tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36302285534107375712024-03-18T19:42:00.059-07:00Nine RedNine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-25377073558902775032017-10-11T10:06:00.001-07:002017-10-12T15:35:59.401-07:00DIY Canvas Nursery Animals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnOZGXfFY1moBJsTDw6T5XiIAH7vfcyxyWh2cbrVVm9CIw4NBJWYMfg8Iyeb64_3C0FZM42po5S2Hi3EDcRU7PHFuvCue144IDpOzRwSrqaVnOenVGXNTKggrz2tKpj8WduC_uDQb5Pq9/s1600/DIY+Canvas+Nursery+Animals+Tutorial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnOZGXfFY1moBJsTDw6T5XiIAH7vfcyxyWh2cbrVVm9CIw4NBJWYMfg8Iyeb64_3C0FZM42po5S2Hi3EDcRU7PHFuvCue144IDpOzRwSrqaVnOenVGXNTKggrz2tKpj8WduC_uDQb5Pq9/s640/DIY+Canvas+Nursery+Animals+Tutorial.jpg" width="318" /></a>Hi everyone! I'm back as promised with a tutorial on how to make the adorable nursery art we did for <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2017/09/baby-nursery-reveal-after-before.html" target="_blank">Sarah & Shaun's nursery</a>. This is a really easy project, with a great impact, we were pretty proud of ourselves. <i>(Oh ya - by the way - they had their baby! Georgia Rae was born on September 25th, 2017.. Congrats guys, she's adorable!)</i><br />
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So when Danielle and I were planning different projects for the room, <a href="http://amzn.to/2fSzNpa" target="_blank">these cute animal wall decals</a> kept coming back into our heads, but there were a few problems. The colors and simplicity were great, they weren't overly cartoonish, and they had great reviews so the quality checked out. But we both agreed we didn't want the animals just "floating"anywhere in the room (<i>that would have worked with say, birds in flight... but standing animals?</i>), and would rather make a focal point out of them, but how? Also - they are renting this house & not sure how long they plan to stay, so we wanted as little future tear-down duties as possible. Then one night, while organizing my mountains of craft supplies, I saw a pile of canvases, and it hit me - why didn't I think of that before, it's so simple! Adhering these cuties to canvas not only makes them movable, but creates a larger overall piece of wall art instead of just the stickers themselves.<br />
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So we gathered up our supplies, cleared the table & popped a beer - it was craft time!<br />
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<li>6 - <a href="http://amzn.to/2yciDJy" target="_blank">11 x 14 Stretched Canvases</a></li>
<li>3 - smaller stretched canvas, we used <a href="http://amzn.to/2yEmGzE" target="_blank">1 - 9 x 12</a>, and <a href="http://amzn.to/2yEmZdM" target="_blank">2 - 8 x 10's</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2ygQWiA">Acrylic Paints</a> in coordinating colors (I personally love <a href="http://amzn.to/2ygQWiA">Ceramcoat</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2fXiIXl" target="_blank">Foam Brushes</a> - or any paint brushes..</li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2xt0hVM" target="_blank">Forest Animals Fabric Wall Decal - Set of 9</a></li>
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First I chose & laid out 9 different sized canvases from my stash, even pulling a few <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/search?q=fabric+canvas" target="_blank">fabric wrapped canvas</a> leftovers from previous projects (<i>for more about canvas wrapping </i><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/search?q=fabric+canvas" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">click here</a>, <i>it's another super simple way to add wall art to a room</i>). </div>
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Here they are all cleaned up, I had to remove roughly 1-2 million staples from the backs of the 3 fabric wrapped canvases.... clearly my past self did not want that fabric going ANYWHERE.....<br />
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I always keep a huge roll of <a href="http://amzn.to/2xzpKYI">brown builders paper</a> around the house. Not only for impromptu projects like this one, but for when friends with little ones come over, brown paper becomes our color-able table cloth. Add a few jars full of washable markers & let them at it! All the adults end up drawing too, so it's fun all around. You can find it near the paint at any <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Trimaco-35-in-x-140-ft-Brown-Builder-s-Paper-35140/202040749" target="_blank">hardware store</a>, or <a href="http://amzn.to/2wLQPs1" target="_blank">online of course</a>.<br />
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Then we just went for it! Both of us started most canvases with a solid base coat, and then built up from there. The paints dry fairly quickly so you don't have to wait long. Although, catching the paint <i>before</i> it dries makes for some fun blending!<br />
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We had no plan, just some good tunes & a Hawaiian beer..this was Lemongrass, which.. on first sip.. is pretty gross. Then a few sips later, is good! Island magic I guess...</div>
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Playing with the yellows.... I used a dry foam brush to fade between the yellow & orange. Just go for it, you can always paint over it if you don't like the results. (which I know I did at least once....)</div>
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We tried to mix up the patterns & colors to get a good variety, but all of them go along well with other colors in the room. Orange & yellow weren't in our original plan, but the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl076AzqZ4tHr033p-1iCQ__CtYUcvIWqbiph6maT6lEAzhz9Qw2klWzpHTQ7e5d9mtMFn5jRbvg_Dgbjn-xv7nFR-tEMEq2V9yGaYnrb05jWyg5hQp3-W5fY5MViRP3KcAA6GGUaoQVIe/s640/Woodland+Theme+Baby+Nursery+Makeover-049.jpg" target="_blank">rug, a pillow & some sunshine</a> plush toys were orange so we knew it would work just fine.</div>
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Don't forget to paint the edges if you don't want to frame your work.<br />
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That's where we quit for the night, and left them to completely dry. Fast forward to the big day, and all we had to do was peel our stickers from the roll, and place them on the painted canvas. Unfortunately, we were moving along so quickly, I completely missed taking pictures of that step! But, really, all it would have been was a photo of one of our hands putting it in place... you know the drill. The comforting thing about this step is these are completely removable & re-positionable, so that takes some pressure off.</div>
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Whoah, hello glare! For the record, the stickers ARE matte finish, I'm just not the most observant photographer - clearly! You know, side note - back when I started this blog, I was using a separate digital camera, then importing the photos, etc. And now, I'm just using my phone you guys - truth be told. But how can I not?! The resolution has gotten so great on phones that it long surpassed my old camera so.. what are ya gonna do? </div>
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I really love the way they pop on that Healing Aloe wall!<br />
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So that's it! It's not a hard tutorial, doesn't really <i>need</i> step by steps... but it was fun to take pictures of our little painting party. I love that it's so simple - There are thousands of these wall decals out there, so this same process can be used for any room, not just nurseries. Would make a great gift, too!</div>
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-73514620486459067962017-09-20T10:01:00.001-07:002017-10-04T17:05:47.000-07:00Baby Nursery Reveal! After & Before...Hey everyone! Well, I'm dusting off my keyboard and putting my blogging sweatpants back on, finally! I'm back & I'm really excited to show you one of the latest projects we've been working on, I've had to keep ALL clues of it totally quiet since it was to be a SURPRISE nursery makeover for our good friends, Sarah & Shaun. This is their first baby, and my friend Danielle and I decided our gift would be a nursery make-over! Don't worry, we did tons of detective work beforehand to be absolutely SURE they didn't already have something planned, and with the help of Shaun being our inside guy, we were able to successfully pull it off. We did this room, top to bottom, in ONE DAY you guys... That was the craziest day I've had in a long time, and let me just say, I slept VERY well that night. So originally we were going to do kind of a bohemian safari feel for the nursery... but luckily before we bought too much, Shaun told us that they were starting to pick out sheets & accessories that were more woodland, so we swapped gears...If you want to see what other ideas we had in mind, check out the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/discojess/sarah-and-shaun-baby-room/?etslf=3809&eq=sara" target="_blank">Pinterest page</a> devoted to this room.<br />
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OK enough intro, let me show you the room! This will be a picture heavy post, you've been warned. I know this is out of order, but I'll show the finished project first:<br />
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Do you love those animals?! I do! Danielle and I made those, well sort of - we used <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0170U2OVK/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ninreddes-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0170U2OVK&linkId=22f06a7096653ea3d18c57dfaa191df8" target="_blank">these wall decals from Amazon</a>, but didn't want them just floating on the wall... So we painted up some canvases I had lyin' around, I'll have a whole post about it later. Having these done before hand was a huge help!<br />
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Curtains are IKEA (sadly I can't find a link, they might be gone!), as is the plant hanger - and the amazing blanket was made by Ralph's Grandma Lorraine, so sweet! And what a great match....<br />
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Sarah's mom refinished that rocker in all new fabric - what a pro! It came out amazing and matched the room perfectly. We made the chandelier above it from ripped strips of fabric. I like that it gives a nice soft light, and is literally soft... It was so easy, I'll post a full how-to on that as well.<br />
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This bookshelf was Ikea also, it's the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80275887/#/50278482" target="_blank">Kallax Unit</a> with some simple accessories. <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00278168/" target="_blank">The doors</a> are part of the available accessories, that magically they don't have AGAIN! Well, they do, just not in green. Come to think of it, we did this nursery in July or so.... which is right when Ikea goes through it's big annual change... it's making sense now... I SHOULD have built this beforehand, it definitely ate a good hour of the day.</div>
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This rug was from there too, it's NEW and called <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50357808/" target="_blank">Lattjo</a>..Ikea really pulled through for us:</div>
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Now that I've learned I can't get those curtains anymore, I'm kicking for myself for not buying myself a pair! Haha.... Ikea loves to do that to us, don't they? I love the green leaves! Here's a close up:<br />
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This cabinet was built in already. Really useful for all the baby supplies they are going to be stashing. All we really did to incorporate it into the room was paint the wall around it, and add a curtain in matching colors. It sits on an inexpensive tension rod, so we were able to have that completely made before the big day & just popped it in. I had wanted to install all new cabinet hardware, but there are 19 handles on that beast, and this is a rental so....we chose to spread the budget around other ways.<br />
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Clearly, photographing small spaces is rough (for me at least!), so for a better idea, take a look at this video - side note, I had JUST gotten out of that chair that is rocking itself....no ghosts up in here:<br />
