tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75267747445560357282024-03-23T06:14:55.153-04:00Lipstick and Sawdustlipstickandsawdusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05605963700902782318noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526774744556035728.post-14999522078599732722018-11-14T17:53:00.000-05:002019-02-19T15:31:47.000-05:00Lipstick and Sawdust - Tutorials<div style="text-align: center;">
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Here is a tutorial on how to get plywood cut at a lumber store. </div>
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Recently I came across a very informative article click link <a href="https://feltmagnet.com/crafts/Home-Depot-Plywood-CuttingRight-the-First-Time" target="_blank">HERE</a> on how to have a better experience in the wood cutting department at a local "big box store" or "lumber store". This can be an intimidating place especially for women, as this is not a task we are usually taught when we are younger. This article was so helpful I decided to use the tips in real time and video myself while putting them into practice. Turns out the tips worked! I was in and out with cut plywood and ready to drive home in 21 minutes! Check out my video. Most suggestions are from the article, or just tricks I have picked up since getting wood cut for almost 8 years.<br />
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Thank you! Kristen<br />
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Beachfront Bargain Hunt Part 3 Kitchen Remodel</div>
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Hi readers! Thanks for following my beach house renovation series. Today we tackle the kitchen remodel. You will see pics from the kitchen demolition, to the kitchen renderings, to the choices we made for the biggest and smallest items in the kitchen. Truth be told our contractors were pretty terrible. We ran into many snags with this remodel, as expected, but these were very difficult to come back from. The end result is stunning, but it took us a while to get there. I started the design with the contractor in November of 2017. And... it finally was finished in September of 2018. This should not have taken this long, especially since we did not change the footprint too much. Our original timeframe was February- May.<br />
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The contractors were so terrible in fact that we sent my in laws to live in the beach house during the renovations to monitor (read:babysit) the remodelers. Goodness, I think they were there for a total of 2 months.... just to get the big items completed. Thank you In Laws!!!!</div>
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Here are our final choices for the kitchen-----We used Lowes cabinetry and purchased most appliances from Lowes as well.<br />
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Cabinetry: Averley collection White Shaker Cabinets<br />
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Countertop: Silestone (Quartz) in Royal Reef<br />
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Wall Paint Choice: Benjamin Moore Half Moon Crest</div>
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Faucet choice: Kraus KPF- 168CH Pull Down Single Faucet in Chrome</div>
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My "thing" about designing kitchens usually has to do with "stations". For example, here is where you get your coffee, here is where you prep food, here is where you do the cooking, here is where you fix your drink or grab a beverage, here is where you sit, here is where you clean. </div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">flex space in the peninsula.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">A trash and recycling drawer was a must. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">A deep narrow base cabinet was a must for cookie sheets and cutting boards.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Instead of a "lazy susan", the corner space will be used for the beverage refrigerator. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Install additional cabinet on end of peninsula for small appliances. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Have one sliding drawer for "junk drawer" as we will need space for keys and boat keys, and pens, etc.</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Cabinets are to be installed to the ceiling and added crown at the top makes the 8 foot ceilings look higher. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The bulkhead must be dealt with and not modified. I had to work around it so installing a blank spacer made the cleanest look for the top cabinets</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Cabinets above refrigerator must be tight to top of refrigerator for built in feel (this is overlooked and has to be mitigated later). </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Build coffee station with uppers and lowers with added electrical outlet for coffee maker. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Beadboard on ends of all base cabinets and flat side panels for upper cabinets (because the headboard NEVER gets actually ordered and it was delaying the progress). </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">One glass cabinet for beverage station. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Add wine X cabinet for wine and liquor bottles at beverage station. </li>
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Handles, knobs and pulls- I always use a mix of these for visual interest. Most doors will have a knob, most drawers will have a pull (to different sizes for different drawer sizes). Special mermaid knobs to be installed on coffee station main top cabinets for variety and whimsy.</div>
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Link for mermaid knobs, amazon, 11 dollars each. You need a left and right. </div>
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After the gut of the kitchen, the cabinets were FINALLY delivered after many cancellations of the delivery and many times driving down to accept delivery. </div>
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My in-laws painted all areas of the kitchen where cabinets would not be hung, and. the insides of the pantry and closets. </div>
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Contertops (quartz arrives), these are some heavy and large slabs. I am not a fan of granite. Quartz is so much easier, you don't have to pick out a slab because the patterns are very consistent.<br />
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The appliances arrive, and my father-in-law installs all lighting.... And shades. He is an electrical engineer, and a Navy Vietnam veteran! A great guy to have around. In a later post I will go over all of the electrical rewiring this house needed to make code. Turns out it becomes a lot of work for him. </div>
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Continuing on with our Beachfront Renovation... </div>
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So lets see some more photos of our bargain hunt, shall we? </div>
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While touring the home here are some listing pics and some <b><u>very</u></b> crappy sketches of what my mind was picturing while walking through. I looked at the space and immediately came up with changes that would make it spectacular. HGTV shows do this with fancy software that makes you go.."ooohhhhh"!!!! Truth is, that's not what we have here, (Ain't nobody got time for dat!) and I was limited on my picture markup to about 5 colors. </div>
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Let's see what we saw and then what I had pictured. Starting with the outside curb appeal. Please note the outside is still a work in progress. While the inside is complete, we are still planning the outside design. Such simple changes can be made. </div>
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Outside <b>front</b> elevation:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty dated and depressing looking. </td></tr>
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Ok, so for the outside my list of "upgrades":<br />
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1. Paint brick very light grey, or whitewash.</div>
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2. Paint siding white. </div>
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3. Paint front porch to match grey shutters.</div>
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4. Make shutters out of leftover scrap dark grey trex deck. </div>
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5. Remove huge hedges, replace with some simple rounded shrubs. </div>
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6. Paint front door a bold color. </div>
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7. Stencil or freehand in paint house number in lower case cursive. </div>
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8. Add cool handle for the door. </div>
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9. Seal driveway again. </div>
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10. Add security lights. </div>
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11. Add new light and mailbox.</div>
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12. Add vertical house numbers so it can be seen by emergency responders. </div>
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13.<strike> Buy new car?</strike> (but wait...I still have to 10 months to trade in my car...) </div>
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First Floor--<b>front half</b> of house. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen and entrance. How about the floors? <br />
They look pretty good. Should we keep them?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of ideas. </td></tr>
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First floor changes list:<br />
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1. Add statement light at entrance foyer. </div>
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2. Paint all walls.</div>
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3. Take down horrible track lighting. Replace with something more modern. </div>
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4. Take down all wall items and clutter. </div>
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5. Keep floors. (Really, this is the only thing that will end up staying.)</div>
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6. Gut kitchen. Renovate. Trash all appliances. </div>
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7. Add new stools at counter height, swivel for kids. </div>
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8. Add new coastal art. </div>
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9. Add new appliances.<br />
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10. Choose beachy modern backsplash. </div>
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11. Install silestone (quartz), no granite.<br />
12. Integrate beverage refrigerator or separate ice maker. </div>
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Next View <b>partial kitchen</b> First Floor: </div>
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So for this angle<b>:</b></div>
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1. Remove dated white light fixture. </div>
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2. Remove all crap from walls. </div>
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3. Remove all window treatments and blinds. Add bamboo roman shades. </div>
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4. Gut rest of the kitchen. </div>
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5. Paint walls and trim. </div>
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6. Create a coffee station and add more storage. </div>
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7. Remove table and seating - too cramped. </div>
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8. Add focal point with tile and whimsical knobs at coffee station. </div>
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9. Add chrome fixtures and deep sink. </div>
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10. <strike>Build island and completely reconfigure kitchen layout.</strike> (This gets permanently vetoed by hubby. Booo!)<br />
11. Install faux roman shades (fabric: blue striped) at sink window. </div>
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Here's the view of the <b>living room</b>: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Sunken living room, cool! </td></tr>
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Here's what we are going to do with the living room:</div>
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1. Paint all walls and trim.</div>
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2. Paint railing room separator white. </div>
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3. Add extra large blue sleeper sectional.</div>
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4. Remove ceiling fan and add nautical sleek ceiling fan.</div>
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5. Make my own special custom artwork. </div>
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6. Build balustrade coffee table. Add storage for blankets underneath. </div>
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7. Add large striped rug.</div>
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8. Add two side tables and lamps. </div>
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9. Have custom pillows embroidered by my mom. </div>
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10. Keep flooring. </div>
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Turning around to <b>other</b> side of room. </div>
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1. Paint room and trim. </div>
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2. Paint brick white. </div>
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3. Remove brass fireplace cover. Repaint black with high heat spray paint. </div>
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4. Get rid of clutter on walls.</div>
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5. Get TV cabinet and raise TV. </div>
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6. Remove corner oak shelf. Do this immediately! (Sooo 80's)</div>
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7. Remove mantle and refinish with coastal driftwood finish. Reinstall.</div>
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8. Get rid of all blinds. Add bamboo-like panels to sliding door. </div>
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9. Add rug. </div>
