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Toni Pardoe Ellsworth

Spanish Fork, UT
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  • I started by removing the covers and washing them.
  • I labeled the "fluff" taken from the back cushions so I wouldn't get confused when it was time to re-stuff.
  • I used this quilt batting ($9.99 at Walmart) to beef up the cushions.
  • I simply trimmed the batting and wrapped it around the bottom cushions to boost their fluff-ability. Yep. That's the technical term. ;)
  • I put the covers back on the new beefed-up cushions and now my couch looks as good as new.
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  • Now if I can just keep this guy off the couch. 4
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How to Make an Old Couch New Again for $10

I may have mentioned a few - or a million - times how much I love my living room couch. Well, after two years of lovin', my beloved couch was starting to show some wear. The notorious ...»
mystery spots were starting to appear and some wrinkles and sags were forming in the cushions. Time to start Mission: Couch Rejuvenation ...

Living Rich on Less - Susan
Living Rich on Less - Sus... Huntingdon, PA
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    Kimberly McManus Mathis, check your phone book for upholstery supplies. I have tried beefing ...»
    up the seat cushions before with the quilt batting and it works IF your foam isn't in to bad a condition. If the foam is really compressed, I have tried several different things and now I just save myself a lot of time and headache and just buy new foam. Some places will cut the foam to your measurements and others you just have to take it home and cut it yourself ( an electric carving knife is the best way to cut it). It is a little more cost than just the batting, but I have been very happy with the results and it is much less expensive than having it done. If your cushions are spring type, if you want to and feel comfortable doing it, you can retie your springs. I used to do this, but now, I take them in and have them redone. Just easier on my nerves and hands. That is what happens when you get old, :) Good luck.

    p.s. there are also special boards things that you can buy and just slip them in under the cushions. I just have never tried them.

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Restyled entertainment center

I love Amish furniture and fell in love with an entertainment center recently. The $3200 price was way out of my budget. Since I had some Amish made pieces that I already was using for my ...»
"entertainment center" but it was just plain black and boring so I decided to take it up a notch. I purchased a wood shelf to place betwen the bookcase units, then added shelf brackets to the top of the fronts to give it more style. My husband installed undercabinet LED lights on the shelves. I found solid wood raised panel doors online for $12 each. After it was put together I trimmed the top with carved molding and added a few other pieces of molding for additional detail. I then painted it with Freshaire organic paint (no longer available) in Midsummer Gold that I had leftover from another project and after a few days used Valspar Burnt Umber glaze to give it an antique look. This was my first attempt at glazing but certainly won't be my last. The total cost was around $120 and I couldn't be more pleased.

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Lois C Millville, NJ
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We found this at the end of a neighbor's driveway with a Take Me tag.  Do you think I should invite her over for coffee to see her table now?

Curbside find flip top table

This was a fun project to work on and I love the results. It looks great in my living room!
Marie
Marie Canada
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  • Before I came up with the simple solution - I was one of those people chipping away and cussing out loud! This way takes forever! you get slivers, its a MESS!
  • Laying the towel down.it Was a very thick towel and dripping wet when I put it on the pieces
  • one or two test runs in the morning reveals - very little muscle power at all and it was peeling right off!
  • Slicing through that crud like a hot knife through butter!
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How to Strip Veneer - no fumes, no power tools, EASY!

So simple, so easy! I have been trying to tackle the messy job of chipping veneer off pieces to re finish them and what a pain in the hiney! I thought of an idea, and while I was testing ...»
the theory, I asked our lovely facebook followers their favorite method. Well, pretty much everyone said either using a wet towel and an iron ( which wrecks both the iron and towel) OR use a heat gun - (which would then have the fumes from the adhesive floating up in your face - or house and then requires use of masks and such) SO Here you go. Very easy - SOAK a towel so it is dripping wet in a mixture of half water and half vinegar. Place it on the veneer. Have a girls night out and let it soak over night. Make sure it is SOAKING wet. I even went back later and used a water bottle and just poured it right onto the towel to make sure it was soaked! Come back in the morning and use a putty knife or chisel and it will peel up like butter! #StrippingVeneer

To see more creative ways to tackle repurposing projects - visit us at http://www.facebook.com/gypsybarn

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Gypsy Barn
Gypsy Barn Canada
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Arbor from junk parts

Make this beautiful arbor from old posts and table legs. I am always picking up odds and ends of posts and table chair legs. When my son came for Mother's day one year he gathered up all ...»
that junk and made this beautiful arbor! For more details and how to go to my post here- http://megardengal.blogspot.com/2010/07/mast...

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Mary Ellen G
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  • I like to grow a wide variety of carrots in all different colours. You'll need flour, water, a paint brush or pencil, ruler, seeds, and fine tip marker.
  • Add a tiny bit of water to flour to make a sticky paste.
  • Dab the brush in the flour glue and pick up a seed.
  • Set the seeds on the tape at the recommended distance apart. Write the seed names on the tissue with a fine tip marker. Allow everything to dry.
  • Plant the seed tapes at the recommended seed planting depth. The toilet paper will gradually dissolve. This method has provided me with a huge bounty of carrots. 2
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How To Make Seed Tapes For Planting Tiny Seeds

Some tiny seeds can have poor germination rates because the wind, rain, or birds carry them away. To counter this, I started making seed tapes for certain crops like carrots. Now, not ...»
only has the germination rate been excellent, but the carrots grow at set distances apart so there's no need for thinning the seedlings.

There's several options-I like using toilet paper, flour, and water. I've provided more information below and on my blog.

Empress of Dirt - Melissa
Empress of Dirt - Melissa Canada
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    Commented on Mar 18, 2013
    Love this idea. Will be using it for sure.
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Gardening

Fantastic looking spiral garden. Very classy looking and functional as well. Ran acoss this on Facebook today.

Here is the link.

http://themicrogardener.com/4-step-guide-to...# and specific instructions for the gabion sturctue here http://www.ehow.com/how_5487235_build-gabion... (thanks to Anne G for pointing me to it)

Gail Salminen
Gail Salminen Canada
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Forcing Spring

I started some bulbs so I would have spring colour and scents in the house. The hyacinth are blooming, tulips and crocus haven't yet. Pussy willow is taking her time, but the forsythia ...»
are in full bloom.

#itching4spring

Debbie Borthwick
Debbie Borthwick Canada
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    Commented on Feb 28, 2013
    Thank You. I will have to give this a try.
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How to clean and disinfect the microwave with just vinegar and water.

Christina Falcon
Christina Falcon Austin, TX
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    Commented on Feb 17, 2013
    Have used this wonder for years. I even have a spray bottle handy to remove ice from the ...»
    windshield in the winter.

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