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And the before shots, just did a little four corner action....<br />
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Sarah & Shaun had collected a lot of baby furniture already, and with that ceiling being wood as well, it came together really nicely! Especially for their woodland theme... plus, not having to paint a ceiling & trim was a MAJOR time saver. There were grand dreams of painting furniture at one time, but when you learn you have ONE day to do it, projects hit the chopping block REAL fast. Before I forget, the paint names we used are:<br />
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I started writing down codes for our paint that we buy. You know why? The labels ALWAYS fade off that can, and news flash - Behr likes to change color names. For the same color! But the code is supposed to be the same so, learn from me. </div>
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The paint is still a little wet in these photos, but it gives you an idea of the color:<br />
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Yea.... the shiny & the streaky... it was half wet here, it definitely looked better shortly after!<br />
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Quick side note - so if you've noticed there's only tape around the light fixture, you're right - we didn't use ANY tape! Just had the help of this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00S048CC6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ninreddes-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00S048CC6&linkId=897aeb23a8f979f418f3cafa85d4a609" target="_blank">Shurline edger tool</a> that you can get online or in most hardware stores. Just be sure not to overload it with paint, you can get drips that way. If it's your first time, play around on some test areas to get the hang of it.<br />
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Accessory wise we were pretty proud of ourselves. We scoured thrift shops, discount stores, and clearance racks for things that would work well in the room, or that we could easily make-over. Danielle was super excited to get them stocked up on baby books, she found tons at the thrift shop & scoured through them to find the like-new ones:<br />
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Bambi of course was in there... I wasn't sure if we were going to dissect the Bambi book to use as some sort of wall artwork - but once we were in the room we realized we had less space than we thought, and of course wanted to give THEM room to customize the place & grow into it. With a project this fun it was REALLY hard not to go overboard.<br />
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With the thrift shopping we really were just looking for foundation items, things to give us the headstart so we could tailor/redo/repair to go with our look. But as luck would have it, a gold lamp & a ceramic animal were found on our FIRST visit.... score!<br />
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The shade was destroyed, but I recognized the lamps label to be that of Target, so I knew any standard drum from them would fit, and it did:<br />
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This cute little baby bird light caught my eye right away, and it luckily worked! It was lime green with a gold trim, and it took me a good 2 or 3 days to realize it MIGHT actually be an Easter Peep? (Worst candy ever)..... Whatever, cute night light if you ask me. </div>
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Baskets are always useful, token white vase, naturally... </div>
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So I know I've mentioned IKEA a lot and I SWEAR I'm not sponsored by them or anything (I mean, I wouldn't say no.... call me Ikea! hehe....) but they had SO many cute stuffed animals for kids! Some of these are even puppets... so if you find yourself needing a haul of plus woodland baby animals, plan that visit.<br />
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Ok one last, funny thing, from our shopping trip.. so I'm going around the thrift shop, and I don't know if I was hungry or what, but we went to the frames area... You know, to see if A) we score on some perfect wall art or B) we at least get some cheap frames to do our own thing with... and this raccoon just stared into my soul...<br />
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Danielle humored me for a minute, then distracted me, but I kept going back... "Are you sure?" I'd ask, and she finally had to break it down for me, telling me it's very different than the rest of the room's style - which it was. So I agreed, then naturally rushed back to get it while I was being rung up. Well I did everything in my power to make it cuter, painted the frame black, tried to get the picture OUT of it that was glued in, just to clean it up a bit.... but that raccoon didn't want to budge. I stuck to my guns, brought it with us as a "just in-case" there's a lonely corner... </div>
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Meanwhile, Danielle was planning to re-purpose a picture frame they already had, that had 5 or 6 photo spots in it. When we got there and she wanted to put it together, the frame was GONE. Turns out, they got rid of it LITERALLY the day before we did this - so guess who came to the rescue? You know it - raccoon frame! Ah..... I just love when that happens....</div>
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The rest of it all came together naturally, luckily they already had a few light cord sets with paper ball lanterns on them, which are simple & give a really warm light to the room. We had taken inventory and measured the room MONTHS beforehand, and I'm so happy that it wall worked out in the end, and that we were actually ABLE to pull it off in. one. day. Great work Danielle!<br />
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As for their reactions? Speechless! Shaun already knew we were doing it but hadn't seen a THING...Sarah knew nothing, though later said she suspected SOMETHING but nothing like this... they walked in the door, there were tears... hugs... and then soaking it all in. Lots of oo's & aa's... We should have gotten a video but we were too in the moment! They loved it, which was a huge relief for Danielle & I!<br />
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Congratulations Sarah & Shaun on your first baby, Miss Georgia Rae, who's due to arrive literally any day now. Thanks for letting us invade your space & let loose with our creative sides, it was fun!<br />
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And thank YOU dear reader for reading to the bottom of this post! You my friend, are something special.<br />
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Back with a few tutorial posts soon for some of the projects you see around this nursery.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com3Brookdale, CA, USA37.1062446 -122.1061809999999937.093581099999994 -122.12635099999999 37.1189081 -122.086011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-61581215457991507962016-06-09T20:29:00.000-07:002016-06-10T08:32:45.743-07:00Back with a Book, Baby!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm back! Do you even remember me? Ha-ha, I hope so - I know it's been SO long, and I <b>really</b> am sorry about that gap, but I hope that my announcement excuses me just a <i>teency</i> bit.. So, some exciting news, it looks like.... I wrote a book?!?! Just about a year ago, just as I was hanging up my hammer for the season, I was approached by <a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/" target="_blank">Interweave</a> (an awesome craft media company) with their idea of me writing a how-to book on string art. I was so flattered, honored... and REALLY intimidated! I'd never written a book, but they reassured me they'd walk me through it, so I said yes... And here she is, the finished product, over a years worth of many peoples hard work; <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1632504677/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=ninreddes-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1632504677&linkId=8ae7e1991c9cd7762970fe87a0ce8c92" target="_blank">DIY String Art by Jesse Dresbach</a></i>:</div>
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What do you think? It really didn't feel real until I was editing the preview of the book... and then it <b>really </b>hit home when I had the physical copy in my hands. I'm really proud, I learned a <b>TON</b>, and I couldn't have done it without the help of so many people at Interweave, especially my fantastic editor Stefanie... she was in charge of taking my giant pile of directions & patterns and transforming them into a beautiful book that actually makes <b>sense. </b> And man, she nailed it.. (pun intended, ha!) So before I get into a few preview shots of what's been my last year, here's an amazon link to the book for those who have been asking about it:</div>
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It's also available on the <a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/diy-string-art" target="_blank">Interweave website</a>, as well as many booksellers & other fun retailers out there. Keep an eye out! I appreciate everyone's support (and major patience!) on this journey.</div>
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So there are 24 designs in the book, and I did <i>almost</i> all brand new ones. I had to keep a few of the classics that people have asked about how to do (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/170717923/sea-snail-modern-string-art-tablet?ref=shop_home_active_4" target="_blank">Retro Sea Snail</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/87937371/modern-string-art-wooden-tablet-cardioid?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank">Retro Crescent Moon</a> have been MAJOR pattern requests!). Take a look at a few faves:</div>
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The geometric fox was a new one, and instantly a favorite.. so fun to make! This book project totally reinvigorated my string art love, allowing me to get really creative and branch out. In the book you get all the patterns of course, and tons ( I mean TONS) of directions & support. All nicely laid out into sections:</div>
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Here's a peak of the table of contents listing the projects:</div>
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And for wonderful book eye-candy time, here are few of my favorites from the book:</div>
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You can see some of the harder to explain-with-words projects get a little step-by-step picture action like our friend Ginkgo up here. But once you get the hang of it, I'm confident you can tackle all these projects... and you'll be a pro in no time! :)<br />
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Well that's what's been going on in my life, hope you all have been busy with fun projects & gearing up for summer! I'm happy to get a lot of my free-time back, and I definitely look forward to posting again. As I've mentioned before it might not be as regularly (see my gripe-fest at the end of <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2015/01/wheelbarrow-rain-chain-cute-drainage.html" target="_blank">this post</a>) - but it will definitely be more than every 18 months! Whoah, time really flew there...<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-13500248472655587862015-01-24T10:42:00.002-08:002015-01-24T11:23:25.710-08:00Wheelbarrow + Rain Chain = Cute Drainage SolutionHello! Wow, long time no hear from me, huh? Well, I can explain, sort of, but I'll tuck it away at the <b>end </b>of this post. Last month we got a TON of rain, and while we managed to put up rain gutters the year before... we never put downspouts, which are kind of important! I wanted to share this idea today because when I HAD the idea, I researched the interweb to see if others had done it. I like to see if others have any tips/shortcuts before I jump into things. Since I couldn't find any, I figured I'd better throw it out there..<br />
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See we have this one little problem area, where a lot of water hits. Take a look:<br />
