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Shabby French Country Cottage Basement

Blogger | Brunswick, GA http://shabbyfrenchcountrycottagebasement.blogspot.com
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I'm a blogger and would love for you to follow my blog. Interior decorating, gardening, cooking and reading are some of my interests outside of my family. Junking and thrifting are great fun also! Turning a cast off item into a thing of beauty is just a wonderful delight. You can have a beautifully decorated home on the smallest budget. It doesn't have to cost a fortune, although that's fun too! Everyone should make their home beautiful whether it is the tiniest rental apartment or the largest house around. Make your home beautiful for yourself, and for your family if you have one. I am happy to help with your decorating issues. I don't claim to know all the answers but I know where to look if I don't know! Please keep in touch with me here on Hometalk or on facebook or my blog. I would love to hear from you about your home and/or DIY projects. I love Hometalk too! http://shabbyfrenchcountrycottagebasement.bl...

Favorite area of home improvement:

I love rearranging furniture and accessories to make a room look completely different. I love repurposing items and turning trash to treasure. Decorating is so fun!


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How to get gross smells out of old furniture

Actually, the better title might be, "How do you get the 'dead' smell out of furniture?

But don't call the cops on me; this question came from the cops, a CSI friend of mine. ...»

She wrote: "You can imagine that crime scene investigators like me get interesting questions. However, tonight's, though forensically sound, is more appropriate for my Atta Girls. Neighbor: "How do you get the smell of 'dead' out of furniture?" Seems a 78-year-old, sentimental chest of drawers in her garage became home to a decaying critter without her immediate knowledge. She's tried Fabreeze and bleach, which not only didn't work, but also warped a thin, wood packing crate her father used to craft the piece. Any suggestions?"

I gave my pal some suggestions for getting the stench out of old furniture and thrift store finds, which you can read on my blog, Atta Girl Says. But I also wanted to post the query here at Hometalk.

What are your solutions for removing gross from furniture? #Bestof2012 #springcleaning

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Atta Girl Amy Greensboro, NC
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QUICK and EASY way to dress up that ugly RETURN AIR VENT!

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Tami @ Curb Alert! Seabrook, TX
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Keep Your Pillows Clean! Here's How.

You spend 1/3 of your life with your head on your pillow, but have you ever cleaned it? You probably toss your sheets in the washing machine every week or so, but it's just as important to de-funk your pillows!

A few great tips:

- Toss two pillows in the washing machine at a time. This way, the machine will stay balanced while it spins.

- When you throw your pillows in the dryer, also ...»

add in a couple of tennis balls wrapped in white socks. They'll help to refluff your pillows!

Here are more tips: http://blog.brightnest.com/2012/09/19/pillow...

Sweet dreams!

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BrightNest Denver, CO
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Liquid Designz - "Second Only to Nature" Ira Morse
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  • These are 2 of the cabinets that I made from my plans
  • and here is the 3rd Cabinet
  • These are the plans I drew up before I made it
  • Here is the other plan
  • Here are the Cute Blokes that helped me Deliver them...The one on the Ground is My Hubby♥
  • Ready to go...
  • Delivered and they were a success..YAY! Everyone loved them and could believe I made them all by myself ..:) 2
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The Cabinets I Just finished for the Senior Citizens Club In my Town

These Cabinets Sure Did Kick my Butt and they took quite some time to do with my Busy schedule that I have... LOL!.Not to mention I designed and made them all by myself..... But I finally ...»
finished them and They were delivered to the Senior Citizen Club Uptown by 3 handsome Blokes that were so kind to come lend a hand... One of them of course being my awesome gorgeous Hubby..♥Check out my Blog to see more about this Adventure...Cheers!

TaniaC
TaniaC Fairfield, IL
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Peppers and tomatoes.

Harvested the rest of my bell peppers today and a few of my grape and cherry tomatoes.
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Julee S Bangor, MI
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Vintage Guest Cottage Kitchen Renovation

Our guest cottage is a little old 1940's small cottage on our property. We have been working away on it and put in this vintage inspired kitchen from the concrete floor up in just 3 ...»
weeks and on a big time budget with @Lowes. More at my blog http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/201...

Courtney
Courtney Walnut Creek, CA
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  • Vintage chandeliers, vintage french ticking drapes and a new but vintage inspired island. 4
  • The kitchen is long and has 2 very small windows originally. They were replaced with larger ones to allow more light to come in.
  • A cupboard door was taken off for open shelving on each end of the upper cupboard and 4 drawers became baskets on one side of the sink and 4 drawers became an area for a dishwasher on the other side of the sink. 3

French Country Cottage Kitchen

We love our 1940's vintage kitchen as it is now- but not so much how it was when it started out. We kept the original cupboards and character while updating it~ the ceiling fan became 2 ...»
vintage chandeliers, doors came off a couple of cupboard for open shelving,we added beadboard and beams to the ceiling, etc~ Did I mention that this kitchen was remodeled on a big time budget? Yep, it was.

Lots of befores and afters in my post at my blog :

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/201...

Courtney
Courtney Walnut Creek, CA
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How to Create a Design Board

I have done my share of projects and I wanted to share how I keep track of my ideas and inspirations. First you must find the inspiration, then a color scheme. Then pick your favorite ...»
ones and put them together in a collage (which I give you step by step instructions for how I do this) and then the fun part . . . making it all come together! See more instructions and screenshots on the link below!

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Anna M Redding, CA
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