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September 30th, 2008
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Baths, Bedroom, Cotton, Fabrics, Furniture, Mats, Wood |
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Step by Step Sewing Handbag
1 With right sides facing, stitch front and back print fabric panels together along top short edges. Press seam open. Repeat for plain fabric (lining) panels.
2 With right sides facing, stitch print and plain fabric panels together down long sides. Turn to right side. Press.
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Published
September 22nd, 2008
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Cushions, Furniture, Office, Painting, Pine, Sheet, Study, Windows, Wood |
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This very simple box with its hinged-top lid panels is ideal for storing items such as copier or computer paper, old job files and children’s artistic endeavours.
The box used here is 2.4 m long to suit the standard length of MDF board, but could be shorter. The completed box can be positioned under a window and finished off with cushions, or placed anywhere in your office or study, depending on layout, so that it doubles as a piece of furniture. (more…)
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September 22nd, 2008
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Blinds, Curtains, Decoration, Furniture, Lampshades, Lighting, Office, Painting, Rugs, Sheet, Study |
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A deskmate is a mobile storage cabinet which is stored out of the way under a desk and rolled out when needed.
There is a number of different configurations ranging from simple storage of paper, envelopes and a few files you may be working on, to a deskmate which can store a printer on the top with the paper feeding from the shelf at the hack. (more…)
Published
August 27th, 2008
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Cotton, Covers, Cupboard, Decoration, Iron, Pine, Polish, Sheet, Wood |
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French polishing storage cabinet is a skilled craft but, using proprietary solutions, it can be tackled by anyone with patience for that special piece of storage cabinet that is beau but not faux.
Step by Step
1 Remove broken latch and strip wood veneer off storage cabinet top panels.
2 Rub down storage cabinet timber with methylated spirits using steel wool to remove lacquer. (more…)
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May 31st, 2008
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Accessories, Bedroom, Covers, Decoration, Fabrics, Furniture, Indoor, Lighting, Rugs, Texture, Wood |
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Architecturally, a beam is one of the principal horizontal supporting members in a building, such as a support for a roof or a floor. Today these supports are often hidden within the outer framework of the house, tucked away behind the more ornamental façade of the roof. But this need not mean you cannot have a beamed ceiling. You can install false beams. You can buy boxlike vinyl beams that fasten to wood strips nailed to the ceilings or lightweight plastic foam beams that you glue in place. With either type, you actually have to touch them to tell them from the real thing.
These false beams are easy to install, inexpensive, and give a special decorative effect— yet permit proper insulation between ceiling and roof, or ceiling and attic space. (more…)