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10. Stage mantle with more modern coastal decor. </div>
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11. Add large Maryland blue crab picture for center. </div>
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12. Get new washer and dryer. </div>
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13. Install cabinetry in laundry and storage closet.</div>
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And for this <b>smallish space</b> between the kitchen and living room:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost unusable. Let's make it practical. </td></tr>
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Trust me, my family and I will not be sitting in these two chairs having "tea and strumpets".</div>
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What shall we do with this wasted space?</div>
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1. Paint all walls and trim. </div>
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2. Add large jute and denim rug. </div>
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3. Build custom coastal table that can seat 6 people. </div>
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4. Add artwork. </div>
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5. Create beautiful centerpiece, with height. </div>
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6. Replace brass light fixture (want a chandelier but ceiling is only 8 foot) with modern nautical/coastal fixture. </div>
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7. Paint baluster white. </div>
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8. Purchase blue parsons chairs.</div>
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Now, Let's head <b>upstairs</b>!</div>
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5. Paint all handrails and railings. Paint all walls and trim. </div>
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And the...<b>Master Bedroom</b>- where the <strike>magic</strike> sleeping happens. Tommy Bahama coastal chic style.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ugh... the GOT chair in the corner! So. Many. Silk. Flowers. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big ideas here. This is a fairly easy fix.</td></tr>
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The master bedroom needs the following changes:</div>
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1. Paint all walls and trim and ceiling.</div>
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2. Purchase chunkier heavy wood louvered king bed with matching high drawer piece. </div>
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3. Make room theme "Raw Coast" by Tommy Bahama. With blues, greys and taupe linen. </div>
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4. Artwork to be nautical sketches or patent art. </div>
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5. Remove curtains and blinds. </div>
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6. Add 2 layered draperies on double hung rod. Sheer on bottom and silk taupe on top. Must be room darkening. </div>
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7. Install new palm style lighted long rod ceiling fan. </div>
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8. Create a work space for hubby to work remotely. Need desk, storage and power cables. </div>
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9. Add two nightstands (small) with two coastal lamps. </div>
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10. New neutral carpet.</div>
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My <b>son's room</b> will be just completely awesome! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So small and dated. No character at all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This place will be fit for a surfer. And sleep 3 comfortably. </td></tr>
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How to transform my son's surfer room room:</div>
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1. Paint walls and trim. </div>
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2. Install nice big wall darkening dark blue grommet panel curtains.</div>
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3. Keep room darkening cellular shades. (This was the only thing worth saving.)</div>
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4. Follow a grey, dark blue and green "surfer" color palate. </div>
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5. Set up grey twin bunk beds with trundle, add 3 mattresses. </div>
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6. Add dresser drawer storage in grey. </div>
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7. Add in surfer whimsy art, make room inviting for kids.</div>
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8. Have cart for toys and legos and books.</div>
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9. Remove ceiling fan. Find fan that will not decapitate guest on top bunk. A lighted caged fan will work. </div>
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10. Add reading lights to all bunks. </div>
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11. New neutral carpet.</div>
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12. Blue quilts and pillows with whimsical surfer pillows.</div>
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And last but not least my <b>daughter's room</b> also being used as <b>guest bedroom </b>when needed. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dated...and musty. </td></tr>
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My daughters room theme will be a mermaid room, but not a character-y little kids room, more of a grown up mermaid's room.<br />
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1. Paint room and trim medium to dark teal.</div>
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2. Replace ceiling fan with white sleeker lighted ceiling fan. </div>
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3. Install large white headboard and queen mattress. </div>
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4. Add two nightstands and lamps. All white furnishings.</div>
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5. Install chest of drawers and large television for guests. </div>
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8. Add two types of curtains, both sheers with fancy trims, and thicker saturated room darkening coral panels. </div>
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9. Color palate to be dark teal, coral, and white. </div>
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Pretty much all main spaces have a plan. Now we need to execute that plan. And will 90% of my vision actually happen? Yes it will. And.... for those of you who can't wait to see a before and after photo.</div>
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Honestly, I have wanted a beach house for as long as I have been an adult. I look around the beach town closest to us, Ocean City, MD and all of the adjacent beach towns like Fenwick Island, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, and Rehoboth Beach and know I have seen the insides of a good number of them through the years. I've seen everything from million dollar beachfront properties to musty, moldy avocado green carpet round homes in the forest... just to be near the beach. I used to tell my first husband.. "All I want is a trailer by the bay... I would be ecstatic". I may have settled for a tent by the campground as well. As long as I could have my own pillow and toothbrush in my own space, near some water. I'm a bit of a claustrophobic person and anxious person. Maybe I'll write about my struggles with this in another blog post, because this 'condition' of mine helped me get into DIY and woodworking in the first place. What a way to heal... get your creative juices flowing, right? I was not afraid to jump into a renovation, and knew I could see potential in just about everything, as long as the "bones" were good. I was not afraid to get my hands dirty, or to shop on a strict budget.</div>
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Well after 16 years (including 2 kids, a divorce and remarriage) of wanting a beach spot, we finally did it. We bought a beach house, on the bay. We decided we are more 'boat' people than 'ocean' people. Truth is, husband can't handle the heat of the ocean and I get bored laying on the beach and am truly afraid of what may be lurking in the ocean....like a <strike>dead body</strike> horseshoe crab floating around. </div>
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3 bedrooms</div>
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After many, many trips to the eastern shore (and use of many Marriott points) to house hunt, we were guided by this guy: </div>
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<a href="http://picbear.online/media/1569666802463466464_351075308" target="_blank">Dave Leiderman</a>- A local real estate agent in Ocean City. He literally lives a street away from what ended up being our potential future purchase. </div>
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He has had a number of clients appearing with him on Beachfront Bargain hunt on HGTV, as well as the renovation series. </div>
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We ended up choosing one side of a "duplex" but really it's a townhouse on the bay with 2 deeded boat slips, 2 docks, and 3 (1 boat and 2 jet ski) lifts, and 4 parking spots (all things we did not want to install after the fact). Our offer was accepted well below the sale price, with a few concessions. Bringing us to the core of this post, we had an indoor renovation to consider. As far as I was concerned the entire thing needed to be gutted. </div>
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Here is a picture of the outside of what we bought, and a clue as to how dated this place is.<br />
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****Would y'all like to see our "fixer upper"?***</div>
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None. But has a parking lot! <br />
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How did I really feel about this house? </div>
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The inside of the home made me ill immediately (allergic), meaning there was mold or mildew somewhere. It was musty....but it was <strike>MINE</strike> OURS! The whole place needed a deep clean. Having the home cleared out of mattresses and drapes and pictures and linens helped a lot, but I still felt sick. We were going to have to transform this place and get the carpet out quick. Here are a few pics of the inside. The house was built in 1982. </div>
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Too many silk flowers that collect a ton of dust.</td></tr>
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So, my husband joined hands with me and jumped into this journey with me. Seriously, have you guys even met him? He is the most patient and loving man ever! He has to be... to be married to me. I have some big ideas.... some he will love, some he will hate. What will he dig his heels in on? And what can I convince him will make a big impact? Wanna test your marriage? Do a 9 month renovation with your spouse and see how you do, because we run into every problem imaginable (so it seemed) with this reno. In the end it was worth it! Oh, by the way - did I tell you that we kept this renovation a secret from our kids for the entirety of the process? I really wanted to surprise them. Could we keep it a complete secret? Yes, and it was so worth it to see their faces at the reveal! </div>
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Hello L&S fans and readers. It's been forever since I have done a tutorial on my blog. I have been chronically ill for over a year which puts me on very light duty. The good news is that I am on the mend and on bedrest for a while so I have time to blog. Here is my latest tutorial, how to decorate bookshelves.<br />
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This is a problem for most people, how to "merchandise" meaning - display items to look pleasing to the eye. Many have tried to do this but get stuck. Pinterest is a good place to find pictures of book displays and designed book cases. But still some of us get lost on what to really do. I was once there and it took a few years until I finally knew what I was doing. I have a few bookshelves arranged in my home but for this tutorial I am only going to focus on how I stacked my new gold bookcase for my new Hollywood Regency home office.</div>
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I had many cute things to display as well as practical books I needed to display but... how?? </div>
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1. Start with a clean shelf or piece of furniture.<br />
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My gold shelf is from <a href="https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Acme-Furniture-Milavera-Goldtone-Metal-and-Glass-Bookshelf/15951424/product.html" target="_blank">Overstock</a> it was fairly easy to assemble. My 7 year old did most of it.<br />
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2. Select a few pieces of pretties that you love and want to display. </div>
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can include: flowers, books, pictures, photos, chochkis, frames, glass
pieces, vases, baskets, candles, whimsical items, memorabilia. Put them
randomly on your shelf. Note: these do not have to stay in this
position. It is only to choose pieces you want to "highlight". What I
have chosen (for the time being is a few wedding photos in gold frames, a
feminine wooden clock, my sparkly initial, my "Etiquette" book, my
Lucille Ball Book, My Jimmy Choo shoes box that is sentimental to me and
my Venus et fleur Roses that I received on my birthday, they are real
and last a year! </div>
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3. Once those are in place, take a look at your books and start arranging. </div>
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placement is not hard, it just takes time. I really wanted to fill the
book case so I packed it pretty tight. There are many ways to stack
books on a shelf they don't just have to be in a line. Think: This book
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I
found this tutorial online which is wonderful for beginners to explore all of
the ways that books can be stacked to be showcased and pleasing to the
eye. It's titled <a href="https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how-to-stack-7-books-7-different-ways/" target="_blank">How to stack 7 Books 7 different ways</a>.
