One of my very best friends is having her first baby. All those little items are definitely necessities, but not the most exciting gifts to give, or open. My friends and I cleared off her registry will all those little items, but we needed a cute way to pull it all together. I picked up a wooden crate at JoAnn…
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My grandparents left behind some wonderful pieces of furniture. Although I don’t remember these pieces in their home, when I open the drawers, it still smells like Grandpa. We had a cheap dresser in our bedroom from a big-box furniture store which clearly wasn’t very appealing, nor did it hold any special meaning. I knew I wanted to keep Grandpa’s…
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I love painting wooden picture frames. They allow me experiment with different painting techniques with no pressure. If I mess one up, it’s easy and quick to paint over, far less frustrating than messing up a huge dresser. Our cottage has been in the family for couple of generations, and while cleaning the place out, I found quite a few…
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I was on the hunt for a cheap, but sturdy, metal filing cabinet for a couple of months. I didn’t want to pay more than $10 for it. After months of passing up a couple, I found exactly what I was looking for in my parents’ garage. (Seriously, you could find anything in my parents’ garages. Yes, that’s right, they…
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We have hundreds of books at our house. I have thousands of books in my classroom. We have enough books to entertain a kid from birth to their early teens. Okay, you get the picture. We have a lot of books. With all those books comes the problem of where to store them all. I’ve got a pretty organized system…
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