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Location: South East Texas | Two Vanities since my last picture post lol First one is just totally refinished. Second one...sanded down, some painted black and some areas stained. Broke the center mirror on the second one by accident and had to go have one cut to replace it. I bout cried.Â
All of these shirts are started from a man's dress shirt. Alot of old linens...doilies, table clothes, curtains etc are repurposed into ruffles and used as adornments on the shirts.
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Location: Arkansas | I have my husband's back numbers from all over (Calgary, Cheyenne, Houston, San Antonio, Sundre, etcs.) that I have kept to do something with. I also have pictures to match. Any suggestions?
Also, I have an old screen door from my Great Grandmother's house that we are going to have to tear down soon unfortunately. I wondered about collaborating the two items somehow? |
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Location: South East Texas | Esther - 2014-04-23 8:13 AM
I have my husband's back numbers from all over (Calgary, Cheyenne, Houston, San Antonio, Sundre, etcs.) that I have kept to do something with. I also have pictures to match. Any suggestions?
Also, I have an old screen door from my Great Grandmother's house that we are going to have to tear down soon unfortunately. I wondered about collaborating the two items somehow?Â
If you are going to tear down the house, I would be more tempted to get a couple of the old doors...hinge them together and put them in a corner of den living room. And tack the back numbers to them. Maybe using upholstery tacks. Mixed in with photos. |
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Location: Portland, OR | Every year end I work on some of my home furniture and try to give them their touch and shine better by self varnishing them, painting them so that they look again new and add different look to my home. Also i replace the older ones which are beyond repair from office furniture 4 sale store at reasonable price.
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| I have some white wicker furniture that my mom gave me... But my house is white so it blends right in... How can i make it look like old barn wood instead? I'm creating some planters with barn wood and galvanized tin so i'd love to have it all to match! Thanks!! |
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Location: Always on call..... | Just wanted to share some nightstands I finally got done. After initially buying them and starting last summer! LOL. Now that they are done I wish I would have went with the barnwood stain, but hubby talked me out of it because it said it was too gray looking. So I did a wheat stain and antiquing glaze. Then put the cowhide in the drawers. I was going to add nail heads around the cowhide but I can't hammer them in straight to save my life!
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| too cute! how did u attach the cowhide? |
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Location: Always on call..... | Kgirl - 2014-05-14 7:11 AM too cute! how did u attach the cowhide?
With the craft glue E6000. That stuff is pretty strong. It's what I use the glue down my beadwork on dog collars, tack and bracelets. The hard part was getting the hides cut to just the right size. |
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| Jersey Lilly....
what do you do if your dresser is missing its metal claw feet? I've recently spotted a gem at the flea market but it is missing its feet.. any replacements or how do you address that?
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| Just wondering have you ever used modpodge on glass. I have a glass door that is in my classroom and I would like to do something with it. I was thinking of taking one of my old text books and gluing to the door. Any ideas that might be better. |
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Location: 389 N 3855 E, Rigby, ID 83442 | thejerseylilly2000 - 2014-04-22 9:19 PM
Two Vanities since my last picture post lol First one is just totally refinished. Second one...sanded down, some painted black and some areas stained. Broke the center mirror on the second one by accident and had to go have one cut to replace it. I bout cried.Â
All of these shirts are started from a man's dress shirt. Alot of old linens...doilies, table clothes, curtains etc are repurposed into ruffles and used as adornments on the shirts.
The instruction suggested over furniture makeover are good but I would like to add some more tips on behalf of my termite treatment folsom team in order to make furniture makeover Instruction best. At the time of wooden furniture makeover, one must also go with termite inspection as there is always a possible of termite attack on wooden furniture. Termite inspection and termite treatment will help to keep wooden furniture safe from termites, strong and new for years.
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Location: South East Texas | Kgirl - 2014-05-21 2:42 PM
Jersey Lilly....
what do you do if your dresser is missing its metal claw feet? I've recently spotted a gem at the flea market but it is missing its feet.. any replacements or how do you address that?
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I haven't ever seen a dresser with metal claw feet. All I've ever seen is bathtubs and piano a tools. ??? |
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Location: South East Texas | cavlier - 2014-05-24 8:56 AM
Just wondering have you ever used modpodge on glass. I have a glass door that is in my classroom and I would like to do something with it. I was thinking of taking one of my old text books and gluing to the door. Any ideas that might be better.
I haven't, but that doesn't mean you can't. I think pages from a book would work well on the back side of the glass. |
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Location: South East Texas | simonedwin - 2014-05-28 2:02 AM
thejerseylilly2000 - 2014-04-22 9:19 PM
Two Vanities since my last picture post lol First one is just totally refinished. Second one...sanded down, some painted black and some areas stained. Broke the center mirror on the second one by accident and had to go have one cut to replace it. I bout cried.Â
All of these shirts are started from a man's dress shirt. Alot of old linens...doilies, table clothes, curtains etc are repurposed into ruffles and used as adornments on the shirts.
The instruction suggested over furniture makeover are good but I would like to add some more tips on behalf of my termite treatment folsom team in order to make furniture makeover Instruction best. At the time of wooden furniture makeover, one must also go with termite inspection as there is always a possible of termite attack on wooden furniture. Termite inspection and termite treatment will help to keep wooden furniture safe from termites, strong and new for years.
I haven't came across anything that is termite damaged. If I did...I would probably pass on it unless it was on legs that could be sawn off and make the piece shorter. I look things over well before purchasing. |
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Location: South East Texas | Dr. J - 2014-05-13 10:15 PM
Just wanted to share some nightstands I finally got done. After initially buying them and starting last summer! LOL. Now that they are done I wish I would have went with the barnwood stain, but hubby talked me out of it because it said it was too gray looking. So I did a wheat stain and antiquing glaze. Then put the cowhide in the drawers. I was going to add nail heads around the cowhide but I can't hammer them in straight to save my life!
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Those turned out super nice!!! |
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Location: South East Texas | Kgirl - 2014-05-13 8:13 AM
I have some white wicker furniture that my mom gave me... But my house is white so it blends right in... How can i make it look like old barn wood instead? I'm creating some planters with barn wood and galvanized tin so i'd love to have it all to match!  Thanks!!
You can spray paint wicker a barnwood grayish brown then do a light light brushing with a lighter gray or white to make it look aged |
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| thejerseylilly2000 - 2014-06-05 1:48 AM
cavlier - 2014-05-24 8:56 AM
Just wondering have you ever used modpodge on glass. I have a glass door that is in my classroom and I would like to do something with it. I was thinking of taking one of my old text books and gluing to the door. Any ideas that might be better.
I haven't, but that doesn't mean you can't. I think pages from a book would work well on the back side of the glass.
Thanks I am going to try it. I am going to put a glaze over it so that may help it to adhere to the window better. |
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| I really like the design of night stands. |
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| I thought i'd share my latest project.. though its not furniture.. i made a super large clock! I got a wagon wheel that someone had kept in the garden and just cleaned it up nice. bought a clock kit from klockit.com carved a hole in the back to hold the mechanism and ta da!!! large wall clock!
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