I used a bunch of the methods mentioned. Some books are half up half
down, some are classically stacked, some are showcased diagonally. I also paid
attention to color and content of the books, I grouped some books by
color and some books by interest. This takes quite a while....</div>
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4.
When in doubt remember the rules of design, and merchandising this
makes objects "pleasing to the eye". Make the bookshelf so people will want to
take a look. A messy bookshelf just looks like clutter. An
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Here are some rules and guidelines you can loosely or strictly follow to make your shelf look designed:</div>
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A)
Even amateur designers know to group things in 3's - that is true but
really for me it's making good visual triangles, hence a triangle is 3
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B)
Balance- where does your eye land? All sides of the case should be in
balance. If you have a dark background white or light colored things is
where your eye will land. If you have a light background your eyes will
land on the darker pieces. What do you want to stand out? Display them upright.What books can
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Height of items. Nothing close together or on the same shelf should be
the same exact height. If you have to add a book under it to make it
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Stick with one or two "finishes only" in my bookcase the majority of
my "finish color" for frames and items are only either white or gold. If
I added black, or oil rubbed bronze or brass or silver nickel or chrome
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E) Use varying textures to make it interesting and add dimension..., glass, paper or books, metal, wood, live flowers or fruit, weaved baskets, wax, clay, porcelain, feathers, furry or fuzzy texture. </div>
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First: Look at the set up of this console table I made a few years ago. Pretty picture right? Let's see why. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here we have a triangle of red highlights.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Set of 3 books, set of 3 contained objects. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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Next, let's look at the shelving in my living room and why it is pleasing to the eye as well, using our above guidelines:</div>
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Now back to the original bookshelf in my office it is COMPLETE! </div>
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This bookshelf display is a work in progress and I tend to change or add something a few times a week but for the most part it is finished. Still hanging other pictures and mirrors in my new office. Can't wait for the outcome. </div>
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Hello readers! Here goes with the large built-in closet systems I built for our large walk in closet both the ladies side and men's side. </div>
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Before you get started you need to look at the ikea closet planner on their website. You can find that here <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/rooms_ideas/planner_pax3d/index.html" target="_blank">Pax Online Planner </a>. </div>
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Do all of your measurements and do an "inventory" of your clothes, shoes, bags, and other items you need to organize. </div>
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Here is what we were working with, from our new home blueprints: </div>
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My vision included having the left side as the ladies side and the right side as the men's side. Once the house was built, I was able to re measure (after the baseboards were in) and confirm the dimensions. Please note we have 9 foot ceilings hence we were able to purchase the taller built in versions. </div>
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After messing with the ikea planner for weeks (literally) I decided I could not be bothered with doing the closet in one design, so I had to split them up into two designs, men's side and ladies side. </div>
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For my inventory I needed space for: </div>
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Lots of long dresses and skirts, short sleeve tops, sleeveless tops, long sleeve tops, coats, vests, jammie tops, belts and scarves, bags, shoes and higher boots. Also, I wanted to eliminate the need for dressers (for underwear, bras, bathing suits, jammie pants, yoga pants) in the master so, a number of drawers needed to be factored in. </div>
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I also wanted doors that were mirrored, and some drawers with glass fronts and shelves with glass tops for pretty stuff like pictures, jewelry and perfumes. </div>
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Here is after using the planner on ikea my rough built ins looked in a cad like drawing. </div>
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You enter your dimensions and get a picture like this, note the blue wall is going to become my vanity, so I am not putting closet there and I had to split the right wall so I know I only have 6' 5" to work with there for closet, because the rest of it is open area. </div>
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If you would like you can virtually paint the walls and choose your carpet color to make the virtual closet more realistic but for this I am keeping it black. </div>
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With the Pax system there are only a certain number of sizes, depths and widths for each section. Lets start with the left corner. Here on the whole left side I am able to install the deeper cabinets, they are all going to be 22 7/8 deep. Some will have doors some will not. I am adding my first cabinet, this will be for my jammie tops and bags. </div>
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These are your choices in white, but they also have darker and wooden colors:<br />
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higher--9 foot ceilings<br />
19 5/8 x 92 7/8 x 22 7/8<br />
39 5/8 x 92 7/8 x 22 7/8<br />
shorter--8 foot ceilings<br />
19 5/8 x 79 1/4 x 22 7/8<br />
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higher--9 foot ceilings<br />
19 5/8 x 92 7/8 x 13 3/4<br />
39 5/8 x 92 7/8 x 13 3/4<br />
shorter--8 foot ceilings<br />
19 5/8 x 79 1/4 x 13 3/4<br />
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29 5/8 x 92 7/8 x 22 7/8<br />
29 5/8 x 79 1/4 x 22 7/8<br />
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You can see how you can choose the height, depth and width. The 19 inch cabinets can have doors and the 39 inch cabinets can have doors, but not the 29 inch cabinets. </div>
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So now lets add accessories. Here I added two shelves and a clothing rod. </div>
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And then add a door- This is a Vikedal mirrored door, there are lots to choose from. </div>
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Lets keep going and add more. Now for a larger cabinet with room for laundry baskets. This will be my dress cabinet, then my non door cabinet for drawers, then more hanging cabinet. Now we have this. </div>
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Now for the other side of the closet where shoes and pants (the slide out pants hangers are awesome! and that funny looking hook thing off to the right side is awesome too its for hanging hangers and towels) will go along with some drawers. Because the left side of the closet contains the deep shelves, in order to have walking room we will install the shallower units 13 inches deep, and these will have no doors. </div>
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So, with this... you will get a shopping list and price so you will know exactly how much it costs before walking into the store. Know that they won't pull it for you, and you will be shopping in chaos. It will be heavy and you will be overwhelmed, then you will have to get it home and unload it and all of this stuff is very very heavy. My kids could not go to the kids club cause it was full, but I was on a mission. So I brought them with and took my list and went to the store.</div>
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Just shoot me! Yes, This is all my stuff for my closet, both carts:<br />
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WARNING- EMBARRASSING STORY--I will skip the details of the story of loading the pieces and the Ikea loading helper dropping my glass piece and shattering it, and having both kids, my minivan, and a manager continuously fussing at me to move my parked car out of the loading zone, even though I had to go back in and exchange the piece the worker dropped and... was NOT moving my car. Turns out I made such a fuss that the manager and undercover security came to "help me"- read, "make me angrier" and moved me out of the way of the public because I was so angry and causing a scene. In the end, I was personally escorted out of Ikea by a man who looked like a Redskins Linebacker. And on with the project......</div>
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I brought it all home and started to put things together. The paperwork tells you how to do everything- even which numbered hole to install shelves etc. Here are some action shots: </div>
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Please note, that since the early stages of my closet I have changed things around and added a lighted vanity, still have to spray paint the mirror, but my FIL (a Naval electrical engineer), taught me how to turn a fixture into a plugged in fixture since we did not have the light hardwired into the wall. The Malm vanity is also from Ikea. I love it! That's the beauty of the Pax system, you can change things around as you like. </div>
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lipstickandsawdusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05605963700902782318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526774744556035728.post-52719798759737003822015-10-30T09:35:00.000-04:002015-10-30T09:35:09.157-04:00I'm getting married!!!!..... Project: Wood Burned Sign Happy Halloween readers!<br />
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In the spirit of getting married next week I have made a wood burned sign for my 5 year old son to carry down the aisle before I strut down the aisle with my dad. When I get time, I will post a tutorial as to how to make it. I heart this project! ENJOY....<br />
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Here it is:<br />
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<br />lipstickandsawdusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05605963700902782318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526774744556035728.post-3826217642686709772015-06-10T08:55:00.001-04:002015-06-10T08:55:52.853-04:00Lipstick and Sawdust on a Break until September<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello readers- Thanks for all of the great feedback on my projects, and your following and support.<br />
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The last few months I have been working on.....moving. Yep- moving out of my home of 9 years and am building a new house with my fiancé, Date of completion is the middle-end of August. So.... I will be without a shop for a few months, everything going into storage. Lipstick and Sawdust has been reduced to this:<br />
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So, until I get my shop back I won't be building any custom furniture. Expect some tutorials on trim, the mud room, lighting, decor and much more when we move in and I can get to work.<br />
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Please enjoy my newest tutorial for this super cute herb garden. I used mostly one scrap piece of 3/4 inch plywood to build this entire project. It's funny that I kind of call this project my "reverse build", and here is why: everyone these days are making furniture out of pallets... pallet beds, pallet tables, pallet shelving, pallet rolling carts, pallet chairs, pallet couches, pallet outdoor furniture, pallet gardens...you name it- someone has made it out of a pallet. A pallet is a wooden structure used for shipping items constructed for a forklift to easily pick it up and move goods around. There are 6 standard pallet sizes, and many people can get their hands on one and spiff it up and build furniture out of it. Mostly made of pine, and not the greatest quality wood it is made to withstand 1,000 pounds of goods. Us "furniture builders" usually cringe when seeing these types of projects, because making something out of a pallet is not really "building", but the truth is you can still make some pretty cool looking stuff from a pallet. Since I don't make it a habit of collecting pallet's. I made my own pallet from the plywood and a few 1x pieces. </div>