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We recently put down the rocks, to try and stop the muddy splashes. This is a weird spot, you can see the rain gutter on the left... well it's lower than a portion of roof that sticks out past it - making this, the lowest point, in the middle of the back of the house. NOT GOOD for drainage, who's idea was this? We are on a hill so this just seeps into the dirt under the house.... fun....Also, a standard downspout can't go here because this window is in the way:<br />
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See? Disclaimer: Don't make fun of our rain gutters, we put them up in a hurry and home depot only had these plastic ones that I intend to replace someday when I am covered in cash. For now it's function over fashion my friends..<br />
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Anyway - We had to think of some way to get the water out from back here. Originally I wanted to collect the rainwater since we live in drought country, but the logistics got out of control on me and a storm was fast approaching... that's when we ran into a wheel barrow at the <i>Re-store</i> in Santa Cruz...<br />
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Fifteen bucks! It had a flat tire and was actually a dark blue before. We grabbed a sample of paint at Home Depot & did a sloppy paint job, because we want it to start aging ASAP.<br />
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I hung a test chain from the rain gutter so we could position the wheel barrow accordingly. Here's the idea, we needed a raised collection system (enter wheelbarrow here!) so there would be enough water pressure (by raising) to funnel the water out from the back of the house. <br />
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I rummaged around the plumbing section at home depot and found these, which a standard garden hose can attach to:<br />
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Perfect! The piece on the left will go through the wheelbarrow, and the piece on the right would attach to it. As luck would have it, our wheel barrow had a hole in it at the lowest point, which I just stabbed at with a flat head screwdriver until it was roughly the right size to fit only the piece that needs to go through. (Small end of the left).<br />
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Like so...<br />
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I used just some leftover clear caulking we had that I knew would be waterproof. It's OK if it leaks a little, we are just trying to get 95% of the water out of here. Here's the under view:<br />
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And THAT is where a garden hose will attach. The garden hose will run along the back of the house, buried & hidden, to the front where our water will flow away. <br />
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To hang the rain chain, I used a simple L bracket above the rain gutter opening:<br />
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Then we hung the chain! I got this rain chain on Amazon (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TXV92O/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B007TXV92O&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20&linkId=S3RSFI2DUXPV6SRI" target="_blank">Click here to check it out</a>) but accidentally got a SHORT one. Works fine for this spot, but if you are buying, double check the length!<br />
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The plan for spring is to bury a few pots in the gravel, so plants can overflow out of the wheelbarrow. They won't get flooded, since the wheelbarrow is funneling the water away faster than it can fill.<br />
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Wear and tear already! How cute.. So the rains hit before we could fill it with gravel, and we got some MAJOR clogs in the hose. Once the storms passed, I was able to clear the clogs & we filled her up. This much gravel should act as a filter & keep those leaves out:<br />
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That's it, pretty simple with very few snags along the way. When the rain flows down the cups you can watch from inside that little bedroom.. so neat & peaceful.<br />
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OK, so where have I been? Well, a few things happened. Balancing normal life, the Etsy business, and the house projects - I used to get this guilt all the time that I needed to post more, or I hadn't done a post in X amount of time. I realized I wasn't doing projects so much to enjoy them, but more to be able to post more projects, because that was the "norm" and what you were "supposed to do". Which is just adding an unnecessary amount of stress to life, and that finally felt silly (<i>for me</i>). Combine that with the discovery of this major trash talking website after the whole Young House Love breakdown happened...ugh. I was kind of blown away by this site you may have heard of called "GOMI" or, "Get Off My Internets". Holy... Crap... it was page after page of people tearing apart popular bloggers and I felt completely discouraged. Their style, their projects, their <b>personal life</b>. I didn't find my own blog on there, but I found a lot of blogs I DO know & love, and it was heartbreaking. It was one of those situations where you want to look away, but you can't.<br />
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So I took a breather to see if I wanted to keep going or call it quits. And If I did keep going, how to go forward. I finally decided to keep going, and to adopt the "slow blogging" style, which is focused on quality not quantity. This works on all fronts in my opinion, while I will undoubtedly post less often, I'll post when it feels right. When I have something to share, rather than rushing to have more posts per week. Some people can post great quality posts on the regular, and I admire them! I just have to face that I can't. Blogging has been really fun and I've made a lot of friends along the way, and I like to think I have a good idea now & then to contribute to internet-land. So from here on out, crock pot style blogging, I guess. And I'm happy with that. I'll still be posting little updates & tidbits now and then on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nine-Red/133722583332981" target="_blank">facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/discojess/" target="_blank">pinterest</a>, and <a href="http://instagram.com/discojess" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Thank you all for your great support & feedback, I love seeing your projects. Keep in touch buddies & keep creating!<br />
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Love,<br />
Jesse<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-90355264659865284742014-10-01T11:51:00.000-07:002014-10-01T11:51:03.104-07:00Backyard Patio: Tree stump to Day BedYou know what I realized as I set out to write this post? I completely skipped out on showing you how we turned the stump into a bench in the first place! So this post got twice as long, oops...If you aren't caught up on all the backyard going-ons, I've been trying to tidy up this project for a bit - you can read up <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/search/label/Backyard" target="_blank">in these posts.</a><br />
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So you've seen this picture in some of my updates:<br />
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Well as much as I wish that bench would have magically appeared on it's own, it didn't. We had to get real crafty on it, and it was no easy task. Here's what we had interrupting our deck:</div>
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Big ol' stump. Whoever cut it down decided keeping the stump & building a deck around it was a better idea than removing it. So we inherited it, and after brainstorming for weeks we got hooked on the idea of a large, outdoor daybed/couch type dealy. The first hurtle was figuring out a seat.<br />
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<i>(Now, if you like this idea but don't have your own stump, you can build this over any frame. Even two wine barrels would work. Or just four sturdy legs.Or two piles of pallets secured together to be the right height. Anything.)</i><br />
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After Ralph leveled out the bumps as best he could, (Sander with 80 grit paper!) it was time to devise a sturdy seat. We played around with some spare wood, seeing what arrangement they needed to be to maximize space. Plus we were trying to see if we needed to build some sort of frame, etc. Some boards didn't make the cut:<br />
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Well it turned out the simplest idea was the best, and building right on top of the stump seemed strongest. After cutting our boards to size and placing them on the stump, we flipped the whole thing over face down (keep the same order in mind!) & braced them with more spare wood. I made sure to pre-drill some pilot holes so the deck screws wouldn't split the 2 x 2 braces in half.<br />
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These wood screws are the best, they come with that little star bit. I was skeptical, but they work amazingly better than a standard philips:<br />
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I used the same wood screws to screw down into the stump. HERE IS ONE OF MY MISTAKES. When the platform we had just build was one piece, we set it on the stump. Amazingly, all was level! So I started drilling down into the stump, and as wood does, things twisted and turned creating a few uneven moments in our lives. I suggest, if YOU are working on a stump, to look underneath and add some wood shims where needed. This would have solved everything. EVERYTHING!<br />
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But in the name of progress, I carried on, adding some custom legs until most things were level:<br />
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There was still the tiniest bit of unevenness in some areas, which is unnoticeable when you sit on it. This, helped me decide to make the <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/09/backyard-brick-patio-quick-update.html" target="_blank">chunkiest seat cushion on the planet</a>. <br />
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Then I sealed the whole thing is the Spar Urethane from our <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/06/backyard-bar-progress.html" target="_blank">bar project</a>.</div>
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Now you are all caught up! It's time to get some arms on this puppy! I've said it before and said it again, sometimes you have to be flexible and let your project be your guide. The original plan for arms & a backrest was the oh-so-popular Pipe & Flange construction. <i>(<a href="https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=775&q=pipe+shelf&oq=pipe+shelf&gs_l=img.3..0l7j0i5l3.1061.1974.0.2066.10.9.0.0.0.0.145.933.4j5.9.0....0...1ac.1.54.img..1.9.927.rmnDeJWSmhw" target="_blank">Like these</a>). BUT!!!</i> Do you know how expensive pipes can get? It's the flanges that are the worst! So the total, without lumber, for the pipes on this couch was $180. I bought it, sat in the car in shock for a second, and then returned it. Yes, I was that horrible person in the return line with like 800 tiny pieces. If this was going to be some gorgeous shelf inside our home, OK - I'll spring for it. But this was to be armrests. Hidden by pillows. OUTSIDE. Not worth $180 in my book.</div>
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Our new plan, was to not be lazy and figure something out with the 2x4's we had on hand. This brings out cost down by like $170. Seriously down to like $10. </div>
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I imagined & then designed this shape:</div>
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This, would be, an armrest, that also acts as a back brace. Now, it will make sense in a few photos, but it's on it's side here. The bottom longest side matches the depth of our bench, and the height of the armrest is about 14" (front). The top of the armrest is the same length as the bottom, minus the thickness of the backrest. The backrest is the piece that sticks up past the rest.<br />
