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Ellen V

North Billerica, MA
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  • There are secret compartments under the removable bottoms of the cubbies.
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Train Caboose Bunk Bed

I live with a bunch of train fanatics, so built the boys a train caboose bunk bed. I used an HO scale model railroad caboose as the model, and designed it from the inside out, as I went ...»
along, using twin mattress measurements as a guide. The electrical work was done by my husband..

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Ellen V North Billerica, MA
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    Sorry, I don't have plans; I just made it up as I went along. I started with the dimensions of ...»
    a twin-sized mattress and built out from there.

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I would love to cover the mirror tiles that are in my VERY SMALL bathroom.

I rent so don't really want to go to all the trouble of removing them but would love to cover them up. Should I paint? (If so, what kind of paint?) Paper? A friend suggested decoupage? What do you think?
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Therese K Pretty Prairie, KS
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  • Ellen V
    Commented on Jun 22, 2012
    Oh my! Flashbacks to my parents' 1970's bathroom. These were even on the ceiling. Good luck!
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Bathroom project

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Ellen V North Billerica, MA
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    Thanks! The towel/wine rack is http://www.homeclick.com/imax-worldwide-1068... ...»
    . The word are is http://www.homeclick.com/imax-worldwide-1071... . The door hooks, toilet paper holder, and hand towel holder are from http://www.homeclick.com/imax-worldwide-1076... .

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Kitchen Table Refinishing

It was time to refinish the kitchen table.I used an orbital sander with 80-grit to remove the old finish/stains/glitter/marker/glue, then 120-grit to smooth it. I stained with one coat of ...»
Minwax Golden Oak, and put on 3 coats of Minwax water-based polyurethane, sanding with 220-grit in-between coats of poly. The finish would have been more durable if I had used regular oil-based polyurethane, but I wanted low-odor and fast drying, due to the fact that I was doing it indoors, and have cats and young children..

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Ellen V North Billerica, MA
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    Commented on Jun 18, 2012
    I sanded off what was left of the old finish before applying the new.
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  • After!  I made a new window curtain from my massive stash of fabrics.  New floor towel and soap storage unit, too.
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  • After!  My son wanted the door the same colors as the rest of the bathroom.  Hooks added to the door.
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Bathroom project

The bathroom my 3 kids share needed updating from the original 1989. The walls were yellow-ish, there was no place to store towels or soaps, no place to hang towels to dry, and the cabinet was stained, ugly mis-matched wood.

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Ellen V North Billerica, MA
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  • Ellen V
    Commented on Jun 15, 2012
    Thanks! The kids helped with the color choices, the prep, and with the first coat of paint. ...»
    They also got to pick out which drawer pulls they want, as they each get their own drawer or door. My daughter picked out a great big "diamond." :) The 11yo boy put together the towel/soap stand and cleans the bathroom as a paid chore. The other bathrooms, too.

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