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Next start to build your first "ladder" Using a speed square and 90 degree angle clamps. I set up my shelves at 15 inches from top, then another 15 inches below that then at about 19 inches from the bottom to allow for the footer to be stable. I am aware these are not spaced "perfectly" but it works.<br />
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Use wood glue and screw in the shelves to the side and middle rails. Use a clamp to help strengthen the glue and tighten the integrity of the piece. </div>
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Next, lets give the front rails some character. I used my router to route the wood and give it some coved detailing. I started with the footer and routed each long end of the 1x6 footer to add detail.<br />
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A cove router bit looks like this and makes this shape in the wood.<br />
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Then, I attached the footer of the front of the frame. Please note this footer must leave 3/4 of an inch on each end in order for the footer sides to be attached.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">For the back of the footer. I have no real specific pic of this. But I realized when standing - there needed to be more weight on the back of the piece to steady it. This is when I glued and nailed in the back footer piece. This piece is 25 7/8 inches long and only reaches the top of the bottom shelf. No back overhang. This is mostly for weight and structure. I did not do any fancy routing for this piece. </span><br />
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Next the front rails. I routed the same cove pattern to the top of each rail and glued and nailed on each rail. Please note there is about 1/4 of an inch hanging over to cover the bottom of each shelf, and about 2 inch lip over the shelf to hold the pots. </div>
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Next for the "let's make it look like an old pallet". I found some old nails that I had pulled out of an old wardrobe and used 2 on each side of the rails to make it look old and like a pallet for real. See? </div>
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**Note I predrilled the holes for these and tapped them into the wood with a rubber hammer. Hammering them in would have bent them or split the wood, they were pretty thick. </div>
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And a little light sanding on the corners for distressing. I used a 220 sanding block to sand the edges and some corners, also I sanded over the painted nails so that they would show through- again - trying to make the piece look more shabby.<br />
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I bet you are wondering about the back rails the 1x2's huh? Well, I could not add those yet until I purchased the pots, so I just painted them ahead of time while the paint was still mixed and went out to purchase the pots.<br />
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I got them at BIG LOTS for 6 dollars for 2. The size are 4.5 inches wide on top to 2 3/4 inches wide on bottom. They are 4 inches tall. Once I brought those home I set them on the shelves and nailed the 1x2's under the rim of the pot snugly so that they would not fall back. </div>
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Next for those purdy names of herbs I added to the garden frame. I wanted to have accurate information on the herbs one could plant in the garden in our area of the country so, I googled "best herbs to grow in _______ (state). Found the top 6 easiest and best to grow together and came up with the following: Chives, Mint, Dill, Rosemary, Parsley, Basil.<br />
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I went to a stencil maker program online and printed out these words, then took hours and cut them out with a pair of eyebrow scissors that my German cousin gave me. Turns out Germans make some awesomely sharp little tiny scissors.<br />
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Next I taped the stencil to the dried herb garden frame and stenciled the words carefully using old black spray paint that I dabbed with a q-tip.<br />
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And for the last two parts, I got the terra cotta colored pots in to school for the Pre-K class to paint and then it was time to seal the frame somehow.<br />
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At school: We used some extra cream paint I had sitting around for the pots and the Pre-K kids loved painting them with sponge brushes. We let them dry then sprayed with a poly coating for outdoors.<br />
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Tutorial for Mirror and how to burn onto wood slices</div>
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Howdy friends! So glad it is getting close to spring and the snow has hopefully stopped. Here is a nice tutorial for this really pretty art project. I first saw an example of this project on pinterest - however NO tutorials to be found. Since my favorite part of what I do is tutorials, here goes.<br />
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Every spring my children's school has an auction and each class has to create and submit a project that will be auctioned off at the spring formal Gala. I am usually the person to spearhead this project, so this year is unlike any other. I offer my talents usually in the form of woodworking so this year I decided on the rustic looking mirror with wood slices. Inside the classroom each child were shown examples of cattle brands and got to design their own. I then transferred the drawn brands onto wood slices using a wood burner. Here is my tutorial:<br />
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a mirror<br />
1x2's (cuts are 2 @29.5 and 2@ 23.5)<br />
a piece of plywood 3/4 inch thick ( cut at 22x 29.5)<br />
a mirror ( mine was 15x19)<br />
lots and lots of sliced wood pieces app 3/4 inch thick<br />
gorilla glue<br />
stain color of your choice (and rag)<br />
polyacrylic in clear satin (and paintbrush)<br />
mirror hanging hardware<br />
brad nailer<br />
220 grit sandpaper<br />
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<b>Dimensions of frame: 23.5 inches x 31 inches x 1.5 inches thick</b><br />
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I purchased a mirror at Big Lots for 39.99 (not my cheapest find). My plan was to remove all of the designs and metal framing. I only wanted the mirror. But it had to be a certain size so I had to pick this one. The size of the mirror part only is 15 inches by 19 inches. I removed the frame carefully with my dremmel metal cutting attachment.<br />
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Then, I went through my scrap wood to find a piece of plywood that would give me about 3 inches (at least) of space around my mirror. I cut it down to 22x 29.5 inches using my circular saw and table saw to help square it out, this was not easy. The plywood is still not <i>completely </i>square but very close.<br />
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Then I cut 1x2's with my compound miter saw and framed in the plywood, this was not too hard. I used 90 degree angle clamps, gorilla glue and my brad nailer.<br />
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I hand sanded with 220 grit sandpaper and dusted off the sawdust and prepped for sanding.<br />
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Now staining: I used my go to stain-- Minwax provincial, I keep it on hand and only used a little bit. Using a rag I stained the frame and entire plywood piece.<br />
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* I don't care what anyone says, I think stained plywood is beautiful.<br />
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Now for the wood slices..... but where to find a fallen large tree branch with many sizes of branches in a foot of snow? Why- your neighbors house (technically the wood fell on my property)! I figured I did them a favor. I pulled it out of the woods and had the kids sit in the hatchback and pull down the driveway. Don't judge - they had fun.<br />
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Also, the branches were a bit wonky so I did not get a perfect cut every time. <br />
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I cut about a million slices. But they weren't enough- more on that later.<br />
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Next step, fixing the sap. Put on cookie sheets and bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours. This helped dry them out.<br />
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And because those weren't enough I had my fiancé (that's right I'm getting married!!) pull over on the side of the road twice so I could pick up some different branches to give more texture and interest to the piece.<br />
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** Purchase wood burner from amazon prime and wait 2 days. Here is a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005P1TRAS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">link to Walnut Hollow wood burner </a> .<br />
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Then, go to kids school with print outs of cattle brand ideas and let them draw their own, so the frame is personalized. This was fun. All designs had to be approved by me - some kids got kind of crazy and I had to simplify some because I have no wood burning experience I couldn't let the designs get too crazy. I approved them and brought home and started burning slices. I used the curved tip because the "all purpose" and calligraphy tips would not let me make curves. I free handed all of them, this took about 2 hours.<br />
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Next, I centered the mirror on the frame, attaching with gorilla glue and leaving space for the wood slices and then I mixed the brands onto the frame and started to glue on with gorilla glue.<br />
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Then cut more wood slices, smaller ones to fill in the holes.<br />
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Then, I allowed to dry and vacuumed off all of the sawdust and bark pieces. Then coated frame and all wood slices with minwax polyacrylic in clear satin. It needed two coats at least. Then allowed to dry.<br />
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After dry, I found my picture frame hardware and attached onto the back of the frame.<br />
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** This thing is pretty heavy I need to add wire to hold the frame better.<br />
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Happy Winter all! I have brought some of my woodworking inside - under tarps of course in order to fill the time that my kids are home sick and school is closed due to snow. So here is my latest build, my very own desk that I put together from items almost exclusively from The Habitat for Humanity Restore. Total cost of build was $115. It will go beautifully in the new home my boyfriend and I are building (new construction). When I heard about the cost of a kitchen side desk/ homework center built in... I just about died - yet that was using granite. So I headed out to the local Restore to see what I could find and create, it didn't take long for my vision to come together.</div>
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Here's what I found at the restore:</div>
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So, after seeing this cabinet and a few upper cabinets, I asked to speak to the manager to see if he would allow me to go "into the back" where they store all of the items they have not yet priced or sorted through. Read: this is the BEST place in the whole store! It's a GOLDMINE! I often grab things and haggle with the pricing - cutting out the process of pricing and moving the items- I figure I am doing them a favor. :/</div>
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So there I found these base cabinets - brand new with drawers! Eek! I got it for $15!</div>
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<br />Next, Time to find a top- Found bamboo flooring for $15. 5 pieces of 5 inch tongue and groove flooring. Don't have a pic of this in the Restore. <div>
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First, I had to build a 3 inch frame spacer for the rear of the wide cabinet to ensure both cabinets were 21 inches deep. I cut scrap plywood in three inch sections with my circular saw. </div>
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Next, the top. I decided the piece had to be under 5 foot 3 inches since my wall is 5 foot 4 inches long. </div>
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I had to cut a piece of plywood for the top- I had a scrap piece of 3/4 inch plywood laying around. I cut it to 63 inches long x 22 inches wide, used my circular saw and a guide (clamped 1x2). </div>
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Next for the top, I measured all of the flooring and had to cut the ends to size to fit the plywood perfectly, I used my compound miter saw to do this. </div>
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Next, I cut the back and front pieces to fit flush. I used my table saw to rip the flooring, the back piece needed to be cut so it was straight and flush and the front piece needed to be cut down to fit flush. The other 3 flooring pieces are normal 5 inch size.<br />
