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The Lily Pad Cottage

Blogger | Middleville, MI http://www.thelilypadcottage.com/
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Hi I'm Kelly and I'm a wife and stay at home mom to my 2 munchkins. In my spare time I blog at thelilypadcottage.com about all things creative!


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DIY Rope Lamp

I had this idea to make this nautical Rope Lamp for my son's big boy room with an old existing lamp I already had, but I wanted the lamp to be a bit chunkier. So of course I stole my kids ...»
pool noodle, used some masking tape, rope and hot glue to get the look I wanted...yes a pool noodle! #nautical #lamp #rope

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The Lily Pad Cottage Middleville, MI on May 12, 2013
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    Gracie McDaniel 16 hours ago
    I really like this idea!! And I have a floor lamp from a few years back in storage that could ...»
    use some upcycling... And a new lamp shade... oh, the places to go :) grinz...

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Cross Stitch Dresser

turn a plain painted dresser into a work of art with a Zig Woodcraft Paint Marker.

#paintpen #paintmarker ...»

#furniture

Jessica @ Dear Emmeline
Jessica @ Dear Emmeline Frederick, MD
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  • This quirky, double wide sized pallet wood chair is all decked out, ready for a great summer read.
  • Two pallets, 4 legs and two armrest boards are really all it took. So easy! The trick is to ensure you find two pallets that are similar in size.
  • Let's add more quirk to make it totally yours! This signboard was used as an armrest. Note how wide the board is... perfect for my coffee cup. Priorities here...
  • This leg has an antique level attached. This project is a little like 'Where's Waldo's Wild Additions?'
  • Pallet markings were celebrated by placing them in prominent places. Coffee bean sacks acting like large pillow cases were just tucked in place. No sewing required. 2
  • For the legs, a little bracing was required inside the pallet so the leg had something to stabilize against.
  • Tell me that isn't one big cool chair to curl up in! But let's add some comfort...
  • 5" foam cut to size (new from a foam shop) was key for the ultimate comfort.
  • This is a pallet SOFA I made last year, decked out in total bohemian style craziness. The build is much more size customized: http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2011/08/how-i-built-pallet-sofa-part-2.html
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A two pallet chair ANYONE can build in a jiffy!

There's nothing like a need to bring on a new project!

Desiring a 2nd seating area for my patio, this oversized chair was created out of two ...»

pallets and little more. I kid you not! This is the easiest build in the world and you'll wonder why you didn't think of it first!

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#SummerStyle

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  • Quick update for old furniture, two toned paint and stain.
  • Before and after of these simple bar stools.

yellow barstools

I painted these bar stool legs white and re-stained the top in a dark walnut. Matches my custom built yellow table, love it!
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Lolly Jane B Gilbert, AZ
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  • I replaced the seat with a gray graphic print fabric to update it!

Vintage Chair Redo

A free chair gets an easy makeover with some paint and fabric! http://daysofchalkandchocolate.blogspot.com...
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DIY Coffee Sack Ottoman

I bought this ottoman for $5 at a garage sale and now with the help of some coffee sacks I purchased at a local coffee house it looks like something out of Pottery Barn!
Jenna, SAS Interiors
Jenna, SAS Interiors Saratoga Springs, NY
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  • Kitchen Board & Batten (baskets are two fold to get clutter off the counters and hide the wall phone jack)
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Board & Batten Tutorial

I have done two slightly different styles of Board & Batten one if my first floor bathroom and the other in my kitchen, if you need more information then the diagrams show feel free to go to my site for more details

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Dria @ Dio Marlborough, MA
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  • This desk was really simple: simply laying the boards across the barstools and screwing them into the stools.
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DIY Barstool Desk

I recently needed a new desk to work at & wanted a slim desk to fit in front of our living room window. I decided to use two barstools I had sitting around in our garage. Using 4 boards ...»
from Lowes and some screws I created a desk the perfect size for our living room. I painted the stools and stained the boards to complete the project. #BeforeandAfter

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Lizmarieblog.com New Bern, NC
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  • Custom shelving and shoe storage bench.  The black door to the right leads to the kitchen.  The door on the left leads to the garage.
  • We did board and batten on the walls and made a shelf above the washer and dryer.
  • This is our shoe storage bench that I LOVED!  The boys each had a box to put their shoes in.
  • This is the before picture of our garage.  The black door led into our kitchen.  We added this new mudroom/laundry room from the door over to the right wall of the garage.
  • We stored hats and gloves in the baskets above the coat rack.
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Adding a mudroom to our garage

In our previous home, we didn't have a nice laundry room. It was tiny and stuck in our master bedroom. To help sell our home, we decided to ad a laundry/mudroom inside our two car garage. ...»
It led into our kitchen. We also had a two car detached garage, so there was still plenty of room to park our cars.

We built a small room to hold our washer and dryer, and my husband also built a custom shoe storage bench and coat hangers. I LOVED the shoe storage bench. My four boys would lift up the bench seat and put their shoes in their "box." Best thing we ever did! Hope to do the same thing in our new house some day!

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Beneath My Heart Wilmore, KY
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