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How-to Hold and Hammer Small Nails: 4 Ways to Save your Fingers

by Mike on 10 July 2009

Whenever I'm holding the hammer, tiny nails inevitably lead to bruised fingers. Fortunately, this doesn't have to be the case. These are s...

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The Best Way to Clean Window Screens?

by Mike on 9 July 2009

It's cool, wet, and miserable here... so time to catch up on some long overdue spring cleaning. I guess. First up: Window Screens. Thus far...

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Pictures

by Grawrface on 4 July 2009

Picture #1: The starting tote bag. This is the purse I started out with. I got a bit frustrated when everything inside got tangled and smash...

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DIY Milk Crate Furniture

by Mike on 2 July 2009

Hey... why not? What else are you going to use your dorm room bookcases for? via M.I.S.S. ...

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Floating Dock with 55 Gallon Drum Pontoons

by Mike on 25 June 2009

This isn't your everyday do it yourself project (and if you don't have a pond in your backyard you may have no need for this) but I think th...

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Something to Consider Before Painting Woodwork

by Mike on 24 June 2009

If you ever have a hankering to paint your home's beautiful woodwork, remember this. Just a Girl and Her 1911 Craftsman Bungalow took it upo...

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Thrift Store Desk... Redone

by DaveP on 19 June 2009

The House on Red Hill knows that a little paint and ingenuity can go a long way towards taking something from trash to treasure. The DIY'ers...

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Salvaged Windows, Two Ways

by Mike on 19 June 2009

Monica from CraftyNest has two great ideas for repurposing salvaged windows: Wallpaper Frames In the first project, she takes free wallpaper...

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Simple, Modern, and Totally DIY-able Pot Rack

by DaveP on 8 June 2009

This is so cool! I found it on Small Notebook. It's a simple, versatile pot rack constructed from two 1" x 2" pieces of oak, two 3/4" 10 ga...

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Newspaper Boxes Converted to Planter Boxes!

by kathyswank on 5 June 2009

More guerrilla gardening fabulousness! Take a neglected newspaper box, combine with a sheet of plywood, potting soil, plants.... and just ad...

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