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First thing, the kick plate. This is the one they gave me at the restore- too skinny- so I cut my own out of scrap wood- I had scrap 1x10's that I cut to exactly 1x6 inches. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut the 1x 10's to fit the kick plate, it needed to be 6 inches wide. </td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Then I started painting..... I used Sherwin Williams Classic Light Buff. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">To match the cabinets that will be going in our new kitchen. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">How did I color match you ask? </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Easy I uploaded my image to sherwin-williams gadget on their website called "chip- it" and they gave me a match chip like this. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After chip- it- Boom color match Classic Light Buff. </td></tr>
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Next, I assembeled and attached the plywood top to the cabinets.<br />
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They were precut - so I just used my favorite flooring adhesive Chemrex cx948 and wood glue.<br />
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Then, I added each precut bamboo flooring piece one by one.<br />
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And clamped, clamped, clamped. Leaving overnight to dry.<br />
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You can never have too many wood clamps!<br />
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Next, I used my Annie Sloan soft wax in "clear" over my paint to seal the paint better and give a nice sheen to the cabinets. I used a rag to wax on - and wax off.<br />
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<br />Then, I added all of the pulls using a template that I made out of cardboard. I drilled two holes 4 inches apart and used as a template. </div>
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Next, The edging. A technique I have never done before. I ordered black walnut veneer edging in 1 1/4 inch from etsy, because I felt the color was the closest to the bamboo flooring. Though I had to order 50 feet of it!!! It comes in a roll and was unfinished but I fixed that later on. </div>
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So you cut a piece that is about an inch too long on either side and you iron it on on the cotton setting. The iron heats the adhesive and adheres to the wood. It was fast and awesome. I want to venner edge everything now!!<br />
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Then you take a razorblade and carefully cut off the excess straight and steady.<br />
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After attaching all sides I used some paste wax to sort of "wetten" the edging since it came unfinished, it gave it some extra sheen. It will need a few coats.<br />
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Howdy! I built this table a few months ago when I was bored... Took no longer than about 2 hours to build. I think I am still going to stain it darker but here is a tutorial on how to make the farmhouse coffee table- which I did mostly out of scraps in my shop. </div>
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First off... I had this wood block table top that I purchased from IKEA on a Thursday 30% off day in the as is room for $10. Yep- I am even proving I only spent $10. I bought this thing years ago and have been waiting for the perfect project to use it for.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See... I don't lie!</td></tr>
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Here are the tabletop dimensions- 31 inches x 49.5 inches.<br />
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Height of finished table is 21 inches high.<br />
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1 wooden butcher block top or the like (mine was 31 inches x49.5 inches)<br />
1 1x8 at 28.5 long<br />
2 4x4's at 15 inches tall<br />
2 2x6's at 21.5 inches long<br />
4 1x4's at 5.5 inches (small squares)<br />
2 2x4's at 16.5<br />
6 2x3's at 8 inches long cut 45 degrees on each end off square<br />
2 2x3's at 10 inches long cut 45degrees on each end off square<br />
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Also- you will need a speed square, wood glue, a sander, a brad nailer and various wood screws.<br />
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First, to build the legs- not very hard to do- but I only wanted to use scraps. So, I dug through my scrap pile to see what I could find... Here is what I came up with:<br />
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First, I needed two stabilizers, then "lifters" and then some decorative pieces.<br />
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First I made the stabilizers: 2x6 scraps with small blocks underneath "lifters" to give lift and a design factor.<br />
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The length of the main stabilizer is 21.5 inches. I made two of these. Underneath is the "lift" which were 1x4 scraps cut to the length of the 2x6 (5.5 inches). I glued the lifters underneath and screwed in with 1.5 inch screws with my impact driver.<br />
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Next, I flipped these over and added 2x4's for more design interest and height. The cuts on the 2x4's are 16.5 inches in length- center these on the stabilizers. Glue and screw using 2.5 inch screws on each side. You will be covering these with the decorative pieces so do not worry about the screw tops showing.<br />
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Then, I needed two large stable legs- so I used 2 4x4's that I had left over from... something..... I centered them on the 2x4's and just glued it on the bottom and left overnight to dry- since both 4x4's were level I laid the butcher block on top to create weight for the glue to set in.<br />
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Next, to add the side 2x3 "trusses". I cut 4 of these for the bottom. Both ends are cut at a 45degree angle inward using my compound miter saw. The length of the longest outside part is 8 1/4 and which makes the inside length 3 inches. **</div>
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**Well first, I decided to do some light sanding to the 2x4's before I added the trusses. This is a belt sander with 150 grit paper belts. </div>
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Then I added them with glue and my brad nailer, they should create perfect little air triangles on the supports. </div>
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I added it to the two bases putting the 4x4 tops completely flush to the ends of the 1x8. I glued and screwed them in using 2.5 inch wood screws with my impact driver. </div>
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About 8 screws, I did split the piece a few times (should have pre drilled- learn from my mistakes please)... but decided that that's ok because it was underneath. </div>
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The two longer ones on each side (left and right) are 10 inches in length, then cut off square 45degrees on each side. These pieces are glued and nailed into the 4x4 and the underside of the table. </div>
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The center one is the same as the ones you made for the bottom pieces. 8 1/4 in length. These are centered and glued and nailed into the 4x4 and the underside of the butcher block on each end of the table. </div>
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Then I flipped it right side up. And sanded as much as I could. I have not yet stained the piece I am thinking of doing that soon. I needed a table for my living room so I brought it right in. </div>
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Hope you love this build and try to make it yourself. You can use this same process or "pattern" to make a very large dining room table too! </div>
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Happy Building! </div>
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Love, Kristen </div>
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Happy Summer! Welcome to another tutorial brought to you by me, Kristen at Lipstick and Sawdust. This tutorial was SUPER simple and took maybe 45 minutes (total build time) to make, you can so do this knockoff! It cost around 45 dollars to build.<br />
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This project was completed for my church youth recreation room. The youth pastor called me requesting some type of storage for ping pong balls, paddles etc. I saw this on the Pottery Barn Teen website and got to work. Off the record though? I like mine much better, my version of it anyway.<br />
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I built this piece mostly in my kitchen, but did the spray painting and sanding outside, it was snowing and freezing cold!<br />
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Here's how I did it. First, I went shopping. My local home goods had these baskets for 8.99 each. I bought 3 of them.<br />
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They were white, so I removed the tags and spray painted them silver, going for the industrial feel.<br />
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Then I hunted a scrap piece of 2x6 to use as the wooden plank it was 57 inches long. Bingo!<br />
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Then I attached the baskets using picture/mirror framing hardware that I picked up from Ace Hardware like this:<br />
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Carpetball Table Tutorial</div>
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Late last year the youth pastor at my church asked me to build a carpet ball table for the youth rec area. I had never heard of one so, I proceeded to look them up online. Turns out there is a National Carpet Ball Table Association, and this game is much more famous than I had imagined. It turns out that churches, camps, boy scouts and other recreation arenas use carpet ball tables for children, teen and adult entertainment. It is a super fun game to play. The basics? It's a bit like shuffleboard or pool where each player lines up 6 billiard balls in any order on their side of the table within arms length. Then the white cue ball is used to knock over the opposite player's ball into the gutter, the first one to knock all of the balls into the opponent's gutter wins! Sounds fun, huh? For more info on the game itself here is a link to <a href="http://www.carpetball.org/">carpet ball.org</a>. </div>
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After a little research I designed my own table with a little Kristen spin on it. The church was also looking for cubbies, or extra storage for student bags, coats etc. in the youth church area. My idea? To mount a carpet ball table on top of cubbies, and viola knocking out two birds with one stone. </div>
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I purchased two cubbie pieces from Ikea Expedit in birch effect and put them together in my garage. These cost about 100 dollars each. The bad news? I think they may be discontinued though you may be able to find a similar product or purchase on ebay. </div>
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After building, I laid them horizontally, set aside then proceeded building the top. Please note, most carpet ball tables are built with 2x4 legs or some sort of combination. I've seen them built on shop horses, search for different bases to see if you want something different. </div>
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2 pieces of plywood cut at 66.5 inches long x 22 inches wide x 3/4 inch thick ( I had the lumber yard rip and cut them, because this is a big pain in the butt to do with your own table saw) </div>
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First, lay out your 2x12's these are 12 feet long. </div>
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Then, add your two 1x6's at 22 inches long - these are your gutters, they lay flush to the bottom of the alley, and flush to the ends, they are attached with wood glue and countersunk 2 1/2 inch screws from the outside. Then clamp. I did this on both sides. And allowed to dry. </div>
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Next its time for your 2x4's, many of them. They are to be cut in 22 inch lengths. I placed two of them from the edge of the 1x6 gutter perpendicular ensured squareness and attached with glue and 2 1/2 inch countersunk screws. Then from each end, I placed a 2x4 FLAT but level to the top of the 2x4 attached to the gutter 1x6.<br />
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Then find the middle of the lane, from where the gutter starts and add a 2x4 laid down flat at 66.5 inches and attach. This is so that the plywood that is added later has a meeting and attachment point. </div>
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Then, pick up the top and set it on the two cubbies pushed together. This took two adults to do. </div>
