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I Spy's mission was to make the living room in a 1930's Craftsman house more user friendly, comfy and totally cool in five hours with $400. FULL STORY...
From the eyes of a Salvage DIYer, a good bottle of wine doesn't end once the last glass is poured. What you have leftover is a wonderful colored glass bottle and a cork. If not recycled, the bottle can be transformed into an instant candle holder or flower vase and the cork is saved for a DIY rainy day project. FULL STORY...
I asked the couple who hired me to decorate their 1930's house in the Bernal Heights district of San Francisco, "If you had all of the time, resources and money in the world, what do you want your house to look like?" FULL STORY...
With a fresh coat of paint and a couple yards of stylish designed fabric, the old boring, never noticed card table is now the center of attention. FULL STORY...
Introducing vintage items into a space that is dominated by contemporary furniture and decor, is risky business. However, big risks can come with big rewards. There are reasons people buy brand new items. New items can be returned, are easy to find and can be perceived as better than "old" items FULL STORY...
If you are a thrift store regular you're keenly aware of the overstock items such as Tupperware, stuffed animals, and used candles. If you are a DIY'er, you always are up for the challenge of how to repurpose common household items. Some find new homes, some don't. FULL STORY...
Once an industrial welder, Ohio based artist Doug Meyer finds inspiration in everyday trash and transforms it into fascinating, functional furnishings. He uses all post-consumer materials, from tossed aside shopping carts to sheet metal scrap. FULL STORY...
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Whenever I go to an estate sale and come across a bin or jar of buttons it immediately brings me back to my childhood days of spending time with my grandmother. She had a great big tin canister of buttons and when I visited she would let me play with them. FULL STORY...
Germany is accredited with the origin and proliferation of the traditional Christmas tree. Many people claim that Germans created the Christmas tree by combining Paradise tree and the Christmas light, which consisted of a small pyramid frame with a candle on its top. The custom of illuminating and decorating the Christmas tree by that way was passed on to Finland, Norway, Sweden and many other European countries. FULL STORY... |
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