DIY Napkins – with flamingo flare!

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Are you ready for summer?  I. AM. SO. READY! In my part of Canada the weather in April fluctuated from snow and freezing rain to a balmy 25° C (77° F) – so we really haven’t had Spring at all.  More like Win-ummer and the sudden change has left me pining for patio time. With […]

Pot feet / Planter feet

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So we’ve all heard of “pot heads” right?  Either in the form of marijuana smokers or those ugly chia seed heads that are advertised at Christmas – but have you heard of pot feet?  Little stands to keep your garden pots off of your deck or floor. I came across pot feet a couple of […]

One Room Challenge – the REVEAL! (Home Gym / Theatre Room)

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It’s week 6 of the One Room Challenge, which means it’s REVEAL WEEK! < div class=”post-content”> My parent’s basement didn’t need structural work, tiling, carpeting or electrical work – but I think you’ll agree that it certainly needed a makeover: Purging, organizing, paint and fabric took this room from unusable to a spectacular home gym. […]

Dollar store gallery wall – how to cut your own picture mats

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Do you love gallery walls?  I love gallery walls.  But gallery walls can get expensive – you need to buy several frames that go together, then find pictures/photos that will fit into the pre-cut mats inside those frames, or get custom mats cut (which again can cost a pretty penny).  Today I’m going to show […]

Spring 2018 One Room Challenge – Week 5

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Good morning friends! It’s Week 5 of the Spring 2018 One Room Challenge and I have a special treat for today’s post – textiles.  More specifically, blinds for the basement windows. As per every week, I’ll start with the before image: This is the theatre section of my parent’s basement and you can see in […]

Rustic Industrial Side Table

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Today’s post is a two-bee; on 100Things2Do I’m sharing building plans for three versions of a rustic industrial side table and on The House of Wood, I’m sharing the building plans for the rustic industrial coffee table to match! The inspiration for both of these tables came from Restoration Hardware. That’s $1,195 folks. The coffee […]

Spring 2018 One Room Challenge – Week 4

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It’s week 4 of the challenge and I am thrilled to say that all of my “heavy lifting” for my parent’s basement makeover is done!  By heavy lifting I mean the big jobs that give the greatest “bang for your buck” in their home gym / theatre room makeover. This week I’m going to show […]