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Then, measure out from the center at 6 inches apart and attach each support from the outsides with glue and countersunk screws. I used my speed square and checked </div>
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Then I added a 2x4 at 22 inches long every 6 inches or so down the line, using my speed square I attached with wood glue and outside countersunk screws. Please note: these HAVE to be level or when you add your plywood the table will not be level!!! Check with a scrap piece of wood every time you add another 2x4. See diagram below.<br />
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Next step...the plywood. You will have two pieces of plywood 66.5 inches long and 22 inches wide 3/4 inch thick. Because these are a pain to cut/ rip yourself save the energy and annoyance and have the lumber shop cut these so that they are perfect. First, I added beads of wood glue to the first set of the 2x4's, (do them one side at at time) the first piece of plywood is set flush to the end of the (peach) 2x4 and then the second piece of plywood is added to the lane. Because I built part of the table in the winter and part in the spring, the 2x12 definitely changed size a bit so I had to really squeeze in the plywood. Try and get the center seam as tight as you can.<br />
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Then, I had my 7 year old stand and stomp (with her winter boots on) the plywood to get it to level and snug in the lane.<br />
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Then, I secured the plywood checking for perfect level and used my impact driver to screw the top with the 1.5 inch screws, all the way around the plywood.<br />
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Next step, adding the ends (1x10x22 inches long) to the lane. These fit in-between the ends of the 2x12's with glue and screws. Don't worry about the pencil marks or the look of the boards, they will get covered in carpet.<br />
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Next, drilling holes for the table to attach to the bases (cubbies). I centered the top perfectly on top of the bases and drilled 6 holes with a drill bit from the underside of the cubbies into the 2x4's in 6 different places. These don't have to be perfectly spaced out, just securely attached. Then I used my socket wrench to screw the washers and hex lag bolts by hand. </div>
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Next, the finishing. I knew this had to be done right before the carpet install. No pic of this but... I filled all countersunk holes with wood filler and sanded the 2x12's inside and outside of the lane with my belt sander. First with 120 grit, then with 220 grit. This was exhausting because of the size of the table. Literally, I busted my belt sander doing this step, so I had to purchase a new one. :(</div>
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Here, I could have painted or stained the wood but decided to leave the natural grain and color to match the base. Next, I applied two coats of poly-acrylic in clear satin. No splinters, pretty smooth good to go. </div>
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Next comes the tedious part...the carpet install. I recruited my boyfriend and his dad after one failed attempt on my part to get it to install perfectly. </div>
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They unrolled the carpet and laid it out over the table cutting off the bulk excess. Then they fitted the carpet and cut with a carpet cutter along the wood edges to ensure a straight cut. Then they laid out the carpet to cut off the stray fibers with scissors. </div>
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For the ends...They again, slathered the adhesive in the gutters and on the sides. Then folded over the end flaps and started to clamp with scrap wood to ensure the shape of the gutters. We let the adhesive dry overnight to ensure best form. </div>
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After the glue was dry...I screwed in 3/4 inch screws to tack the carpet ends so they would not fray. The ends of the lane are where players will lean up against the table so the carpet has to be attached securely. Please note that the carpet is also glued and screwed up under the table in order to eliminate frayed edges. </div>
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After 2 days of playing on the table I removed the hex bolts and broke the table down into three parts- the top, and two bases, I labeled the left and right side of the table so that it could be easily put back together. The church moving crew loaded it up and took it to the youth recreation area. There, I pieced the table back together and re-installed the hex bolts. </div>
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Here is my (second to) latest build. </div>
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Please note that essentially, I used the great Ana White's pattern for the table, but changed the sizing and hardware a bit. </div>
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Click here for the pattern and link to her fabulous site. -- <a href="http://ana-white.com/2012/05/plans/rustic-x-console">Rustic X Console Table</a>. </div>
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A few things to note about my table:</div>
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The sizing was customized and shortened to fit behind a love seat which is shorter that a standard sofa. </div>
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57 inches long x 16 inches wide x 30 inches tall. </div>
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I almost always mix my own stain color to match other factory made furniture. This one was customized by mixing 3 parts Cabot Brown Mahogany and 1 part Minwax Provincial. I mix it in a 2 quart size rubbermaid container with a lid. </div>
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Next, for the finishing, I sanded the entire piece using my handheld sheet sander in 3 grits of sandpaper, 80, 120 then 300 grit, I vacuumed off the sawdust then, painted on 3 coats of poly-acrylic semi-gloss finish and allowed to dry. </div>
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To finish off the console table, I worked on the hardware. I wanted a rustic looking set of hardware. </div>
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I purchased 4- 3 inch "L brackets" for each corner. They came standard silver color. I spray painted them black then after it dried I took a lighter and "burned" the brackets by holding one end with a pair of pliers. This made the bracket look more rustic and not so "perfect". Danger note: I realize the paint may have been flammable but turns out- this process did not set me on fire. I used my impact driver to screw in the silver screws. Then took a cotton ball and dabbed some of the black paint onto the screw heads to make look black-ish the goal here was for them not to look perfect or uniform. </div>
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I wanted these to be "inset" so I used a one inch paddle bit to create an indention in the wood. To clean it up, I used my dremmel rotary sanding collet to sand out the hole. </div>
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Hello Readers! I am excited to roll out this tutorial. It was really fun to create, and its unusual....not sure anyone has ever done this type of project before in this way. </div>
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* Please note I had step by step pics for this tutorial and then my phone broke down and I had to upgrade it- sooooo.... I lost the pictures. I tried to recreate this to the best of my ability. </div>
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This backsplash is part of my Master bedroom closet makeover. See the before picture...</div>
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I love this closet- It is only one wall of my master closet- still working my way around. Working on the vanity next. </div>
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So here is how I transformed the space:</div>
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Removed all old oil rubbed bronze hardware, removed glass from cabinetry and replaced with custom cut mirrors from Lowes. Repainted the cabinetry with paint - it's Duron Dover white:</div>
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Then I used Annie Sloan soft wax all over the entire piece, it has at least two coats of wax on the surface. I replaced the knobs with 4 inch spaced hole brushed nickel euro-handles. Overall they are 6 inches long. </div>
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After all of this I looked at a blank area in the back of the cabinetry- I had an idea to add a backsplash but did not want to spend a lot of money and wanted to tile it on my own. I really wanted to dress it up- I did not think a white panel was fancy enough. </div>
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The area measured 49.5 long x 15 inches high. </div>
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Here is what I found at Lowes. They are called <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_422615-93840-20-640_0__?productId=4353394&Ntt=moasic+tile&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dmoasic%2Btile%26page%3D2&facetInfo=">12x14 mosaic tile glacier links</a>. They were 11.98 each- I only needed three. </div>
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First, I framed in the backsplash area with trim, like this one, I cut the trim to size and tacked to the area using my brad nailer. </div>
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Its called <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_54280-19-59460700032_4294963568__?productId=3119997&Ntt=Prefinished%2Btrim&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3DPrefinished%252Btrim&facetInfo=Apron">Polystryene stop moulding</a>, it can be found at Lowes. It was appx 1 inch wide. </div>
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I used this trim to line the rectangular area then applied the tile. </div>
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The tiles come attached to a mesh backing so they are easy to apply (no pic here sorry), but I used what I had in the garage to apply the tile to the cabinetry, this was my adhesive. </div>
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I smeared it all over the cabinet wall with a large tongue depressor and applied my first piece of tile. I ended up having to hold it there for about 10 minutes so that the adhesive started to hold the tile. Then I added the second and third tiles, because they are precut to fit in together this was easy!</div>
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I let the tiles sit for a few days so that I was sure it would adhere. Next, I had to mix the grout. I went down to the basement and found leftover undsanded grout in ivory from when we built the house. </div>
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**Now the lavender magic**</div>
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Because I thought the grout smelled horrible, I was at first trying to find a way to cut down on the group chalk smell, so I looked for something to change the smell. So, I found my lavender essential oil vial that I purchased from Whole Foods a while ago. I love the smell of lavender, I put it in my bath or lotion usually. So I decided to dump about half of the bottle of oil into the grout. It smelled wonderful! Essentially I created a permanent (we will see how long it lasts) closet scent in the form of tile grout. Let me tell you I am sure no man has ever thought of this! </div>
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I smeared the grout all over the tiles with a grout float rubber trowel. I filled in all of the holes and wiped off all of the excess with a clean rubber trowel, and then a wet rag. Because the tile mosaic includes stainless steel pieces, I had to be careful with the grout not to "scrub" off the steel and ruin it. I had to be gentle. After a few hours I used a wet rag and damp tiling sponge to continue to remove the excess grout and residue from the tiles. After a few days I shined up the tiles with windex and a microfiber towel. </div>
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I am so happy because my closet still after about a month smells wonderful, actually my entire bedroom still smells of lavender. I am sure you could use any other scent that the essential oils come in. My sister in law suggested if the scent wears off I could always rub the oils in with a rag. </div>
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I built this ledge (bar) for my church about a month or so ago. It was sooo easy. At the time I did not plan on doing a tutorial for this but looking back I can go through the steps pretty easily so it won't be a problem if I don't have a picture of every single step.</div>
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They wanted a ledge for the teens to "check-in" to the church service on iPads. I decided to build a "bar" or "ledge" for the wall. </div>
