ModernFarmer has a great post on what it takes to create a space where you can have a decent garden and still keep chickens. Creating a fence isn’t too difficult, but it is the planning that makes it perfect.
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Chair Makeover
Jenna of SewHappyGeek, reviews the book Contemporary Upholstery by Hannah Stanton and in the process actually converts an old chair to look kindda groovy!
Here is the old chair.
and here is the cool, upholstered one.
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The Best Outdoor Swings That You Can Actually Make DIY
Face it. Most of the swings that you find on these DIY websites require a team of carpenters and skilled trade people to put together.
We don’t have them on call, unless, you’re married to one of them.
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DIY Metallic Faceted Wood Doorknob
Design-Milk has a wonderful tutorial for modernizing those tired looking doorknobs.
The tute, created by Meg Kremner, turns everyday wood cubes into these stunning knobs with the minimum of tools involved.
It is a fun, easy idea and you should … Read the rest
Mona Lisa In Frame Using Thread Spools
Some businesses go to extremes in times of declining sales. And some.. re-purpose a classic work of art.
Jawdat Ejjeh & Sons – custom tailors in Beirut, Lebanon decided to appeal to a younger audience. And they did it by … Read the rest
How to Make a Jewelry Organizer
Ashley shows us an easy way to organize your jewelry. All you need is a frame, chicken wire and some hooks! Easy peasy!
Get her tutorial on how to make your own jewelry organizer.… Read the rest
Upcycled Playhouse Signs
Tara of Suburble upcycled these signs for playtime fun using $2 signs bought from the Dollar Store.
The idea is simple enough and the end result is great!
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Convert boring storage bins to colorful ones
Autumn shows you how to take inexpensive plastic storage bins and cover the front with any fabric you like for a custom look (printable template and links to bins included on her website. (As seen in the picture above).
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10 DIY Dog Beds You Can Make Yourself
Trawling through Pinterest, it must be obvious that a lot of DIY ideas are just pictures that don’t link anywhere or don’t have any decent instructions behind them. So we decided to do something about that. We have gone … Read the rest
Free Subway Art Printables: Spices
Dawn from the website designedbydawnnicole, shares these subway art printables with only the names of spices on them. There are 4 color options, and they all look gorgeous!
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DIY Pendant Light – Industrial Style
This is the perfect kind of hack for the weekend. And a new cure for that broken fan that you don’t need anymore and is probably catching dust in the attic or basement or the spare room.
Marlene of the … Read the rest
DIY Checkered Planters
The wonderfully talented sisters, Jen and Shannon, of the blog eat.sleep.MAKE have created these checkered planters out of checkered paint. The idea is simple, yet very effective.
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Laundry Powder Storage Makeover
The other day it occurred to me that I spend way too much time in the laundry. I even have my iPhone set to remind me each evening before bed to pop another load into the machine. I try and … Read the rest
Mosaic Tiled Flower Pots
It seems I am posting more and more outdoor garden projects these days! And this one continues the trend!
Craftbits.com, has a DIY project for creating mosaic tiled garden flower pots that goes into the details of how to … Read the rest
What else can you do with a ShamWow?
Yes, we know, ShamWow
can do almost anything. But did you know, that you could make it into these things? I love coming up with new uses for commercial products. When all the hype of these things died down they … Read the rest