Monthly Archives: August 2010

A drawer re-thought

http://artedgeek.com/sites/default/files/cgialfa We took an old, not-so-nice looking drawer and re-thought it into a handy way to store things under a table or a bed. We painted the old drawer a rose color. Added some casters from an old piece of furniture … Continue reading

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Ottoman Re-do

buy Pregabalin Lyrica uk Furniture week continues here at citymade and today we bring you the ottoman re-do. Ottoman’s are practical as seating; putting trays on, or putting your feet up on. We ask “why can’t something that is practical also be fun?” We … Continue reading

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Furniture Week-Chair Redo

We had this great little wooden chair.  The frame was in good shape but the green carpet-like fabric and gold studs were not very nice to look at. By removing the gold studs we were able to take the “yucky … Continue reading

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Chiffarobe, part III

Our final project with the old chiffarobe is this door to chalkboard. The “wardrobe” part of the chiffarobe had a really nice door on it. Rather than just tossing it in the garbage, we decided to paint it with chalkboard … Continue reading

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Chiffarobe, part II

Since the old chiffarobe had perfectly good drawers, when we were taking it apart,(and by we I mean Christian did the  actual taking apart, I just did the directing), we decided to use the set of three drawers as a … Continue reading

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Furniture Week!

It’s furniture week here at citymade. We are re-purposing old furniture into new things! We looked around our houses and found pieces of furniture that were still usable, just needed some updating. Our first few posts will feature an old … Continue reading

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Beat the Back-to-School Blues

Our final project for Back-to-School week is this cute first week countdown. Make that first week back easier by giving the kids a surprise to begin each day. We took toilet paper rolls, painted them, and glued numbers on them … Continue reading

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Decoupaged Pencil Boxes

Here is yet another way to send your child to school with a unique school supply item. We started with a cigar box and a stationary box. Then we went through magazines and cut out pictures.  Using Modge Podge we … Continue reading

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Notebook Re-do

Turn a plain notebook into a one-of-a-kind notebook for your little student.  We used ribbon scraps and come glue to design our notebook. The possibilities are endless: stickers, pipe cleaners, magazine clippings, bottle caps or fabric scraps can be used … Continue reading

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Cereal Box Notebooks

These little books are great for assignments or notes. To make these handy notebooks we cut out pieces of cardboard from cereal/pasta boxes. Next, we took scrap paper and cut it to fit the cardboard cover. Finally, we sewed a … Continue reading

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