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Elementary School Throwback

By CasaHartman

 

I don't have receipts for everything, but the materials are easily under $20...  foamcore, hot glue, aluminum foil, some copper paint, and steel wool.

 


December 11, 2006
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Kraft Paper Walls

By CasaHartman

After some minor demolition in a bedroom that would become my new home office, I expected a couple of walls would end up requiring a lot more work than I was willing to do to get them prepped for paint.  Rather than obsess about it, I worked the problem into my overall plan.  The walls that were still in fine shape would be painted, the two problem walls would be papered.



Paper, yes, but not your normal off the shelf wallpaper.  That would have » READ MORE


December 08, 2006
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Curtain Shelves

By CasaHartman

My house is relatively small, so I look for storage space wherever I can find it.  I'm also not inclined to spend a lot of money on things like window treatments.  Combine these two forces and you get Curtain Shelves.  Basically, Curtain Shelves are a means of inexpensively hanging curtains while providing another surface to put things.

Here's the finished product:

 Curtain Shelf

Construction is pretty simple.  The hardest part is finding suitable shelf b » READ MORE


December 07, 2006
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