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DIY projects are what bring a lot of people to Hometalk. Sometimes folks need help planning a DIY project. Other times, questions arise during more difficult DIY projects. Fortunately, Hometalk is a community of DIYers and DIY bloggers who do all kinds of DIY projects. You can share photos of your DIY projects, or just browse DIY projects that other members have posted for inspiration. Do you do DIY projects? Then jump in and join the conversation about DIY projects on Hometalk.



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  • for more pictures go to http://boysinthebulrush.blogspot.com/2013/05/bunk-room.html
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Building a Bunk Room

We adopted 3 boys and came up with the best sleeping solution being a bunkroom for sleeping and a playroom for playing.

http://boysinthebulrush.blogspot.com/2013/05...

Kalenaleigh
Kalenaleigh Willard, NC Yesterday
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  • Beaten up old bucket with a brass eagle on the other side.
  • I decided on a golden wheat color with streaks of barn red and added a whitewash.  I lightly sanded it down to expose some of the wood.
  • Add some buttons and it makes a perfect container for my magazines.

Magazine Bucket

I love to go to garage sales, and something about this bucket called to me.
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Chris Ward Oklahoma City, OK Yesterday
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Pallet Crate

This is basic construction for a jar holding crate. You can read more about it at my blog.
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Follow your H Canada Yesterday
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DIY House Number Sign Tutorial

As you can see from the before picture we needed a structure in this garden. We decided on this project and it was fairly easy to make and around 75.00. You can see a detailed tutorial on my blog.

3 Hours 75.00 Moderate
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Barb C Mayfield, MI Yesterday
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    Barb, your home is so lovely!
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  • turquoise paint and chalkboard paint for this makeover
  • before, a vintage dresser mirror topper, obviously missing the mirror
  • knobs from Hobby Lobby for hangers

Turquoise Chalkboard/Hanger From Reclaimed Frame

Who doesn't love turquoise....and chalkboards.....and cool knobs from Hobby Lobby!! I created this chalkboard from a vintage mirror frame and it's wood hanger. Click the link for the how-to!!

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Petticoat Junktion Clarksville, TN 3 days ago
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    Rachel 7 hours ago
    great idea! i have an old mirror and frame just like this that goes to a vintage dresser i ...»
    have. the mirror is cracked...this is a great possibility for mine. :)

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  • He screwed the seat straight into the stump. You don't feel them at all when seated.
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Rustic Tractor Seat Bar Stools

My dad wanted to give us a house warming present, so he came up with this idea for some rustic tractor seat bar stools. He had all the supplies on hand: old tire rims, thick mesquite ...»
trunks, tractor seats and a few bolts. It's a really simple design but I think they look great! They won't live at my island forever, I plan to use them outside on the patio since its made from outdoor-friendly materials. Plus, it's all recycled! I think it's a great way to use what was headed for landfill and make into something useful and appealing all at the same time.

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Brooke N Lake Jackson, TX 2 days ago
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    Sia@South 47th 2 days ago
    Nice Upscale!! xo
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Making Pallet Tables

I made two tables out of pallet wood, which included 2 x 2s which I cut into two to make the length of the legs (about 19"). The construction is basic, you can see it in the photos. The ...»
top is about 18" square, made by gluing the edges of five pallet wood pieces together.

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Follow your H Canada 2 days ago
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    Jeanette S 2 days ago
    You certainly are getting a better grade of wood in your pallets than I have ever seen around ...»
    here!

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Something for Nothing! Build Raised Planting Beds for Free!

Who says you can't get something for nothing? I just finished two raised beds made from my neighbor's old shutters and odds and ends of left over wood, then painted them with surplus deck ...»
paint! ZERO COST!!

For quite a while, I have admired all sorts of wonderful homemade and commercial raised beds seen on Pinterest and Hometalk. Because I couldn't justify the cost of buying the lumber and didn't want to tackle disassembling pallets, raised beds did not seem to be in my future. But then, our neighbors replaced their shutters and were nice enough to give them to me when I asked. They know by now that a repurposing project is about to get underway.

You could do other configurations, but I used two shutters on each side and one-half a shutter for the ends. That used up all ten of the free shutters. Odds and ends of lumber stored in the garage rafters came down and became corner, end and middle supports. I even had enough wood screws from another project to use for this one!

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Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE on Apr 14, 2013
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    Try food grade, Diatomaceous Earth (DE), or black pepper around the mounds. The DE is organic ...»
    (dont use it on the flower parts to keep bees from it), needs to be reapplied after rain or dew, but it runs off pretty much all bugs. I used it for years to kill fleas, roaches, spiders, and ants inside the house, and when I started gardening, it became the go to garden bug killer too. Get it at Tractor Supply or other feed stores.

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Reuse project for the deck

This reuse project using pallets to build simple, yet beautiful patio or deck furniture on a budget. Easy to customize to your own taste
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Hollphi@originsoregon Lake Oswego, OR on Apr 16, 2013
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    Trish Ross 3 hours ago
    me too...my husband brings me 3-4 pallets every week from work.
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This is my new fence

I spent about 6 months collecting old doors from friends and salvage yards and then mounted them on privacy fence frame. I also clear coated them so that they wouldn't weather wear. I ...»
love that each door has it's own story and looking at it reminds me of all of my different friends who contributed.

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Amanda H Oil City, PA on Jun 09, 2012
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    Rachel 7 hours ago
    what an awesome idea! love it!
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