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How I saved $98 with a little DIY

Posted in Random Thoughts, Scavenging, tagged , , on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Snarfing means getting something for less – pouncing when you find something fabulous and outsmarting the market in the bargain. It is a hobby of mine and has been for a long time, starting back when I was totally broke, which I was for years, and shopped exclusively at Capwell’s basement and the Macy’s Clearance [...]

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Bloom where you’re planted, part 2

Posted in Gardening, Scavenging, tagged , , , , on August 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In addition to the cast iron bathtub that we turned into a planter for horsetail ferns, we also found ourselves with a double concrete laundry sink. It spent a year overturned in the yard, creating shelter for black widows and centipedes, but I’ve always had my eye on it for a planter. This week I [...]

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Windows on the world

Posted in Designing, Gardening, Scavenging, tagged , , , on July 31, 2011 | 11 Comments »

When you buy a 120-year old building that’s in disrepair, chances are you’ll inherit some junk. Among the things we inherited were ancient single-paned windows. There’s not a lot you can do with these when it comes to construction. The ones in our shed were fragile, with failing glazing and broken panes. Even if you [...]

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There must be SOMETHING around here we can use…

Posted in Before & After, Designing, Gardening, Scavenging, tagged , , , on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

This is what the retaining walls looked like at the beginning of last week. As you can see there is quite a bit of what I call the “lunar landscape” still hanging on in the center of the yard  - the hard, clay packed expanse covered desultorily with wood chips that was left after the [...]

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How to make a vintage spool coatrack

Posted in Designing, Scavenging, tagged , , , on June 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Full disclosure: we totally stole this idea from Heritage Salvage in Petaluma. But we did make it ourselves. Actually Steve did all the work. I just helped choose the spools and the board. These are antique spools from some kind of industrial sewing machine. Heritage Salvage has bushel baskets full and they make these really [...]

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