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All pieces were cut with 45 degree angles. I added wood glue, the corner clamp, and shot some nails in using my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032JTDPY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0032JTDPY&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20&linkId=GKVAFKQEMXGZWZL4" target="_blank">nail gun</a> that I bought for our <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/diy-white-wood-ceiling.html" target="_blank">downstairs bathroom ceiling project</a>. Because I'm paranoid, I still shot some wood screws down into the 2x4's after. If you think yours will get heavy use, throw some "L" brackets on the interior of this puppy.<br />
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So you need two of these. Identically the same. Then you just place them on your surface, and measure the length you want the back pieces. Start chopping your spare wood:<br />
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Once my pieces were cut, I laid the armrest / backrest on their backsides, and starting playing around with board spacing:<br />
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I used a spare 2 x 2 to evenly space the boards before I glued & nailed them in as well:<br />
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Once everything feels secure, stand it up. If things feel wobbly, lay it back down and reinforce with either more nails or some wood screws. Everything can be painted afterwards. <br />
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Now it looks like a bench! With this technique you can easily, and cheaply, add a back to many different surfaces. Upon closer inspection:<br />
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Since we had a mix of wood, old & new, redwood & pine, we decided paint was best. We used an exterior paint here, since this would be outdoors. We used or paint sprayer that connects to the air compressor, but if you don't have that, consider painting your pieces before assembly, and touching up afterward.<br />
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You can see the left side is sticking up a bit, this is because one of my boards was acting squirrely and twisty, but I knew it would settle down in a bit. And it did! After lining the backrest into it's permanent spot, more deck screws went down the bottom sides of the armrests into the platform. Then we staged for fun:<br />
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See that lovely giant cushion? Haha... well it got SUPER fluffy when I had it on it's side for the day, so we were forced to nap on it to get it back down to normal. What a pain....<br />
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I joke about this area looking like a Southern Mexican restaurant, because it got super colorful on us. I guess neither Ralph nor myself can say no to color. With each project we had that moment of "what do we paint this?" and the answers were almost always something bright. I'm amazed we got as much white in there as we did, but I think it really ties things together nicely & adds a sweet trim. <br />
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Ok so NOW it's our cantina patio I think....:<br />
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Now there are still little details to this zone I'm finishing, but for the most part I think the big stuff can be considered done!<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-29796315173618751972014-09-24T10:51:00.000-07:002014-09-24T10:51:02.313-07:00Modern Stool MakeoverHello World! Well, I'm waiting for the sun to come out so I can shoot some pretty shots of the backyard bench that we FINALLY finished! I'm so. so. SO happy to be done with that thing. It was the biggest hurtle back there, and with it out of the way I feel like I can do whatever I want. I'm free! If you want to travel back and see what I'm talking about, <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/09/backyard-brick-patio-quick-update.html" target="_blank">hop over here</a>.<br />
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But in the meantime, let me share the easiest little makeover on the planet, whose technique can be applied to so many pieces of furniture. It has a modern look that's easy to achieve. Piece of cake as they say. (<i>Is cake easy?)</i><br />
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Start with a simple piece of furniture. Pretty much anything made of plywood is <i>likely</i> to have very simple edges. Here's mine:</div>
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A certain stool from IKEA called <i>Frosta</i> is made of flat edge plywood, and is pretty common to find in the thrift shops. Or, I guess, Ikea itself. My stool here I SWEAR is from a daycare furniture set. I worked in daycare for 1,000 years - believe me, I know this stuff. It's super glossy plywood furniture. I found this beast in our local thrift shop, for $1. I'm guessing it was too rough to make it home with anyone else. Lucky me! Just look for something flat, with flat edges. That's the best.</div>
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In the spirit of keeping it clean & modern, I painted all the interior legs white.<br />
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White used to be a rare color choice for me, but I've really come to appreciate it lately & I'm hooked. I'm using a plain white gloss paint, the gloss also helps down the line when you're staining, you can quickly wipe off any drips. While your painting the interior flat edges, don't worry too much about getting on the main edges. If anything, you WANT to overlap a little. Because you can do this after:<br />
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Using a fine sandpaper (#220) on my sander, I gave a quick, flat swipe down the sides to remove my overpainting issues. See how clean that got?<br />
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Up next, Pre-Stain the areas of the stool you're going to stain:<br />
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Love this stuff. I never used to use it, and then when I finally tried it? Worth it! You only have to wait about 15 minutes before you can start the real deal. I'm using, Dark Walnut of course:<br />
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Just make sure that the pre-stain conditioner you are using is the same type as your stain. In my case, both are oil based. If your stain is waterbased, use a water based conditioner. Makes sense.<br />
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Stain the top & the legs. I have a pile of old T-shirts, and I just cut a good square out and I dip right into the stain. That's my favorite way to stain wood, I'm not the biggest fan of the brush method - but to each their own. Also, the T-shirt way helps you cleanly stain the edges:<br />
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That's my lil T-shirt square. just a tiny dab, and carefully stain the edges. If you have any drips on the white, quickly wipe it off with another square of T-shirt that DOESN'T have the stain. Faster!<br />
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Let it dry, give it a coat of your favorite clear coat (I use Minwax Polycrylic, Satin in this case)<br />
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That's it! This is the perfect addition to our wildly colored patio, and ties in the white from one of our tables, the white in the rugs, the white in the banister behind the barstools, and as you'll SOON see, the white backing on our big bench/daybed thingy. <br />
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Plus it's handy for a short person like me. Whenever a light bulb goes out on our string lights, I can hop right up all by myself. The rest of the time, it's a cute little floater stool that offers a seat, anytime anyplace.<br />
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Flashback....<br />
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If yours has screws in the top like mine, and they bother you, you could always screw them down a little farther - fill them with wood putty - sand & stain. I, didn't really care about them, and left them.<br />
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OK I'm off to photoshoot the backyard, can't wait to show you! Have a great rest of your week & a wonderful weekend, get out there and enjoy the days before winter hits - yikes!<br />
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Wow, a rainy day? This is great! We are in the middle of one of our worst droughts out here in California, so I'm not going to complain about rain at ALL. It's so refreshing, and it's forcing me to work inside for once. Yay, computer time! (I'm an addict).</div>
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So in string-land, here's what I've been up to lately. When we were gearing up for our first show ever (Santa Cruz Mountains Makers Market!)and I was stringing as much as I could. I wanted something new, and just coming back from Hawaii Ralph suggested <i>Aloha....</i>how appropriate:</div>
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I think I can pretty much say it's my new favorite! It was reserved for sale by a friend literally minutes after I posted it on Facebook, so these are now made to order. Which means you can swap out the colors! <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/204013093/aloha-modern-string-art-wooden-name" target="_blank">Click here to hop over to Etsy.</a><br />
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A bit before all that I made this neat two tone one for the giveaway on Better After:</div>
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I guess it's technically 3 color, since the stripe in the middle is natural. Oops, <i>three tone.</i> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/186705817/color-block-string-art-wooden-name?ref=shop_home_active_7" target="_blank">Also for sale here.</a></div>
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Here's one I made for myself, because it seems like lately I'm obsessed with all things faceted. I don't know where these obsessions come from, but I'm rolling with it...<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I'm keeping that one, but you can order them in the shop....<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/186981389/faceted-crystal-string-art-tablet?ref=shop_home_active_5" target="_blank">clicky here!</a></span></div>
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Speaking of faceted, I'm continuing down the rabbit hole & found a great way to make my letters in this style too... <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/186982729/faceted-monogram-modern-string-art?ref=shop_home_active_13" target="_blank">Click here for a direct link to Etsy. </a><br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/186979160/faceted-diamond-crystal-string-art?ref=shop_home_active_6" target="_blank">One last link here for Diamond</a>. Lots more going on here, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/203732113/marilyn-monroe-modern-string-art-tablets?ref=shop_home_active_12" target="_blank">Marilyn Monroe</a> sold so I'm going to be creating something big & new to fill her shoes soon, which I'm super happy about because my idea list is longer than my time allows.<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-57272938698154026272014-09-03T09:34:00.001-07:002014-09-03T09:34:57.341-07:00Backyard Brick Patio: A Quick UpdateHello again! I'm still around, I hope you haven't forgotten me! Summer has been wild & crazy in all the right ways, but the downside is that I've totally neglected blogtime. Womp! Between vacations, string projects & the Maker's Market (a first for my sister and I!) I've been a busy boy. Warning, this is a long, picture heavy post - I recommend a coffee refill...<br />
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Yet - I still found pockets of time here & there to chip away at the long list of ideas for the brick patio. While I admit, I am not ready to lay all these out in tutorial form yet, I figured it would still be fun to play around with the camera so you could see what's been changing, and so you know I didn't fall off the face of the earth.<br />
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So, here is where we are right about now - <br />
