less - Susan
Living Rich on Less - Sus... Huntingdon, PA
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    Commented on May 17, 2013
    very very brave and innovative!!
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  • My hubby made this for me about 2 yrs. ago.
  • Old tree trunk, using for planter. 1
  • My hubby made several of these.  Kept one, gave the other ones away. 1

Things in my backyard

Every chance I get I go and work on my backyard. Just enjoy being outdoors,especially with my plants.
Elvira Pulido
Elvira Pulido Mcallen, TX
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  • Ann W
    Commented on May 12, 2013
    you are so right--I recently sold my house and garden so that I could use my 61 year old ...»
    energy only for the gardens at my rental apts---I have a sunporch in this condo and delight in the plants I grow there--including my coconut palm grown from a coconut (don't ask what I'm going to do with it when it grows to the ceiling) haha

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