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MAXINE F

East Aurora, NY
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About Me:

Creating, designing, gardening. Always doing projects. Like to recycle everything. Having Fun everyday.

Favorite area of home improvement:

Kitchen, porch, deck


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  • The Green and Wax Beans (starting to flower) 4
  • Close up of the beans
  • The 'greens' on the side of the Koi pond
  • Close up of the lettuce and romaine
  • The main garden - side of the house
  • The broccoli
  • The cabbage - zucchini in the ground behind
  • The tomatoes - wine bottle for picture scale
  • Loaded with tomatoes! (keep in mind - 4 weeks from planting date) 1
  • The peppers, Strawberries in urns behind.
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My Straw Bale garden at 4 weeks.

Ken H
Ken H Orlando, FL
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    Commented on Feb 20, 2012
    Ken this is so great. Have grown potatoes like this. Several hay bales piled up as the ...»
    potatoes heave. Now I would certainally try other veggies. Thanks

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Garden Shed

A custom shed with a hipped roof and bead board doors designed to complement a historic American Foursquare residence in DeLand, FL
Historic Shed
Historic Shed Brooksville, FL
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  • MAXINE F
    Commented on Feb 16, 2012
    Great Garden shed. Can see some different size window boxes on the side to dress it up, and of ...»
    course lots of plants around it.

    The fence--- I put my neighbors disguared gutters ( painted them bright colors) randomly on my fence. Planted flowers and lettece--instant landscape. If there are no holes in the gutters some have to be drilled. Have Fun.

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Gardening: Garden Edger

I would like to buy a cheap manual garden edger are there any cheap garden tool or gardening product sites that have good deals on garden tools online?
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Marvin R Sanford, NC
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  • MAXINE F
    Commented on Jan 13, 2012
    Marvin forgot to add to my post that an electric knife really works well for edging. Picked up ...»
    a few at garage sales. Just insert the knife, start it, and follow the sidewalk. Also great for cutting down hastas, grasses, and other garden foliage at the end of the season.

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  • We removed the old blue laminate counters and installed Virginia Jet Mist granite and small marble subway tile backsplash. 3
  • New faucet is fun and instant hot water is awesome for tea time! 3
  • Waterstone Towson series
  • Lazy Susan's with magnetic spice jars in an otherwise waste of space are within easy visible reach with sliding ladder (or 6'2" cooking husband) and antique chicken feeder becomes a cook book library. 1
  • We removed vinyl and luan.  The original hardwood was in bad shape and only in half of the kitchen due to an addition at some point in our old home's history.
  • Virginia Jet Mist granite - dark charcoal color with white veining, honed finish.
  • Big difference from what we started with! 1
  • Cabinets are painted with Benjamin Moore's Satin Impervo (color is Moonshine, actually gray/not white). We love the durable finish and that the grain still shows through. 2
  • An original pantry cupboard. We added a clock mechanism right into the door, numbers are vinyl. 2
  • The original single door was replaced with French doors letting in lots of natural light. 2
  • We love that the patio is right off the kitchen with a view of our 50' grape arbor/gazebo. Cleaning and entertaining are so convenient. 1
  • Kitchen before.
  • I love this old chunky piece as use as a Butler's pantry. Storage for good dishes, cookbooks and spices. 3
  • Decorative and functional.
  • Buffet/pantry.
  • Zero radius stainless steel sink.
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We're in the process of transforming our kitchen on a budget to fit our style.

We painted cabinets, swapped out hardware, painted walls, installed new granite countertops, new zero radius sink and faucets, marble subway tile backsplash, removed vinyl and luan and ...»
opted for distressed bamboo when the old original wood floor didn't match up with the plywood addition, removed a pantry and installed a pot rack and French doors. We still need a stove backsplash, baseboards, DIY kitchen island and a larger refrigerator. This is our forever home and we love the change.

DIY Show Off
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    Commented on Jan 13, 2012
    Roeshel this is spectacular. I just adore the subway marble backsplash. Your kitchen is a ...»
    dream. Just a really surpurb job.

    I am going to revamp my kitchen soon. Going for a greenhouse feel. I am an avid gardener, and like to feel like I am in my garden all the time. So thanks for some great thought provoking Ideas.

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  • Dog gate built using shutters 4

My first share -- I wanted something a little nicer and more permanent than a baby gate to try and keep our three dogs

out of the living room. (One of the dogs is old and has ... problems of the floor-ruining sort.) I'd bought these old shutters at a yard sale a few months back and by attaching two and a half of them together and securing them at the top and bottom with trim, they made a perfect gate. Took less than an hour start to finish.
Karin F
Karin F Charleston, WV
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  • MAXINE F
    Commented on Jan 13, 2012
    Karin what a great idea. The shutters look so smart. Love to someone recycle things. There is ...»
    so much out there, that if we put our thinking caps on, we could repurpose.

    Have Fun!!

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