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Aaaaw... isn't that lovely. This is one of my favorite times of day out there, it's about 3ish... sun comes blasting through, and with all the bright colors we've been adding this is now by far our cheeriest patio. Hands down. Oh, so you may think at this point "That is NOT brick" and you're right. This area of the brick patio is wood, but the bulk of the rest is brick and I had to call it <i>something.</i> You'll see the overwhelming brick side in phase 2. Here's another angle:<br />
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I'm a total sucker for a good depth of field shot. Mainly what I love about the background being blurry, is it gives you a nice little color swatch of the area, highlighting what's most dominant without focusing on the details of the items. Ok mainly it just looks coool...<br />
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This little stool I found at a thrift store for ONE DOLLAR. I swear it's from a childcare set (you know how those lofts & such are always built of over polished plywood? Yea, that was this) Oh lucky us, I found a photo:<br />
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With all the wild colors going on, I wanted some more white, and I thought this stool was the perfect candidate. I'll post a friendly tutorial soon, but in short I painted the insides of the legs first, sanded off the edges where any paint overlapped, and stained the top & edges in dark walnut. Very... carefully...<br />
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Now for the stools! (If you haven't seen the bar area, <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/06/backyard-bar-progress.html" target="_blank"><i>click here to go read</i></a>)<br />
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In a complete impulse decision at Home Depot, Ralph and I grabbed a yellow paint card and ordered a sample of 5 different yellows that were in a row.<br />
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The fade is pretty subtle, you know I love ombre & I couldn't care less if it's "trending" or not anymore, I think it just. looks. great.<br />
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These aren't quite done, we have to adjust the heights & sand, stain & seal the tops. Thinking dark walnut? I should be responsible and give the paint color names, I always feel horrible when I lose these & people write me asking for them. So here goes, from left to right, all paints are BEHR:<br />
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<li>Extreme Yellow</li>
<li>Smiley Face</li>
<li>Yellow Jubilee</li>
<li>Banana Mania</li>
<li>Vanilla Ice Cream</li>
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Up next, a random angle shot that highlights the fun fluorescent pink table we have. I guess I could have cleaned it before taking a photo, but you know how it goes. I'm lazy. These two metal tables were also thrift store finds, around $12 each:</div>
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Here's the before, lots of rust that you can't really see here:<br />
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I was browsing craigslist for tables when I saw a bamboo & glass coffee table that immediately begged for me to email the owner. I imagined solid white, with a glass top, on top of this crazy rug, but alas, it was sold. But the simple, glass table idea stuck, and now we have these pups.</div>
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So pretty! If you're wondering about the rug situation, a large rag rug was beyond $200, so I am taking 6 (or maybe 8 by the time I get to this project) smaller rugs that were $5 each, and stitching them together to make a large rug. $30-$40 vs. $200, I think I will come out ahead.<br />
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Close up of pinky, with it's <i>possible</i> accessories:<br />
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It's always so hard for me to be patient and wait to accessorize a space. I start collecting things from the house, thrift stores, wherever & begin immediately. I end up redoing it like 10 times before we're "done" (<i>let's be serious, nothing is ever done)</i>.<br />
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Ah... another fun blurry & colorful shot... so happy the deer are completely uninterested in this fern:<br />
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Aren't the colors fun?? I love them! Oh, see that giant blue pad on the bench to the left there? Let's talk about that thing.. So first we had built a bench over that crazy stump:<br />
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It was a medium pain that we'll touch on someday. Since it is so big though, I imagined a large... couch style seat... almost like a daybed. So I made a cushion from a moving blanket! It sounded cheap, durable, large & easy. Perfect for something that can potentially be ruined by the outdoors.<br />
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I folded the blanket in half, and sewed it up like a sleeping bag, leaving the top open:<br />
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Then I found this foam online for super cheap, (<a href="http://www.foamforyou.com/" target="_blank">find it here!</a>) it's shredded poly, and was about $14 for 13.5 cubic feet! Shipping was around $16 to California, and came in a small cube the size of a milk crate. But expanded to this once I opened it:<br />
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Again, in another tutorial I can over-explain how EASY it was to get the filling into my sleeping bag type pillow, and sealed it up to be this:</div>
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Winchester immediately approved!<br />
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Now I know it looks enormous, and that's because it is - but I was confident (<i>er..really hopeful!</i>) that it would squish down as time went by. Which, update, it has.<br />
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It's the coziest cushion ever. When you sit on it, you can't feel the bench underneath, and it's so big you could sprawl out & nap. The current project for this bench is adding arms, a back, & pillows upon pillows. Upon pillows! Mark my words, I will nap here one day, <i>soon.</i><br />
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Another project was taking one of these oh-so-common light fixtures & turning it into a planter. You see a lot of people turning these into terrariums, but some of the glass was already broken so I had to improvise...<br />
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Plus the glass was tinted & I wasn't into it. I kept the top 8 panels in, since that will be my planter, and had a little fun with spray paint:<br />
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I used the TOP as the planter because it is the side with the closed panel, in-case you tackle this yourself. And here we go:<br />
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I primed the glass & then painted copper right over it. I used a little tape to keep a clean line for my cyan top section, the middle is plain brass, and the bottom is copper.<br />
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I chose a perennial I hoped would survive, and planted away:</div>
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It's no terrarium, but it's a perfect little cage. You could probably plant a fun annual vine on here & it would look great climbing the structure.<br />
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Oh, here's what it looked like before... I held onto this stupid thing for 3 YEARS... I'm so embarrassed, but happy to finally have given it a life other than the one behind our dryer...<br />
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I totally kept that center light fixture by the way, I can't resist a fun light fixture... I couldn't fight my inner hoarder on that one.<br />
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So there you have it, I'm still around, still balancing too many projects, and finally feel like I'm seeing the finish line on this back patio. On a dose-of-cute note, we adopted a new kitten from the shelter... his name is Hamilton. See, Winchester moved in a year ago, and he's an indoor maine coon who loves to play, and we felt so bad that he was all alone in here! (No more outdoor kittens, the cars drive too fast here & we lost Reuben that way) The other two cats (<i>you read that right, other TWO</i>) only come inside for about 5 minutes a day - Tyler moved out (<i>he fell in love with the neighbors, and they are all very happy it's adorable</i>) and Charcoal loves the outdoors, so we hang out with her out there. So Winchester, now has Hamilton (<i>anyone from Campbell will know those street names!</i>) and the two absolutely love each other:</div>
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Have a wonderful Wednesday! What projects are you working on? Huge thank you to those who wrote me during my hiatus to check in, that was so nice to hear from you! Definitely motivated me to take a breather & hop back on here...feels good..<br />
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Well I guess not so secret <i>anymore</i> now that I've blasted this all over the internet. Oh well, I guess if you come to my house you'll know this secret spot & head straight to it. </div>
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Good thing for me that I don't keep anything in it! Yea, I've always had some weird obsession with hiding places. I used to hollow out books, just because it was cool. And then I'd put them on the shelf. Empty. I don't have anything to hide really, no gold coins & cash burns a hole right through my pocket. But, during this fail-fix I couldn't resist the opportunity. </div>
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It all started during that long winded <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCUQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fninered.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F03%2Fbefore-after-downstairs-bath-official.html&ei=R4CsU4DrNo3ioASvgoHIAQ&usg=AFQjCNElYxEz7zP33DgP9mgj_0b72VYlQw&sig2=NdWbr9FBx9ia_0pAcQ2mhg&bvm=bv.69837884,d.cGU" target="_blank">downstairs bathroom</a> redo, one of my accessories was to be ferns. I chose ferns, because that room is "light challenged" and I figured they'd fit right in. Look how they did:</div>
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Mind you, this is not a case of not having a green thumb, I have a bunch of healthy plants that will tell you otherwise - I gave this puppy everything I had, and he quit. Fast forward to problem #2 - I used a <i>wood bucket</i>. Even though I had the fern in a separate plastic pot for drainage (<i>I thought I thought of everything!</i>), and sealed the heck out of the bucket, the water seeped on through. But whatever, we all have fails & new things sprout from those, right?<br />
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I wanted to rush out and buy (<i>see what I mean about the cash problem</i>) something else to go here, but in an effort to try and use-what-I-have-around-here, this is what I came up with. And it's what I should have done in the first place. (<i>sorry lil fern...</i>)<br />
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Step 1: Paint the bottom half of the bucket. This was dual purpose, it hides the horrible water damage to the bucket, and looks all color-blocky. Unsuspecting people will think this was the plan all along - good!<br />
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Step 2: Raise up the floor so I don't have to literally fill this bucket with moss. This is where the secret hiding spot came in at the last minute! I <strike>hoard</strike> keep all those jars from finished Bath & Body works candles & freeze the wax out (<i>freezing the candle is the easiest way to get the wax out - just take a butter knife to it to crack out the wax</i>). They are super handy, and this one fit perfect:<br />
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A little newspaper padding to keep it steady......pop the lid on....<br />
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Step 3: Fill her up with moss! This is my favorite moss, it's about $26 on Amazon (<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007OLK35A/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B007OLK35A&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20&linkId=7M6IGLSNDCFAJTQF" target="_blank">find the link here</a></i>) for a HUGE box of it, but you can find smaller packs too. I use it all the time, I cover the soil in my other houseplants with it, just to make them even cuter. Because, why not? Back to the bucket:<br />
