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Karn

Yuma, AZ
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  • I love the before and after difference of my made-over book shelf from Wayfair!
  • Who knew such an unassuming book shelf could look so glam?
  • This bookshelf looks perfect in my office now!
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Wayfair & Hometalk DIY Challenge-Gilded Geometric Bookcase!

When Wayfair and Hometalk came knocking with a DIY challenge I jumped at the chance to participate! I was given an pine bookshelf to make over and asked to use either a twine, black and ...»
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Melissa-TheHappierHomemak... Aberdeen, NC
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    Commented on Apr 27, 2013
    I think geometric shapes add more to our lives than we realize. We just have to explore them. ...»
    The position of the horizontal diamonds behind the top braces give a chevron look to the design. The shadows cast give texture and depth.

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  • We started with this - 80's flowered wall paper with chair rail and a lower blue paint color in the original dining room.
  • Our first phase just added paint over the wall paper.  A darker tone that's a warm gray/brown tone depending on how the light catches it.  a huge improvement over the flowers! 1
  • Library Shelves going in.  We built 5 sets about 30 inches wide and 8 feet tall.  We calculated they'd hold about 1100 books.
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A new library...

Recently, my wife Andrea and I decided to shift around what we do with the rooms in our Georgian Colonial, two story home. Our china collection, which is huge, couldn't fit in the ...»
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Stephen B Smyrna, GA
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  • Karn
    Commented on Apr 08, 2013
    Neat. My wall of books started out as 2 foot children's particle board bookcases and continued ...»
    to grow as I added more cases.

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  • Suspend a jam jar inside the orb for a tea light.
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Outdoor Moss Candle Orb's

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Shelley @ Sow and Dipity Canada
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    Clipped on Mar 30, 2013 to Cool Projects
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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 ...»
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diy Design Fanatic Charlotte, NC
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Setting up a home studio

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Tanja Moderscheim United Kingdom
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Christmas Peppermint Wreath

When you suddenly are gifted a bowl full of peppermints what do you do? Make a wreath of course! I didn't have a wreath form but in my stash found a wooden circle, painted it red, hot ...»
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Mindi @ MyLove2Create.blo... Broomfield, CO
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    Clipped on Mar 17, 2013 to Cool Projects
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Candy Cane Wreath-another decorating on a budget idea!

While browsing around the internet today checking out all of amazingly talented folks, I found the cutest wreath made from candy canes. The original idea came from RubberStampingDiva.com. ...»
Parsnippidy Moments
Parsnippidy Moments Danville, VA
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  • A close up of the finished floor, it almost looks like old leather. 15
  • I did the whole 10 X 12 room for about $80, but any future room will cost about $30. That's cheap flooring! 11
  • Gluing the paper down using a 50% Elmers glue %50 water mixture. This part took forever. 11
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Paper Bag Floors

If you are in need of new flooring but don't have much money to spend (or even if you do) then this fits the bill! I created this floor out of brown paper, Elmers glue, stain and ...»
Ashley @ Domestic Imperfection
Ashley @ Domestic Imperfe... San Antonio, TX
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  • Karn
    Commented on Mar 16, 2013
    Wonder if one could wrinkle a couple of different color sheets together, glue them down with ...»
    wrinkles, then sand them to look like tree rings or the polymer clay method of piling, poking, and slicing? I know it would take more time but it would definitely have a unique look.

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Couldn't resist sharing more of these bookshelf pics! : )

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Virtually Staging Propert... Atlanta, GA
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