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So after finding the <a href="http://www.epbot.com/">Epbot</a> tutorial on the pipes and where to get them, I went to work on building the ledge. </div>
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This part was soooo easy. I followed Epbots tutorial on the pipe brackets and ordered them from the pipe dealer in California on Ebay. This is the least expensive way to purchase these. If you go to HD or Lowes in the plumbing section you will end up spending a fortune on galvanized pipe pieces. The pieces I purchased are called Malleable pipe fittings. They are cheaper. Get the pipe info <a href="http://www.epbot.com/2013/04/easy-diy-industrial-pipe-shelving.html">here </a>. Please note I did not use the same pipe sizes Epbot has listed. Here is what I purchased from the same ebay dealer. </div>
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I have been very busy "staging" my home to put it on the market some time this year. I have a need for pieces of furniture around the house, so instead of purchasing new pieces, why not make them- or make them over?</div>
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My realtor says I need 4 chairs for the farmhouse table I made last year, you know, to add to the ends of the table, and opposite side of the bench. He suggested preferably short ones as to not block the nice view to our backyard. </div>
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Off and on I have been looking for chairs that would be easy to make over. And came across these beauties at a yard sale in town. They were 4 dollars each...so, 16 dollars for all 4 chairs. Yes!</div>
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The color was an ugly white, the cushion fabric, covered in dirt, dust and mold.</div>
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I purchased a canvas drop cloth - like the ones at HD or Lowes as fabric. I have worked with this material before, see these projects<a href="http://lipstickandsawdust.blogspot.com/2013/01/canvas-drop-cloth-cushion-custom-pillows.html#.Ui9bMjlLrlJ"> Canvas Drop cloth cushion and pillows</a>. </div>
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Here is how I made them over... really it was VERY easy.</div>
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**For the chair that did not have a cushion... I took one of the cushion wood pieces and traced it carefully onto a piece of 3/4 inch plywood I already had. I cut it out using a jig-saw. I had to sand the edges a little as to not rib the fabric. </div>
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After the chair frames had completely dried, I sprayed them with poly- acrylic in a satin finish. Then allowed to dry overnight. </div>
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Then, I flipped the chair over and lined up the cushion to the chair to attach it. They matched up perfectly. Sometimes, screws pull the fabric when being attached and you have to cut a small groove in the fabric for the screw to come through clean -but since this fabric is VERY sturdy canvas - it was not an issue, I screwed right through the fabric. </div>
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Weighted Blanket for help with Autistic/ Sensory Children Tutorial</div>
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In honor of Autism Awareness month (April), there is no better time then to roll out my Weighted blanket tutorial. </div>
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I made this blanket for my sweet little 3 year old who has been diagnosed with Sensory Perception Disorder (SPD), sometimes called Sensory Integration. Although he is not on the Autism Spectrum, he still has a hard time with many day to day activities and situations due to the way his brain senses the area around him. </div>
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To read more about SPD or Autism, please visit the following links:</div>
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A sensory blanket is a weighted blanket usually made of a breathable fabric, like flannel, filled with some type of weighted material inside. From my research a weighted blanket should not be more than 10% the child's body weight. And.... weighted blankets come in all types of sizes, weights, and textures. My tutorial is for a more portable lap pad or a toddler size blanket, like the one I sewed for my son to sleep under each night, both made the same way, in theory. Weighted blankets can be calming because of the weighted pressure onto the body. Similarly in how weighted vests work. Weighted blankets are very expensive to purchase, so if you can make them yourself you will be saving yourself a fortune. </div>
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The reason they are so expensive? They are VERY labor intensive. </div>
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Here are some sizes of weighted blankets:</div>
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Lap Pad (ex. car)- 18 inch x 24 inch</div>
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Toddler size- 36x 52</div>
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Twin size- 43x 75</div>
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You can make yours any size, depending on your child's height, weight or needs. </div>
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Here's how I made my blanket:</div>
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Weighted plastic pellets (like what is inside a stuffed animal or beanie baby, got mine on amazon.com)</div>
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Strips of ribbon, various textures (silky, grossgrain) ( I am adding tags to go around the edges to add another sensory component to the blanket, my son loves to chew on and pull and twist tags)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Construction Fabric and solid to match, 4 lbs of pellets</td></tr>
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Then laid out the fabric and cut the pieces to size allowing some room for the seams about 1/2 inch all around. <br />
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With right sides together <strike>pin the material together about one inch in </strike>**.<br />
Just pin it together when you add the tags.<br />
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Fold the ribbons in half and place them in-between the fabric about an inch in. And pin. </div>
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The folded part goes <b>inside </b>of the fabric. The cut ends face outward. Sometimes its hard to envision how it will work once turned right side out. I am telling you this is the easiest way to construct it, from lots of trial and error. </div>
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I placed them about every 4 inches or so, on 3 sides of the blanket, leaving one side of the fabric unattached a long side not a short side. </div>
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Then I ironed all of the blanket and got ready to sew.<br />
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I sewed a straight stitch the entire length of the blanket sewing over the ribbons. Do this around all 3 sides of blanket.<br />
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This is what it looks like when flipped inside out.<br />
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Then I ironed the whole thing again. Pressing the tags at the seams.<br />
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Then I sewed again a straight stitch, one pressure foot width to anchor the ribbons again. This is essential to keep the tags attached. (Kids drag them around by the tags so they need to be strong)<br />
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**At this point I had my mom embroider my sons name on the blanket, she owns an embroidery company (lucky me!). If you wanted to add a name or initials, now would be a good time to do it so that the blanket can be simply opened to have it stitched. </div>
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Now time for the pellets.... I enlisted my daughter to help me with this. I used a food weight scale to help us distribute the weight evenly across the blanket. I believe in the end I wanted the blanket to be about 4 pounds. </div>
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I can't remember exactly what the measurements or math was but essentially I did some simple division Each pocket does not have to be perfectly measured. We measured them out and put them in little cups, I believe they were appx 2.5 oz each. I would be lying if I did not mention doing all of this measuring felt a <i>little </i>illegal. ;)<br />
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As my daughter made a ton of little cups of pellets, I started sewing again. This time, it was time to sew pockets for the pellets to be held. </div>
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I came in about 4 inches and sewed creating a row about 4 inches thick. This creates your first long column. Then move over about another 4 inches and sew, the entire length of the blanket. Remember you will still have the top (long side) open, and one side closed. </div>
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Tip: Please be careful as to figure out how much weight your little one can carry. At first, I thought I needed to add more weight to the blanket, but 4 pounds was about all he could carry, so I think for now the weight is good. He drags this thing EVERYWHERE (Linus style) so it did not need to be any heavier. If you are making a blanket that will essentially stay on a bed and not be moved, it can be heavier. Though not more than 10% of child's body weight. </div>
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This is not really a tutorial but merely a "brag" about this beautiful chandelier and how I found it. </div>
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I am currently helping a friend redesign her spa and beauty boutique. I was out on a mission to find the perfect chandelier for the hallway of the space. My second trip to the Habitat for Humanity restore led me to this beautiful chandelier. I saw it hanging, and claimed it as mine, luckily, because it had just been hung on the sales floor that day!</div>
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The price tag in the store was a whopping $75 dollars! I thought that was a bargain, then I took it to the register and it was 25% off of lighting, soooo in the end I paid $56.25 for this lighting masterpiece!</div>
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I took it home, removed all of the crystals and completely took the chandelier apart. I spray painted it chrome with this spray paint, as the brassy look was not really "doing" it for me. </div>
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I soaked the crystals in a mixture of water and windex, wiped them, then dried them on a towel overnight. My mom says you can also put them in the dishwasher. But this seemed too tedious for me. </div>
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Then, I put the chandelier completely back together, added new light bulbs and re- attached every single crystal. I tested it in my kitchen using the lighting box that an old chandelier hung from, and viola! it worked. I heart this chandelier! Soooo much. I brought it to my friend at the spa - with tears in her eyes she appreciated it. </div>
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For the record - I genuinely considered keeping the chandelier for myself - but knew it would really change the look of the spa so I resisted the temptation to be selfish with my glorious find. </div>
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Hello all - my next project....More pillows! This time I got even more creative and tried to make the most of $14.99. I sewed these pillows for a friend of mine.<br />
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I suggested while at Target (picking out a comforter and shams) for her to choose a shower curtain (for the fabric only) and I would make her as many pillows as I could from the panel.<br />
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Here is the king pin-tuck comforter and shams she purchased.<br />
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For the inside of the pillows, she gave me an old throw pillow and her pregnancy body pillow- both of these were ready for the trashcan. I love to reuse and repurpose so these pillows allowed me to stuff four of them. </div>
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3@ appx 20 inch square pillows</div>
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1@ 14x 27 rectangular pillow<br />
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Here's how I made them, this tutorial is really for just the rectangular pillow, to see a tutorial on how to make the square pillows see my tutorial here <a href="http://lipstickandsawdust.blogspot.com/2013/01/canvas-drop-cloth-cushion-custom-pillows.html#.UVnrADlLrlJ">canvas drop cloth pillows</a>:</div>
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Lay them out and fold them over for a visual to see where the buttons will go. </div>
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Now I folded over the fabric kind of like as if I was folding a blanket or something to create my rectangle. </div>
