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DIY Live Edge Floating Shelves
How To Build Shelves with a Live Edge How to select boards, prep, seal and hang rough sewn wood for decorative shelves in a bathroom. Materials cedar boards 3 inch corner brackets* sander polyurethane* spray paint* (stain bronze) If you’ve never seen the episode from Today’s Homeowner where Dad and I have an old cedar tree cut into 1 inch planks, here’s the link to watch it now! We had to tear down the tree from my front yard because it was all over the roof and a hazard to the safety of my house. After it sat behind my garage for about a year, we drove it to a…
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Featured on Today’s Homeowner: Upcycle/Recycle
I’ve got a fun (and different) project for you that was featured on this past weekend’s episode of Today’s Homeowner TV! The episode was all about upcycling and recycling! 2 of my favorite topics! I love recycling anything and everything I can, and part of that is reusing or upcycling things for a new life. Anyone who has an affinity for cats can appreciate this. We turned this old hutch…
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Recycle Christmas Tree into Mulch
How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree Nothing compares to the scent of a fresh Christmas tree. Which is why my family always had one growing up and why I continue to buy a fresh one each Christmas season. Now I’ve got a way to make my dollar, and the fresh scent, stretch a little further. Mulch! I did it last year and I’ll do it again this year. It’s so easy to cut up your real tree and use the branches as mulch around the yard and the trunk as firewood! After you’ve removed and stored your ornaments and twinkling lights, drag it outside and grab a pair of loppers.
