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Mike F

Phoenix, AZ
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Coastal Shingle Style Cottage Resurrection

I would say this was a makeover but that wouldn't do this project justice!

Here in New England, we don't condemn homes, we call them historic. When we stumbled upon ...»

this house we knew it would be a rescue mission. With no plumbing, heat and very little outdated electricity, it was suitable for the bees and squirrels, but not for humans. After almost six years of living in a construction site, our hard work is done! The decorating may never end, but the construction has!

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Danielle B Middletown, RI
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    Commented on Jun 23, 2012
    There is genious in this house. From the drift wood hand rails on the stairs, to the light ...»
    fixtures inside and out, to the color palate! I want to move in!

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Coastal Shingle Style Cottage Resurrection

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Danielle B Middletown, RI
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    Awesome Dining room light fixtures!
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  • Japanese pagoda, I made with concrete and plastic pots as moulds. 10
  • A view from my upper deck 3
  • This will become a path light. 1

The Japanese garden pagoda I built by using plastic plant pots and cement.

I collected plastic pots of different shapes and sizes, cut the bottoms off, slit them up one side and taped the slit back together. filled them with concrete and then removed the pot by ...»
removing the tape after they dried 24 hours. They are still a bit damp so you can do "wet carving" on them to make your forms more rounded or smoothe. I used rebar again as I had with the Polatems in my earlier post, or you could use conduit, and make them into lanterns. Be sure to put a hole in the middle of each piece so you can fit them over the rebar/conduit. The circular pieces I made by just rolling in my hands...other pieces can also be made such as a finial for the top, which I have yet to make and put on the top.

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Patty S Sturgeon Bay, WI
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    Commented on Jun 17, 2012
    I am pretty sure this is...AWESOME!!!!
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the green house my husband made from mostly all recycled stuff!!

he is a carpender by trade, one jobs he was on was take doen a building,he asked his boss if he could have the windows and some of the wood,he worked overtme to "pay" for them,this shown ...»
before the roof, which is made of 6gag. plastic. This is now the 2nd. year we are using it we did very good last year. will post another when I find it lol He built it all by himeself in 1 1/2 days.

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Janet D Berlin, NH
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    Dang! I miss tomatos! My die too soon here in Phoenix!
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Gardening: What Can I Plant?

As mentioned on a previous post, our back yard was trashed when he bought the house. What in the world can I plant in these tight areas? We're painting the walls and I have the great ...»
Asian panels in the picture below (enough to cover the entire back wall), but I'm horrible at plants and what to use in planting areas that range from 1' - 18" wide, in horribly hard dirt, for plants that will not damage the pool decking or root deeply enough to seek out water from the pool. Keep in mind we are in the desert in Las Vegas with regular 110 degree Summer days and need something that won't make a mess in the pool. Something narrow and tall would be great for privacy from the 2-story house behind us that overlooks our yard. Bamboo would be a difficult option uinless we build curved planters and line them because of its running roots and potential pool damage. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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Leslie D Las Vegas, NV
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    Commented on Jun 14, 2012
    Most of the plants that people are suggesting like hosta, liriope, etc will burn up in the ...»
    desert. Go to your local Home Depot or other garden center and ask about the toughest desert plants you can buy. withall the cement reflecting heat and little planting space, keep to tough, easy to maintain,clean plants near a pool.

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Can anyone tell me what kind of plant this is?

What kind of plant is this? It grows where alot of yuccas grow(hot and dry). I dug it up a month ago and planted it in my flower bed. It has a thick stalk like garlic and it isn't a bulb, it has roots. Thought it is pretty.

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Sherry C Mcloud, OK
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    Commented on Jun 12, 2012
    I have planted a whole bed of it here in Arizona. Grows great! We call it Ruellia.
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  • Kitchen floor before!! 1990's ceramic tile..old, gross, hard and cold!!
  • Kitchen floor after!! Went with renewable cork flooring!! 5

Kitchen floor upgrade.

We had a water leak last summer and many of the kitchen tiles came up, and with no way to replace them, we went with the new floor. It's Cork, and I love it!! Except for the cats that ...»
race around the island, still looks beautiful despite the little scratches!!

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Jan P Windsor, CT
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    I was debating on flooring and was between ceramic tile, saltillo tile and cork. Saw cork at ...»
    a friends house during a party and liked it. Have questions about durability in the kitchen and bathrooms. Any opinions?

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Painting: Help need ideas from the all knowing Hometalk clan!

The guestroom had pink paneling in it when I bought the house. The very first thing I did was rip it all down without thinking it through. It was glued to the walls. Short of taking the ...»
walls down and hanging new sheetrock, any ideas on a temporary fix? The only thing I can come up with is the paintable wallpaper. Have any of you tried it?

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Carroll A Coos Bay, OR
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  • Mike F
    Commented on Jun 09, 2012
    Pardon the photo skills, but these may give an idea as to how the room turned out.
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