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Then sewed the right side together by about 1/4 inch in. ( I did not turn inside out) I wanted "exposed" edges. </div>
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I was looking to build a toddler bed for a very special little girl. Originally, I was going to take parts of an old broken toddler bed I had and rearrange and fix it. But then..... I passed this older model baby crib that was sitting on the curb at a house on the way to my daughters school. I passed it 3 times.... waiting for the perfect time to load it in my car. So one afternoon, my son and I drove back and I loaded the whole darn thing in my car and drove it home. ( Sigh....still having buyers remorse for selling my much bigger SUV to save on gas money.)</div>
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The crib included a head and footboard, two large side rails and a spring board for the mattress. </div>
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Here are the overall dimensions of the finished bed:</div>
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30.5 inches tall- (highest part of headboard)</div>
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First, I removed all hardware from the crib, the casters, screws etc.</div>
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Cutting down:</div>
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Starting with creating the headboard and footboard here is what I did:</div>
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I took the original crib end piece and cut it down with my circular saw...</div>
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I cut off only the inner 5 supports, then removed the bottom panel. </div>
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Then cut the legs down leaving space for the bottom panel - (it has preexisting grooves from the inner rails) to be reattached:</div>
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Then, I added the back panel back on with my back rubber hammer. It fit perfectly. Sorry don't have a pic of that step. </div>
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Then I repeated the same steps to make the footboard, I had no formula for this I just wanted it about 5 inches shorter. The footboard became 26.25 inches tall. Then I sanded with my orbital sander with 120 grit sandpaper disks, nothing CRAZY, just to get a lot of the shiny finish off of the oak. </div>
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Then I added the hooks on the legs for the the spring board to attach the head and footboard. The hooks came from the original crib. I cut them in half so the springboard could be raised or lowered by about 3 inches each. The upper hooks sits at 9 inches off the ground, the lower hooks sit at 6 inches. </div>
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Next, I needed some support for the bed. I went and purchased two 8 foot 1x6's pre-primed, I cut them to join the headboard and footboard the final size of each rail was at 53.5 inches long. I could have used parts of the railings from the original crib but decided against that.... This just became the more practical way of building the bed. </div>
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I laid a 1x4 below the rail, to ensure the height was the same all around the bed, and clamped the rail to the legs, then screwed on with countersunk bed bolt screws. </div>
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Then I added the mattress to see if everything was fitting properly. The mattress was my mom's it just came out of the beach condo she sold :( </div>
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Then I attached the other side and still needed more support for the bed. So I added two more 1x6's (from the original 8 foot pieces) and joined them perpendicular to the side rails, but under the spring board. At last I added a 2x6 on the bottom (scrap piece of wood) to support the entire structure, they were all attached with countersunk deck screws 2.5 inches long.</div>
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Now, my daughter testing out the weight etc. Pretty sturdy!</div>
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Then - after the paint dried about 4 hours, to create the "shabby chic" part of the bed, I used my 220 grit sandpaper and sanded over the paint all over by hand... pretty lightly, but harder in places where I wanted to see the oak peek through. Then I wiped all of the dust off with a damp cloth. </div>
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Then I added a stenciled "k." And scroll-y lines. The k stencil was printed using the font "BlauKai" and the scroll stencil was from the wingdings "Nymphette". I just downloaded free fonts from online and typed them out in pages (my mac software) then blew them up (font at about 270) and printed them out onto sturdy scrapbooking paper. Then, I cut them out with my eyebrow scissors (lol) to get the fine curve cut out. I taped the stencil on using frog painters tape.</div>
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Hello Folks! This tutorial I have been waiting to do forever- Literally 6 years I have wanted these lanterns in my kitchen. Actually I should have planned them into the design of the house. </div>
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Yes, it is a pretty fixure, but the problem with it is that it blocks the view of my black custom cabinetry, and does not give the kitchen the feel I am after. A<i> little </i>fancier. So, I took down the old chandelier, </div>
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Now on for the fun part. Making the lanterns. First, my mom and I went to TJ Maxx and found these lanterns on the clearance rack... $20 each (!)<br />
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Darn- I don't have a pic of them in the store- but they looked similar to this:<br />
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I saw the potential right away! Also, these lanterns are made to withstand heat- there were instructions for putting real candle flames inside, so I figured using them with lightbulbs would be fine as well.<br />
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Now, I had the lanterns but needed the electrical component, so I headed down (up) to the Habitat for Humanity Restore.<br />
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I picked up these little beauties (not.) They were 10 dollars each, but then there was a 40 % discount on all lighting for the month of February! 6 dollars each, Bam!<br />
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Disclaimer---for the first lantern I turned into a chandelier, I removed the bulbs and white candle sleeves and sprayed the chain, then added it to the chandelier. The second time around, I did opposite, I added the lighting component to the lantern, then sprayed. The second way worked MUCH better. These are the instructions for the second way. </div>
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So, I first removed all of the glass from the lantern and labeled them with a sharpie so later I could insert them back into the frame. I labeled them L for Left, B for Back, R for Right and D for Door. </div>
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It had to be big enough for the wires to pass through. check!<br />
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Next, I threaded the wires through the top and secured with fixture loop, nipple and lock washer. Also, I decided to add a canopy (from the old brass fixture) in the opening space to help hide all of the wire inside the lantern. You can see this a few pics down. </div>
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Then I added the chain. And weaved the wires through every other link. I decided for stability purposes I would hook a link around the top of the lantern handle. This helped to secure and stabilize the fixture.<br />
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Then, I spray painted all of the chain and wire and pieces with black satin spray paint.<br />
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I cut the chains to ten links each, this gave a good hanging height and was a way for me to ensure each fixture was the same length. I do not have pics of me doing the electrical, for obvious reasons. Essentially you join the neutral wire with the neutral wire... add nut to join, hot wire with the hot wire...add nut to join, and ground wire (green) with the ground wire and attach to ground screw.<br />
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Next, while the fixtures were hanging I used my spray paint to touch up any brass peeking out or scratches from the chain on the handle. In order for the spray to not get all over the glass or my kitchen I put a piece of paper towel behind where I was spraying to prevent any miss-spray. Oh, and don't forget to take off the "made in ______" stickers on the underside of the fixture.<br />
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Jewel Box Guest Room After Photos<br />
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My guest room remodel has been a work in progress, I started last May after I completely cleaned out and stripped my guest room down. Here are some before shots:</div>
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See my<a href="http://lipstickandsawdust.blogspot.com/2012/07/jewel-box-guest-room-before-and-afters.html#.URKDPjlLrlJ"> post </a>on how I did the trim, chandelier and painting. </div>
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And built the <a href="http://lipstickandsawdust.blogspot.com/2012/08/king-bed-is-complete.html#.URKDfzlLrlK">bed</a>. </div>
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And made the<a href="http://lipstickandsawdust.blogspot.com/2012/09/spa-cabinet-armoire.html#.URK-GjlLrlJ"> armoire</a>. </div>
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And refinished the <a href="http://lipstickandsawdust.blogspot.com/2012/08/vintage-record-cabinet-to-sleek.html#.URKDsDlLrlJ">nightstands</a>. </div>
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See the<a href="http://lipstickandsawdust.blogspot.com/2013/02/10-dollar-two-hour-chair-makeover.html#.URK9zDlLrlI"> chair recover</a> and table tutorials (coming soon).<br />
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I made the bench from scraps and leftover fabric, see that <a href="http://lipstickandsawdust.blogspot.com/2013/01/damask-upholstered-bench.html#.URKFTDlLrlJ">here</a>. </div>
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After my parents cleaned out their attic, I uncovered this Norman Rockwell canvas print that used to be in my room when I was little. I LITERALLY have wanted to frame it since I saw it, maybe since I was 5 years old. Better late than never right? I am not one to like many pieces of art, but this one has always stuck with me. </div>
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Published 1954 cover- Artwork titled "Girl in the Mirror".</div>
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This one is about 2000 for me. </div>
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This room mixes high price items- (for me this is high price), like the wall plaque my sister in law gave me from <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/grande-bouquet-plaque/wall-plaques/decorative-wall-plaques/10654?defattrib=&defattribvalue=&listIndex=6&redirect=y">Ballard Designs</a>, $300.00</div>
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Fancy Chair for my Guest Room<br />
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About two years ago, I bought this chair for 10 dollars at a community yard sale. It was the last 10 minutes of the sale, and the sellers were about to reload it into their van. I saw the potential, so I bargained with them for it. *Remember*- EVERYTHING is negotiable, I barely ever pay full price for anything. I suggested... " I am sure you aren't interested in reloading this chair and bringing it back home, would you take 10 dollars for it?" They immediately agreed. I brought it home and used it in my sewing room for 2 years as my sewing chair. </div>
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Fast forward two years, I decided I could quickly recover and repaint it, that it would be a great addition to my guest room. Here is the before pic:</div>
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Now, I knew that this chair would be easy to re-upholster and I knew it had be recovered at least once.<br />
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My son and I discovered it had been recovered not once, but at least 3 times already!<br />
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I flipped it over and used the twist screw "keys" to unscrew the seat from the frame. </div>
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I only had two small pieces of fabric, and I did NOT want to have to order more, so I just pinned them together and sewed a seam, the seam is there, but since I matched the print nicely its not too noticeable. </div>
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After sewing, and ironing the fabric, I laid the fabric square upside down and the seat on top, also upside down. </div>
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