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Vintage Desk to Modern Beauty

by The How-To Gal on 3 November 2009

When I was 10 my grandmother gave me my grandfather's old desk. He passed away before I was even born, so to own something that was his made...

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How to create a Polaroid fall wreath

by merrimentdesign on 2 November 2009

My friend Heather Crosby at inspiredbyeverything and I have creative chemistry. Whenever we get together we build on each other’s ideas unti...

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Large Vintage Dominoes

by Shanty2Chic on 29 October 2009

We started out with a 2x10 piece of lumber that Whitney purchased from Lowe's for $5.00. We marked off every 16 inches and began cutting wit...

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DIY Shutter Headboard

by Shanty2Chic on 29 October 2009

I love these shanty shutters that Ashley found up for me about a month ago. I had 2 sets in the corner of my dining room on the floor and tw...

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Dramatic Dining Room Centerpiece

by Mike on 2 October 2009

Sarah the Thrifty Decor Chick came up with this great centerpiece idea. The base is a de-trimmed five dollar back-of-the-door mirror adhered...

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Wobbly Planter

by Liz Walker on 27 September 2009

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How we built our sun deck....

by Liz Walker on 20 September 2009

Having decided where we wanted the deck to go we had to clear the area of the gravel that was there, lift the membrane and then level the gr...

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Faux-Copper Backsplash Panels as Ceiling Accent

by Mike on 6 September 2009

How's this for a low effort, high payoff project? Featured on Apartment Therapy, this project idea involves inexpensive faux-copper backspla...

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Bedroom chic

by Galashisha on 24 August 2009

So I am addicted to all these decorating programs on TV, so what? At least I learn something from them. Magazines help too - they are great ...

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Window treatment

by Galashisha on 23 August 2009

Well, the curtains were a bit of meticulous work.You see, the room has southern exposure and all the curtains I had there before were bleach...

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