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Cleaning & Organization: How to clean and preserve that aged chipped paint on wood?
I've come across some of that really "nice" wood that has been painted and is now chipped and wonderful!! But how do you clean it without knocking off the chipping, and then preserve it? Thanks!!
8 X 10 Picture Frame
Tree Branches are useful, Don't ever pass up the chance to try something new.
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Painting: Refinishing old doors for kitchen made of pressed wood
we live in a mobile home and have tried to paint the doors in the kitchen ..The cabinets doors and all the do is peel
Indoor Closet Playhouse Number 1!
We've built two indoor closet playhouses in the past few years! I've already posted the playhouse in our new (old) house and I thought I'd post the first one we did. It's a completely
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DIY Mason Jar Storage
I made some mason jar storage from old mason jars and hardware. By simply painting the mason jar lids and painting some wood knobs and gluing them to the lids. I built the box simply by
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I love this idea and so easy to do. Now to find the old jars. LOL
DIY Projects: Threshold ideas for tile to wood floors
My husband & I are putting a tile floor down in our kitchen, but our dining room has wood flooring. We have priced wood thresholds and they are expensive and our expanse is to long to
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Thank you everyone for the ideas...the pictures were a big help.
DIY Projects: I really want an outdoor sofa, but they are sooo expensive.
I would like to build my own, any ideas on how to get started. I bought some high back chair cushions that I really like. I want it to be tall enough to lean back into. We watch tv on our deck.
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Polly, I will be sure to post some photos of mine. I bought some gorgeous cushions at Kmart ...»
Rustic Outdoor Summer Kitchen
(www.oldworldgardenfarms.com )When we first started to put down some initial designs on paper – one thing we didn't want was a typical brick, mortar or stone outdoor kitchen. We wanted
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Love the outdoor kitchen idea, was also wondering if u have info on the pergola that you built ...»
DIY Herringbone Wood Paneled Wall
To break out of my traditional painted graphic patterns, I decided to do something a little different in my home office. I bought pre-cut pine tongue and groove wood paneling, stained it
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Wonder is this could be done as a free standing wall?? I need to separate my kitchen from our ...»
Coffee Table #2
My daughter needs a coffee table for her apartment, so here is the second one I built. All the lumber was for free and mostly from pallet material. Hope you all like it? Sanding this is
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Mostly Glue and nails, I will use screws then hide it with trim, depending on the project?