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Done! Much cleaner. I love that fluffy lime stuff. I still get my touch of green in here without having to buy a fake plant, and a hiding spot too. Again - because, why not?<br />
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From failed to fixed in like, 15 minutes. And it didn't cost me a thing since I had it all here.<br />
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Back to work on the <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/06/backyard-bar-progress.html" target="_blank">backyard brick patio</a> for me... enjoy your summer!<br />
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Backyard Brick Patio Bar Progress... say that ten times fast, huh? We do actually call this area the brick patio, because in our house - there are so many doors (6!) that it's really hard to say where the "back" yard is, this area is more of a side yard. Anyways, a ways back I started a project (<a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/04/duluth-kick-in-pants-contest-and.html" target="_blank">you can read about it here</a>) to fancy up this area of our life:</div>
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We've learned a lot since buying the house. What looks like a random curve shaped deck surrounding redwoods is <i>actually</i> someone's giant cover up of an old unused jacuzzi. Yep, there is a really old jacuzzi shell under there. They would have gotten away with it if we hadn't seen the pipes coming out the other side, but I think a deck is better anyway. Have you ever owned a jacuzzi? Cha-ching....$$$...hello maintenance!<br />
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So I'm back with a post to prove that we aren't <i>total slackers</i> and that we've made progress. The bar is up, and here's a fancy play by play of just how it was done:<br />
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Lucky for us there was a fence there already, and it was surprisingly sturdy. That was a fantastic shortcut! We had a lot of extra redwood on hand from our retaining wall project, and decided to just give it a go. Luckily all was level, and this was pretty much just a cut & attach project.<br />
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A little 45 degree angle edge work will protect us from dangerous corners, this is a bar after all & I'm 100% sure there will be drinks around it. Safety first! If you notice that weird corner, yea.... oops! Saw got a little wild on me, but we'll be <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fninered.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F05%2Fschool-of-restoration-chiseled-chair.html&ei=HbWhU46KGYf1oASAzoHoCg&usg=AFQjCNEZpFXArz0TVnrw0T6ZauLqrrmpZg&sig2=UZC-HMvN7uhEwtXfJM0v3Q&bvm=bv.69137298,d.cGU" target="_blank">beveling the heck out of it</a>. At least we had, this:<br />
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A flat surface!<br />
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Using clamps (oh and now you get a REAL nice shot of that error area) I secured our new bar to the top of the existing sturdy railing, and drove some standard exterior wood screws up from the bottom:<br />
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Yep, those ones.<br />
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And up from the bottom, see? Isn't that nice & clean.... no screw holes upstairs. Horrible picture, but it gets the point across.<br />
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From here on out it was pretty much a bracing, sanding, staining & sealing issue. Things went surprisingly well, which is lucky for us because we jumped into the project with little to no planning. Sometimes, I gotta say, things work nicely on the fly. You break out all your tools & supplies, and you just roll with it until you figure out how in the heck you are going to get your end result. </div>
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Bracing: The thing felt pretty sturdy, but I'm paranoid & like I said, it's a <i>bar. </i> People get careless. We used some leftover 2x2's from our <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CGcQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fninered.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F04%2Fpatio-progress-building-pergola.html&ei=DwahU5qYDIGNyASsx4CQBw&usg=AFQjCNGYismdETez-vQQpckErLd5_RRulA&sig2=Y1fLVw8qc2If1VZ_Mi5rfA&bvm=bv.69137298,d.aWw" target="_blank">Impromptu Pergola</a> project along with my handsome miter-saw to cut out some brackets. These are easy, just 45 degrees in opposite directions, attach and feel the brawn...</div>
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I love you Miter Saw.</div>
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For a while now we've been looking to incorporate one of my favorite hexagon patterns back into our lives, since we gave a friend our favorite <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CEsQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fninered.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F09%2Ffrench-provincial-geometry.html&ei=vLWhU_6KDIrqoASS_IDoCA&usg=AFQjCNHKyWGwe9f8dkOjH058oz7D9oMKag&sig2=HitlfD0-YVPOBDqfn0pQ8A&bvm=bv.69137298,d.cGU" target="_blank">Hexagon Coffee table</a>. (Loved that thing, but we had no spot for it!). This was the perfect canvas, and brought a little contrast to the surrounding green.<br />
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We sanded the bar starting with a coarse 80 grit paper, and gradually used finer paper with each layer. 120, then 220. Once it was smooth, we taped our pattern (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UADASI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B001UADASI&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20&linkId=VHCNWLD42WYIMA6V" target="_blank">using this handy hexagon ruler</a>) & painted our design.<br />
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So shiny... I sealed it with 3 coats of High Gloss <i>Spar Urethane</i>. (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AY14C36/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B00AY14C36&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20&linkId=2Q52QO4YFPIS44WB" target="_blank">Here's a link if it's new to you</a>) I pretty much just asked the clerk for the strongest stuff ever, and he delivered. This stuff is SHINY!<br />
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Close up of Hexy:<br />
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After painting the hexagons (and before sealing) we decided to rough them up a bit. I love the wood grain showing through.. <br />
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Do you see those lovely beveled edges? Delightful...<br />
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Let's stand back....<br />
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Here's a sneak peak to the bench we are building on that stump:<br />
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A lovely before & after:<br />
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So clearly we aren't done, but we're kinda close. Really I just need to figure out a rug, a gigantic pad for that seat, armrests & backrests (not really sure how that's gonna happen....ha!) and accessories. </div>
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While we are out here, look who bloomed - our ultimate deer proof plant, Clerodendrum:</div>
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Thanks for stopping in & seeing our progress, stay tuned - I'm so excited to get this area up & running. Happy Wednesday!</div>
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-79413573164083697392014-06-11T09:28:00.000-07:002014-06-11T09:43:55.514-07:00I'm Back! With a Giveaway No Less... Hey guys! Sorry, I totally took a breather there. I didn't mean to, it's just that May turned out to be crazy busy! Between work, string art orders, helping with a <b>wedding</b> (<i>pics soon, I was so all over the place day-of that I didn't take a single ONE!</i>) & life... May was wild. And fun. Seriously every free moment was scooped up. I'll sprinkle some of the interesting parts over the blog once I collect enough photos. Muah!<br />
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As a result of all that crazy, I don't have a wild & fantastic new project to share here <i>yet (hoppin' back on that to-do list)</i>, but I DO have a giveaway! Ok... so have you heard of <i><a href="https://vbryden.scentsy.us/" target="_blank">Scentsy</a>?</i> I'm sure you have, it's been growing like crazy. I've seen it around & never gave it much thought because I'm openly a candle addict (<i>Bath & Body Baby!)</i>. Until an old friend of mine offered me a chance to just try one out.... so I said why not?<br />
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Well, honestly I wasn't expecting much. I figured, "Ok, try it... then send it back". I was thinking it was just another thing to maintain, basically I was clueless. So I picked a warmer out, (<a href="https://vbryden.scentsy.us/Buy/ProductDetails/23172" target="_blank">Mission Oak</a>, love that wood grain!) and a few bars of scents. Once it arrived, we set it up..<br />
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Wow. Within about 15 minutes the house smelled amazing! I love that it's a plug-in, I just turn it on when I get home. Boom. And maintenance? I was wrong... for us, 2 cubes out of the bar (each bar has about 8 cubes) last around 4 days. Which is perfect because on weekends I usually swap back to my candles, I can't resist that flame.... Plus swapping out scents is easy with Scentsy. Let the wax start to melt, dump it out (bowl is removable) - wipe it off and start a new.<br />
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Alright, here's your chance for a freebie - my friend <a href="https://vbryden.scentsy.us/" target="_blank">Valerie</a> is giving away one Scentsy warmer + a bar (8 cubes!) to one lucky winner! Any warmer & scent you choose, and there are a <b>lot</b> to choose from. Plus, second place gets 50% off any item in her shop! There's a few ways to enter, and none are mandatory. So you can do any one you like, or all, or a few, or whatever. Hop over to her page & <a href="https://vbryden.scentsy.us/" target="_blank">browse around</a> in the meantime to pick out your fave. (<a href="https://vbryden.scentsy.us/" target="_blank">Click here to hop over</a>)<br />
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The winner will be chosen Monday morning, <b>June 16th at 8:00 AM. </b>Good luck!<br />
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In the meantime, I'm breaking out my tools, getting my hands dirty, and really getting to work on our back brick patio. It needs some major cute-ifying (<i>new word</i>) & we have a ton of ideas. If you missed the start of this back patio saga, <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/04/duluth-kick-in-pants-contest-and.html" target="_blank">you can read about it here</a>. Here's the photo I posted on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/133722583332981/photos/a.139731089398797.15353.133722583332981/703431453028755/?type=1&theater" target="_blank">facebook</a> a while back that sort of shows the direction I'd like to take this area... who knows though, it could change any minute knowing me. :)<br />
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Have a great one, it feels good to be back!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">So, Disclaimer style, this isn't a commercial.. I wasn't paid or compensated to write this, and I'm not becoming a Scentsy seller either! Hehe. All these opinions are my own, just love to offer a giveaway to you guys when I have the chance and Valerie was nice enough to offer. Yay!</span><br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-22049447484638538782014-05-12T11:16:00.003-07:002014-05-12T11:16:29.278-07:00New Kitchen Buffet with Open Shelves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well in the midst of the usual balancing of many projects, we squeezed this one in recently. I had really been craving some large scale open shelving in our kitchen, because with it's height - I felt something BIG was in order. </div>
