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Mary Alice M

San Antonio, TX
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  • Pallet Wood Floating Shelves

Pallet Wood Floating Shelves

I built floating shelves out of scrap pallets to truly transform my master bathroom. http://paintspeckledpawprints.blogspot.com/2...
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Kirsten S Blacksburg, VA
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New Craze: Old Tire Planters!

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Miriam I New York, NY
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  • Because this portion of the kitchen is visible from the living room, the cabinetry is cherry veneer to blend with the furniture. 4
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A new kitchen inspired by an ad from 1959

Douglas Hunt
Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL
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    Commented on Apr 13, 2013
    What can I say?? Love the whole thing!!
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  • Detail of the concrete countertops made by a local artisan. 9
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A new kitchen inspired by an ad from 1959

Douglas Hunt
Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL
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    Commented on Apr 12, 2013
    The coolest counter top I have ever seen!!!!
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  • A midcentury kitchen for the 21st century...and someone who likes to cook. 3
  • The tile is a custom blend from Clayhaus Ceramics. 4
  • The inspiration ad. 6
  • The kitchen that came with the house.
  • A new layout means cooking looking out big windows to the backyard rather at a wall. 1
  • Because this portion of the kitchen is visible from the living room, the cabinetry is cherry veneer to blend with the furniture. 4
  • From the kitchen looking into the living room.
  • Detail of the concrete countertops made by a local artisan. 9
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A new kitchen inspired by an ad from 1959

I love my mid-century house by the beach, but I've always regretted the fact that the previous owners ripped out the original kitchen and put in one of those characterless and cheap ...»
oak-trimmed laminate kitchens that for some inexplicable reason were so popular in the 1980s. When I finally bit the bullet and decided to re-do the kitchen, I wanted to create something that was appropriate to the house and found my inspiration in a 1959 ad for a Hotpoint kitchen. It was both practical (tiled walls) and handsome, with a great punch of color from a tiled accent wall containing the turquoise (!) wall oven. While I ultimately decided a wall oven wouldn't work for me, and I went for the durability of stainless (the salt in the air is tough on things here at the beach), I think I've ended up the with a kitchen that honors the inspiration, and my home's history.

Douglas Hunt
Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL
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    Commented on Apr 12, 2013
    Amazing renovation!! My favorite style too!!
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  • We used 6 large broken mirrors. 27
  • Looks like a jigsaw ran amuck on our fence. Seems as though you can see right through to the neighbors yard. 7
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Our mirror mosaic fence. We had a blast creating this. Amazing what can come from a broken mirror mishap.

Cindy S
Cindy S Wildomar, CA
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  • See how the lattice board covers the unsitely plywood
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  • and a couple of bushes 3
  • This is how it looked the following year 1
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Hiding Unsightly Fence Areas

I was having a Graduation party for my daughter in our backyard. My neighbor had just repaired a portion of his redwood fence, but he used regular plywood, which maybe he didn't care what ...»
it looked like on his side as it was for him out of site, but on our side of the fence it was in perfect view of anyone sitting on the deck. Very unsightly for myself and my guests. What to do? I couldn't paint my side of the fence, as there was a short chain link fence on my side. So I did this...very inexpensive

1. went rock hunting (it's what I call it) at a local construction site (free rocks)

2. Free mulch (at the local community tree branch drop off area)

3 Lattice Boards ($8-$10 at local home improvement center)

4.rolled wire

5 Weed control plastic ($5-$6) or use newspaper (free)

Directions:

1. Attach lattice board to back side of fence area with wire, or what ever works best, depending on the fence your covering.

2. Rock off area you want to cover using small to medium rocks ( I go rock hunting on Sat-Sun between 6-10am when the crews are not there, as some contractors collect the rocks to sell)

3.Loosen soil beforehand, so you can plants before or after you place the mulch.

4. Place weed control covering

5. Spread mulch over area

Note: you may add plants and shrubs before or after you spread mulch. I added after as I wasn't sure what I wanted. I also added an Arch the following year.

1 Day 50.00 Easy
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Susan J
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    That is a super cool idea!!!!!
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Half Bathroom - before and after

DIY Show Off
DIY Show Off Pittsburgh, PA
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    What a beautiful make-over!!!!
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  • Want to recycle some unused ties into an art piece?  Make a Necktie Sunburst Clock!
  • Lay 20 wide tie ends out to form a circle.  Layer the skinny ends of each tie over the seams and pin the sunburst together.
  • Stitch up and down each skinny tie to hold the sunburst together.
  • Two wood clock faces and a clock kit make this sunburst not only beautiful but functional!
  • Hang the sunburst over a dresser or bed for a high impact focal point.
  • Pick ties in a monochrome color scheme or a mix of your favorite colors!  Either way this sunburst is sure to shine!
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Necktie Sunburst Clock

What can you make with 20 old neckties? A sunburst clock of course!

I've been sitting on the idea to make a necktie sunburst for a while. When I was ...»

challenged for a blogger sewing competition to sew something with Emerald fabric I knew it was the time. I thought for sure it would be so easy to gather up old green ties no one was using. Boy was I wrong! I was only able to collect about 5 green ties from friends and family (apparently it isn't a popular tie color) and it took trips to 7 resale stores to find the rest. To make the sunburst I cut off the wide and skinny ends of each tie (20 in total) and came up with an arrangement that would form a circle. I used the wide ties to form the circle and the skinny ties were laid over top to join them all together. After coming up with the layout it was time to pin and sew! 1 clock kit, 2 wood clock faces, and 3 dowels later we have a new piece of functional art for our master bedroom wall!Stop over at my blog Dear Emmeline for the full tutorial.

{This project is part of the blogger sewing competition Sew-vivor. If you love it as much as I do I'd love your vote! The link to vote is in the blog post!}

3 Hours Moderate
Jessica @ Dear Emmeline
Jessica @ Dear Emmeline Frederick, MD
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    Commented on Mar 21, 2013
    I love this idea! I am going to try it!!
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Jan M Toledo, OR
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