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Joan G

East Lyme, CT
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  • Display odds and ends. Need a place to display your stuff? Give your ladder a fresh coat of paint and create tiered shelves by adding a few planks of wood across each set of steps.
  • Store your shoes. Lean an old ladder against the wall and hang a pair of shoes on each rung! You'll showcase your favorite footwear and keep them organized at the same time.
  • Create extra shelving. Sometimes, to reuse something in a new way, all you need to do is look at it from a different angle. Take any standard wooden ladder and flip it horizontally. Boom! Instant shelf space.
  • Organize magazines. Stacking magazines on your coffee table can be a recipe for clutter. Avoid this problem by hanging your favorite magazines from ladder rungs, instead!
  • Hang kids clothes. This is a great tip for homes that have limited closet space! The space between ladder rungs is the perfect spot for small shirts and sweaters.
  • Hold scarves and jewelry. Do you own more scarves or necklaces than you can keep track of? Perfect – use a ladder to hold them all! Secure your necklaces and bracelets around one ladder rung, and layer your scarves on another.
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6 New Uses for an Old Ladder

If your ladder breaks or starts to show signs of wear, it's not safe for light bulb changing dutyanymore, but that doesn't mean it needs to be trashed! When your ladder hits retirement ...»
age, upcycle it! There are tons of ways to give an old ladder a new life as a functional piece of art.

Here are a few of our favorite ways to upcycle an over-the-hill ladder:

More pictures and ideas: https://brightnest.com/posts/6-new-uses-for-...

BrightNest
BrightNest Denver, CO
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  • Joan G
    Commented on Apr 14, 2013
    Hung from the ceiling, a short ladder makes a great pot rack.
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From Grocery Bag to Garden Bed....

What do these items have in common? You can buy them at your grocery store, force them to put on roots, then plant them into your garden. For more vegi's to try and complete instructions, ...»
check out the post here: http://www.sowanddipity.com/from-grocery-bag... #gardening

Shelley @ Sow and Dipity
Shelley @ Sow and Dipity Canada
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  • Joan G
    Commented on Jan 12, 2013
    I do it with onions & potatoes often, but I never tried celery. That's on the list for today!
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  • Some fluorescent spray paint and you're in business! This lasts until the grass is cut! 1
  • I tripped over the travel ping pong net that the kids use on the dining room table on rainy days while cleaning up when it hit me. Take the game OUTSIDE!
  • I used the leftover spray paint from a nightstand I'd painted recently. I ran out of red so using some blue painter's tape I made a quick star and filled it in with the blue to hide the blank spot.
  • The golf ball basket I picked up at a yard sale finally found it's purpose.
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DIY Backyard Games

Every year we throw a Fourth of July party for the neighborhood. Usually we rent a Bounce house and all the kids have a ball. This year we decided that the kids were getting too big so we ...»
had to come up with something else. Kickball and baseball are always fun, but I wanted a couple of games to keep them in the backyard too. Here are some photos of our backyard Twister game and the last minute DIY ping pong table I made out of plywood and saw horses with only 15 minutes until the first guests arrived!

For more photos and info check out

http://seasideshelter.blogspot.com/2012/07/h...

Danielle B
Danielle B Middletown, RI
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  • Joan G
    Commented on Jul 28, 2012
    I love the table! I'm borrowing that idea.
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Painting: Every Monday morning starts with a trip to my favorite thrift store -

Yesterday I scored a very nice French Provincial style desk. I stripped the top in prep for Dark Walnut (my fav) stain. What color should I try on the body and drawers? Any suggestions? Here's the color chart. http://cececaldwells.com/paint-color-chart/
Donna McCrummen
Donna McCrummen Bernardsville, NJ
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  • Joan G
    Commented on Mar 20, 2012
    I'd stain it, but if you really want to paint it, I'd go with vintage white for the body and ...»
    Omahaochre for the drawers

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