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Preserve Your Family History by Digitally Archiving Old Documents

October 7, 2007

 old photo

Flickr Photo Credit: Beachut 

Hand written recipe cards, old journals, immigration documents, awards, old newspaper clippings . . . these are all things that can be digitally preserved. Read the rest of this entry »

Make a Teen or Home Bulletin Board from an Old Window

October 7, 2007

 old window

Flickr Photo Credit: Dazzie D

Have an old window kicking around without the glass panes? Looking for a “put it to use” project? Read the rest of this entry »

Multi - Purpose Seating and Storage

June 19, 2007

 multi purpose seating

Flickr Photo Credit: Daxiang Stef

Looking for some fun and frugal seating ideas? Needing all the storage you can find? This post should help. Read the rest of this entry »

Decorating: Easy and Affordable Kitchen Islands

June 5, 2007

 kitchen island

Flickr Photo Credit: Jef Poskanzer

We have an old Coca Cola soda cooler. The kind that sits on the floor and opens from the top. When we start to build our new place, we are going to have it sandblasted, repainted, fitted with castor wheels and putting a larger stainless steel wrapped table top on it. Since it was such an unusual item  to use as a kitchen island and provided so much style, I decided to think for a bit on what other ways you could create a kitchen island on a budget. Read the rest of this entry »

Decorating on a Budget: Frugal and Fun Shelving Ideas

June 4, 2007

 modern shelving

Flickr Photo Credit: B. Frahm

Since storage, display space and decorating seem to go hand in hand when you’re on a budget, who doesn’t need ideas for shelving solutions? Read the rest of this entry »

Budget Decorating Ideas: New Ideas for Old Bureaus

June 2, 2007

 bureau

Flickr Photo Credit: Photo-Mojo

If you’ve recently inherited an old set of dresser drawers or picked one up at a thrift store / dump, you may be wondering what to do with it.  Depending on the style of the piece, numerous options are available to you. Read the rest of this entry »

Budget Decorating Ideas: Some Great DIY Projects

June 2, 2007

 DIY decorating

Flickr Photo Credit: Thor-Erik Rodland

If I see unique items that are outside the mainstream, I like to document them for possible future use. Read the rest of this entry »

Budget Decorating Ideas: New Uses for Old Shutters

June 2, 2007

 shutters

Flickr Photo Credit: Delgaudm

These things have tons of character, and are usually available for next to nothing at tag sales and salvage yards. Read the rest of this entry »

Budget Decorating Ideas: Uses for Old Pallets

June 2, 2007

 pallet

Flickr Photo Credit: Tim Parkinson

A design idea popped into my head one day. Two wooden pallets sanded and spray painted black, then attached end to end to form a long dining room table top. The base  could be either the X-shaped or basic legs design. Add a piece of beveled glass to the top with rubber stoppers to control slippage, and you’d have a great formal dining piece with loads of “loft style”. That’s when it hit me. There must be other project ideas out there for these things. Read the rest of this entry »

More Do It Yourself Pot Rack Ideas

June 2, 2007

 Pot rack

Flickr Photo Credit: Trebz

Most of these are more expensive than the ones I’ve made myself, but they are creative. You may be able to modify these ideas yourself to save even more money. Since my first post on making your own pot racks got a phenomenal amount of views in the first few hours, I decided to put up these other ideas I found as well. Hope they help! Read the rest of this entry »