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If you've been reading around here for a while you've seen the original Kitchen Hutch we had (If you're new, <i><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/01/hutch-makeover-part-2-done.html" target="_blank">click here for the Kitchen Hutch History</a></i>):</div>
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I LOVED it, but when I stood back I just felt like it was small for the room (I might be crazy though...) and a little more country than we were goin' for. Still, don't get me wrong, I LOVE the hutch and replacing it was a tough choice:<br />
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As luck would have it, our friend Kim was soon to be moving into a house & needed furniture, and said she loved it too. Perfect! So knowing that she loved the distressed style, we added a little more character here & there for her:<br />
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Just a little sanding sponge action & a Saturday night, you know how it be:<br />
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The next task was finding a replacement. In my mind I saw a buffet vs. a hutch, with wide open shelves above it, sprinkled with vintage goods, my ever-growing dish collection, & plants. On my very first attempt at finding such a thing, I found the perfect fit:<br />
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It was in GREAT shape, solid wood, dovetail joints... I think it's pretty old. It was $70, which is normally a little rich for my blood (<i>for USED furniture</i>), but I had to stand back and look at the bigger picture - knowing something new would not only be thrice the price, but particle board for sure. Which we all know how long that lasts. . . . But this color wasn't me, and in an effort to tie both sides of the kitchen together, we used the same blue/grey color from our lower kitchen cabinets. (<a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/09/painting-kitchen-cabinets-part-2.html" target="_blank">See THAT post here</a>)<br />
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This was such a fast job! One afternoon. We removed the top because we intend to redo it separately once we decide the stain color.<br />
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I was using my favorite spray gun that connects to the air compressor (<i>many have asked, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009KN9NG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0009KN9NG&link_code=as3&tag=sancruspe-20&linkId=ZCC6THJM52QOBMVG" target="_blank">you can find it here</a>)</i> filled with my paint. I prefer paint & primer in one, it has great coverage & less coats. Mix a little floetrol in there, and spray away.<br />
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I skipped the clear coat on this one to let it age naturally, and the paint was already semi-gloss so it looked finished. Win-win.<br />
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These will be night shots, sorry! When I get going I wait for no one, not even the Sun. I picked up <i><a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/56696109/" target="_blank">these brackets</a></i> from IKEA. They are solid wood, inexpensive, and cute! These are the 11" size, and using a 1"x12"x6' board for each shelf. </div>
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One snag, I hit the beam on the left side, but the right was pure drywall. I NEEDED these brackets to be strong & lined up nicely above the buffet for aesthetics, so heavy duty drywall anchors saved the day.<br />
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I always get a little scared with wall shelves, so before loading these up I put a few books all over them for the night. The next day everything was still tight & secure, and I knew accessorizing could begin! I gave the shelves a quick whitewash & seal (<i>minwax poly baby)</i>, and over the next few days we arrived at this:<br />
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I'd been slowly collecting things from thrift shops & beyond for this project. I wanted the shelves to be useful & cute but not over-packed. One of the main things I was going to miss from the hutch believe it or not, was the fabric background. I just love that print. So I quickly covered a canvas in some remnants I had, as a tribute to the last hutch. <br />
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Progress! Those doors had to stay open for a bit after painting the interior, but they are back to normal now. You can see a black curtain on the left side there... yea... that's part of the "tear out the kitchen rock fireplace" project. More on that later... <br />
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I love it! I installed a simple set of under cabinet lights, using the gap behind the shelves (caused by the brackets) to hide the wires. Oh, those wine glass racks if you're wondering, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004E2H4DQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B004E2H4DQ&link_code=as3&tag=sancruspe-20&linkId=EZDW6QYHH5IGRC4X" target="_blank">are from Amazon</a>.<br />
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Owl Salt & Pepper shakers. I'm just playing with my camera here.. bear with me, it's new :)<br />
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Done. I'm really happy with the outcome, I think the collection is fun & casual. The shelves are open & airy. The size of this set-up really ties the kitchen together, and gives us a lot more flexibility. Small steps towards the bigger dream kitchen that is probably years & years away.<br />
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With the nice weather, we've been working a lot on the back patio lately... can't wait to show more of that. <br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-71724618694168440762014-04-30T08:36:00.004-07:002014-04-30T08:36:43.012-07:00String Art Giveaway on Better AfterIf you're a fan of the blog <a href="http://www.betterafter.net/2014/04/nine-red-giveaway.html#comments" target="_blank">Better After</a>, or follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nine-Red/133722583332981" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, you already know about this giveaway. I've had so many new designs & orders lately that I didn't realize it's been <i>forever</i> since I had a giveaway! In the words of Stephanie Tanner, <i>how rude.. (Tell me you remember Full House...) </i>I'll keep this short & sweet, hop over to <a href="http://www.betterafter.net/2014/04/nine-red-giveaway.html#comments" target="_blank">Better After</a> to enter the <a href="http://www.betterafter.net/2014/04/nine-red-giveaway.html#comments" target="_blank">Rafflecopter giveaway</a>, where she will choose 2 winners on May 1st. <i>Hurry! </i><br />
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And since you've seen my photos & styling 3 million times, I'll share Lindsey's photos of two pieces I have done for her over the years instead. Tyce was the most recent, and the first time I have done a color block background. I'm glad she likes it!<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-33782537177804347632014-04-22T12:06:00.001-07:002014-04-22T12:06:35.584-07:00How To: Modern Timber Slat Coffee TableWell, I'm finally getting this tutorial put up! Last month was a whirlwind, and I was one of the lucky ones chosen to compete in the East Coast Creative <i><a href="http://eastcoastcreativeblog.com/2014/03/meet-2014-creating-stars-contestants.html" target="_blank">Creating with the Stars</a></i> challenge. If you missed that chapter, pretty much it's a contest where 12 bloggers & their superstar mentors duke it out for 4 weeks, competing for the best project. Plus some fantastic prizes. Round one's theme was "Knock Off" where we were to choose an existing item for sale, and copy it ourselves. I chose this <i><a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod2420376&categoryId=cat2370013" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware Timber-Slat table</a></i>. One, because it was $1600 and I was <i>sure</i> that I could make it for a tad cheaper. Just a tad, haha. And two, well just look at it! I wanted one for our living room:<br />
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Here's how mine came out:</div>
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This wasn't <i>just a table</i> project either. The pressure was on, they wanted it completely staged (<i>if I wanted any chance of winning that is...) </i>- I was under the impression that people were going to try really hard to figure out whose was whose during the voting, so I had to go all out and stage a space in the house. Anyway, I loved the challenge, and want to share the tutorial with you. I did this all for about $80.<br />
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<b>Learn from me:</b> I stained my table after I built it, and while it wasn't impossible, I'm pretty sure it would have been easier to stain before making the cuts, then come back and do patchwork where needed. Up to you!<br />
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<li>Twelve 1" x 4" x 10' boards - these will be our slats (I had some extra, but I always over buy just in case)</li>
<li>Two 1" x 3" x 8' boards - these will be the spacers in-between the slats on the top piece.</li>
<li>Miter saw</li>
<li>Air Compressor (for the nail gun & paint gun)</li>
<li>Nail-gun & 2" brads, as well as a few 1" brads. Just buy the assortment box, you never know. (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032JTDPY/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0032JTDPY&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Here's what I used</a>)</li>
<li>Wood Glue</li>
<li>Fine Steel Wool</li>
<li>Vinegar (about 3 cups)</li>
<li>Water based Minwax Stain - I used "Coffee"</li>
<li>Minwax Polycrylic Clear Coat</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009KN9NG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0009KN9NG&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Gravity Feed Paint Sprayer </a>(if you'll be spray painting)</li>
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Well the first thing you need to do, is make a ton of cuts. Take your 1x3, and measure how wide it is. These things are never actually the width they say, and we need squares. Mine was about 2.75", so now I knew I needed 2.75" squares. 38 of them! 19 spacers on each side.</div>
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Chop chop... I found stacking 2 at a time cut the job in half. Literally. Lots of puns & jokes in that one. </div>
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Once that is done, break out your 1x4's - it's time to cut the slats for the top piece. Decide how wide you want this beast, I wanted somewhere in the ball park of 30x30. Plus, with a 10' board, this works out to exactly 4 pieces per board. </div>
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I lined them up just to see how many I would need to make my top piece. Don't worry, we'll do the legs later. Let's just focus on the top piece. I ended up with 20 slats for the top, at 30" a slat.</div>
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I didn't sand much, or at all, until the end because this is a <i>reclaimed timber slat table</i>. Though my wood isn't reclaimed, the reclaimed look we are mimicking gives us this freedom!</div>
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Ready for some nailing? So the idea here, is to sandwich our small square spacers inbetween our slats. To get the look that they are floating, we need to put the squares nestled in from the edges. To save time, I made this little device out of scrap wood:</div>
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That shows it upside down, so I could put the nails in. It's easy to make. Just decide how far in you want the squares, and make an "L" that fits. These photos explain a little better:</div>
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With the L in place on a slat, you can simply put a square next to the L, and set them both flush against a spare board (standing behind). No measuring needed after the first one!</div>
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Throw a few nails in (I used shorter nails for this first step so they didn't poke out the other side)</div>
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Repeat for both sides of the slat:</div>
