Build an Easy Welded Desk Base
This post is brought to you (with little interjections from me) by my wonderful Handy Hubby. It was a little long, so I broke the “reveal” and “welding how-to” into…
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Beaded Spider Color Combo Inspiration
Have you tried my DIY Christmas Spider tutorial? If so, send me photos because I’d love to see! Because I sell them, I have been making dozens of these one-of-a-kind sparklers, so…
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My Expedit Hack Paintings – Close Up
Lovely readers have asked for close-up photos of the paintings I made for the Artful Ikea Expedit Hack, so I tried my best. Take a look, as long as you remember three things: a.…
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How to Stain Wood with Water Based Stain – Our DIY Desks’ Surface
I’m a tease. Hubby & I have finally put together the desk we have been planning to build since July. BUT, I have to let the desk surface cure for a week…
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My Artful Ikea Expedit Hack
I have many unsightly items stored on my Expedit bookcase, including spiral bound texts, ratty library books and stacks of student papers, waiting to be graded. I love the little door we…
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Paint a Magazine File for a Custom Look
They just don’t make ’em like they used to. Years ago, wood magazine files from Ikea were solid, varnished and not sliver-giving at all. Not true today. But, because my city’s…
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