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Curb Appeal
Using our DIY skills and goodies from The Home Depot we took our tired old bungalow from blah to wow! Projects include a flagstone walkway, expanded garden, refaced concrete block
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Storage in Small Half Bathroom
We needed a space to store bathroom supplies, such as extra toilet paper, toothbrushes, & hair accessories in our tiny powder room. We used the space above the toilet to create floating
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Stacked Stone Bird Baths
Stone leftover from another project and three galvanized trash can lids become a bird bath grouping! Another of my "use what you have" ventures. More pictures and directions on http://ourfairfieldhomeandgarden.com
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Repurposed / Upcycled Hillbilly Bird Feeders
I created these and one other one recently for a Birds & Blooms magazine DIY feature. It was to provide a solution for really inexpensive bird feeder construction at home. I used
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Board & Batten Dining Room Makeover
Sharing my mom's dining room makeover on the blog today! She switched out her paint color, installed board & batten, reupholstered her dining room chairs, added new curtains and some new
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Beer Bottle Soap Dispenser
Last June I made this beer bottle soap dispenser with, well, a beer bottle. Bud Lime to be exact. I used a blow dryer to get the stickers off, and then I added 1/2 water, and 1/2 pretty colored detergent. I've included a link to buy the liquor spout on line. They are fairly inexpensive.
