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SUSIE

Hialeah, FL
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Old bicycles as planters!!!

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Cindy Thoma Allen Park, MI
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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. 10
  • Here is the paper going on, this is about 10 hours in (spread over multiple days). 6
  • Mopping on the stain. 6
  • After 12 coats of poly! I know people say this all the time, but it honestly look much better in real life. It just looks shiny in the pictures. 8
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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 ...»
polyurethane. It was easy to do (albeit time consuming) and is very durable. This room is 10 X 12 and cost about $80, but future rooms will cost about $30 since I have plenty of leftover supplies. Click through to read the tutorial....http://www.domesticimperfection.com/2013/03/paper-bag-floors-a-tutorial/

Ashley @ Domestic Imperfection
Ashley @ Domestic Imperfe... San Antonio, TX
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  • Mount birdhouses on old ladders to create functional garden accents.I painted the ladders and the birdhouses in the same barn red to make them a grouping. They bring color to a shady area covered in ivy.Best of all, they are occupied! 1

Repurpose ladders into birdhouse stands!

Mount birdhouses on old ladders to create functional garden accents. I painted the ladders and the birdhouses in the same barn red to make them a grouping. They bring color to a shady area covered with ivy. Best of all, they are occupied!

http://ourfairfieldhomeandgarden.com

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Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE
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  • The post is not treated wood, so we got 2 vinegar jugs, cut out top of one & bottom & top of the other, taped them together and concreted  post into it, then buried it. Old tire on other side of fence is not ours. Eyesore (Planter?) :)
  • Baffle is galvanized metal. Before painting I cleaned it with hot soapy water, rinsed & dried, then rinsed with weak solution of water/ammonia, let dry,  sanded with 250 grit sandpaper, cleaned with tack cloth, primed & painted.
  • Left one panel of glass out of light globe. Feeder pan is from a ceiling fixture..the part that goes next to ceiling. Drilled holes in bottom for drainage. I used acrylic paint for sign and sprayed clear sealer to protect it.

Castoffs Repurposed Into A Bird Cafe'

Found the post and two light fixtures and the wood plaque at the Habitat Restore.
Pat aka Queen of Thrift
Pat aka Queen of Thrift Scottsboro, AL
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