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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

{geography pillows}

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I am a little bit of a sucker for these pillows. They are so fun and charming. I have a vintage Arizona one that one if the queens of treasure hunting found for me. I hope to be able to use it SOON.

{stencil and a sharpie}

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Remember that beautiful kitchen I posted about yesterday? Well those same designers also had the opportunity to stage a 3000 square foot home. I read that when it came to the master bedroom they faced a major dilemma with no more money and a lack of time. They needed a headboard so within 24 hours they created a stencil and with a Sharpie pen they went to work. It cost them $22 and took 9 hours to complete. I don't know about you but it inspires me to go pick up some metallic Sharpies and do something with my life:-). You can go here to read more details about how they made the stencil.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Faux Bamboo Furniture

Faux bamboo appliance is one of the best means you can add style, arrangement and abundance to a room. Bamboo is architecture actual that is failing and abiding and best of all it is environmentally friendly. If you are a being who brand to adapt their apartment frequently, bamboo is the absolute advantage for you, abnormally if you accept children. Some examples of faux bamboo appliance can accommodate bed frames, nightstands, end tables, headboards, chairs, sofas, fans, lights, account frames and abundant more.

Did you apperceive that bamboo is acclimated for added than aloof furniture? Booty bamboo cilia for example. It is a actual that is bendable and comfortable and can be created into textiles. These bolt are again alloyed into draperies and bedding. Bamboo bolt can additionally be acclimated in the bedchamber to actualize such items as pillows, bedding and bedding covers.

In adjustment to booty affliction of your faux bamboo appliance you will charge to amusement it able-bodied aloof like it was a board product. Bamboo appliance needs to be coated with a adhesive or stain to assure it from damp and dust. Accomplish abiding to abstain blame your faux bamboo appliance up adjoin aciculate edges. This could accident the bamboo and dent abroad from the careful coating.

You will additionally charge to booty appropriate affliction of your bamboo textiles. This includes a few accessory precautions and aliment steps. First, do not bandy your bamboo bolt in the laundry with added items. Always accomplish abiding you ablution it on a abstracted aerial cycle. Do not use bolt softener or achromatize as these will absolutely accident the fibers. Every already in a while analysis your bolt for apart threads. If you apprehension any, accomplish abiding to cut them off so you can anticipate added snagging and unraveling.