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And now you have the foundation for what you need to do 1 million times more. Add a slat, line it up, nail. Add the squares, line 'em up. Nail. I used the 2" brads so they would shoot through multiple layers of wood, adding to the strength.</div>
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I turned the slat up on it's side to use my flat surface as a tool to line the bottoms up, and nailed from the side:</div>
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Then laid it back down, used another slat behind and my "L", dabble of wood glue, and pop the next square in:</div>
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Over and over. Use a spare board to check that everyone is flush on all sides now & then before nailing. It's a slow, yet easy process.</div>
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And were done! Check out your beautiful table top:</div>
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I stopped at 20 slats total for the tabletop, which came amazingly close to a perfect 30" square. </div>
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Break out the saw again, it's leg time. We'll be adding the legs opposite the direction of the slats on the top. In other words, on the <i>right</i> side of the square in the photo above. Measure that side on your tabletop, and cut all your leg slats to match that size. Mine was 29.75" wide, yours will likely be slightly different, so just measure.</div>
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Our coffee table is a height of 16.5" including the top. Which worked out to be 9 slats for the legs on each side, and 8 spacers on each corner. </div>
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For THESE spacers however, I used the 1x4 pieces of wood to make squares. I made them a tiny bit smaller so they wouldn't line up <i>perfectly</i>. I thought it would look neat. That is up to you, make 32 of those puppies.</div>
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We are going to build the legs directly onto the table top. Turn your tabletop <b>UPSIDE DOWN. </b>See how my spacers in the tabletop are all showing now? That's because it's the bottom. We will build on that part. And just like you did for the top, start gluing, layering, and nailing:</div>
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Glue:</div>
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Nails & Spacers:</div>
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When you nail, it helps to rotate the nails position. I got into the habit of nailing 3 nails in a triangle on one layer, then on the next layer another triangle of nails but in the opposite position. Make sense? Be sure to keep checking that everyone is flush as you build the legs, using a straight spare piece of wood, or a triangle if you have one. </div>
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Done:</div>
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As I mentioned before, I chose to do my sanding after, and there wasn't much to do. I just took the clean edge off a few areas here and there, to help it look old & used:</div>
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You can see there how my spacers are 1/8" smaller, to give some definition to each layer. </div>
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Now I started with a technique I've used many many times to age wood. You need strong coffee or tea, and steel wool soaked in vinegar. If you want the full directions for that, <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/05/diy-floor-mirror.html" target="_blank">see this post.</a> </div>
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First I loaded up my gravity feed spray gun with the strong coffee/tea, and sprayed every nook on it. This is where I mean it <i>may</i> have been easier to do this before hand.</div>
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Once that has dried, you can spray it with the vinegar. (The vinegar has to "cook" with fine steel wool in it for 24 hours before this reaction will work. <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/05/diy-floor-mirror.html" target="_blank">See this post for details,</a> very easy) </div>
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You can already see it turning grey.</div>
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Now every wood is different, and sometimes the tea & vinegar job is enough to satisfy. This particular wood didn't age as dark as I had hoped, so I took some water based stain I had on had to it. This is Minwax's "Coffee" stain. Note, I used waterbased because I was scared oil based in my gun would ruin it, and that thing wasn't cheap. </div>
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I sprayed the entire thing, soaked it!</div>
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Then after 20 minutes or so, came back and rubbed in some of the puddles. Like I said, no perfection here, we're going for a reclaimed look.</div>
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After a day in the sun, I loaded up the gun one last time - this time with the Minwax Polycrylic Clear coat, and gave it a matte seal. Before we take a look at the finished product, here's a reminder of our inspiration:</div>
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Where is this in our house you ask? Here's what it looked like before we set up the stage:<br />
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And that's what it looks like again. I'm sitting in front of Marilyn, <i>right now.</i>. </div>
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I love it! In the last picture you can see next to the plant there, that the fabric curtain is just hanging in a walkway.. pretty clever right? I thought so. Added bonus is that this little set is very very similar to what we're aiming for in our own living room - so it was like a little test run!<br />
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What do you think, going to tackle the table? It's a lot easier than it looks, once you get into a rhythm it's just a matter of repetition. Put on some good music, you can do this in about a weekend. As you know I totally didn't win the contest, but I was extremely honored and flattered to get to participate at all!<br />
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Thanks for all your love & encouragement everyone, if you make a slat table, show me! Either <a href="mailto:9redinfo@gmail.com" target="_blank">email it to me</a> or post it on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nine-Red/133722583332981" target="_blank">facebook page</a>.<br />
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Have fun!<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-24158427527852962992014-04-16T08:30:00.000-07:002014-04-16T08:33:26.089-07:00Duluth Kick in the Pants Contest and GiveawayHey everyone! So to say I've been slacking on the home projects lately is a total understatement.... I've been so swamped with different jobs (<i>like this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=684079058297328&id=133722583332981" target="_blank">huge string art piece</a>, I'm still sore!</i>) that the house's to-do list is totally gathering dust. But, as luck and perfect timing would have it, I got an e-mail letting me know that Duluth Trading Company was now giving me a "kick in the pants", with a little cash & a sweet new pair of pants to, literally, get my butt in gear. This is just the type of motivation I needed! And guess what? You can get in on this too.. the folks at Duluth are hosting a giveaway and YOU can win $200 bucks in Duluth gear (which is all crazy comfortable work gear) PLUS $200 to spend on whatever project you need help getting done. How awesome is this?!? Ok, before I ramble about the project I'm going to work on, here are some links so you can get yourself in that contest stat: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DuluthTradingCompany?v=app_1429158527334532&app_data=gaReferrerOverride%3D" target="_blank">Duluth Kick In The Pants Contest</a>. Pretty sweet deal, do it five minutes ago.<br />
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OK - so here's my issue, our back patio, is up to this day (<i>1.5 years after moving in mind you</i>) completely ignored. I think I used a blower on it once or twice. But there's no excuse, this area gets great afternoon sun, and is perfect for entertaining. So last weekend Ralph & I decided the project should totally be outdoor-esque, because California is becoming gorgeous outside again, & I think we want a bar. I mean, I <i>know we want a bar. </i> Not a bar to serve drinks so to speak (<i>yet, totally have plans for that down the line</i>) but a nice balcony bar where you can sit, drink a beer, and look out into the trees. Daze out for a bit. Check this spot out, it's PERFECT:<br />
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Mmhmm.. can't you just see it, sitting there, facing out into trees... I can see it. I totally see it. <br />
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So this deck is weird. Once upon a homeowner, there was an old fashioned Jacuzzi under there. Someone was done with it, and instead of removing it, built a deck over it. I can't blame them, because that totally sounds like something I would do, haha. Anyway, we have a weird little roundy deck now. I tried to put a table on there, but I was so scared that someone would scoot a chair leg off the edge and break their brains open, so no-go on the table. Suddenly it dawned on me, it's up high, it has a decent view (<i>of trees...</i>) and has some sun. A balcony bar! Here's what I mean by "view":<br />
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If you ignore the power lines (<i>nothin' I can do there</i>) it's pretty sweet to look out on this mini-valley and listen to the creek (<i>Love creek!</i>) and the millions of birds. Again, perfect beer zone. I have a one track mind apparently. </div>
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Looking down to the left from the proposed bar, is our walkway, plants, and garden hose that I so lazily left out. What a jerk. You can see we're on quite the little incline! I've really come to love it, I feel like we are in a tree house. The banister in the lower left of this photo is where I'd love love love a bar.<br />
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Now of-course I have some inspiration photos, here's what I'm aiming at, which all have been pulled via <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/discojess/back-yard-redo/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>:<br />
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True, I don't have some fantastic city skyline, but the redwoods will have to do. Ha! Though this is most accurate to what I mean. A long bar, facing outwards, for some good times. This next one is nice, particularly enjoying the ledge here so my booze don't go flying off into the street. Alcohol abuse. (<i>get it!?!</i>). Minus the planters. they are cool but I like a lot of clean counter space:<br />
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This next one is lovely because those are the EXACT stools I have that I will be repurpose-ing (<i>whip out the paint gun</i>). A little less bear though.. I'd love THAT view however, gimme gimme:<br />
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One last one, not sure if stone will work on our deck, but built in BBQ for the win! I couldn't resist sharing this puppy:<br />
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And there you are. See what I'm getting at? Bar. Stools. Beers. Facing the redwoods. That my friends will be the perfect start to what is now the brick patio makeover. It needs major attention. Last year we spent a lot of time on the <i><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fninered.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F06%2Ffront-deck-tour.html&ei=qAxOU6QTx6DxAcyUgHA&usg=AFQjCNGUxHzQ7mbqNA3VIE0cauQoqbjVxw&sig2=16AKaYhLgJQSJOJMYmgt3Q&bvm=bv.64764171,d.b2U" target="_blank">Front Deck</a></i>, but it's time to spread the love a bit, what do you think of this bar idea?<br />
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Anyway, Happy GIVEAWAY! Right? This is a great one and entering is easy. Hook up with Duluth via their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DuluthTradingCompany?v=app_1429158527334532&app_data=gaReferrerOverride%3D" target="_blank">facebook page</a>, send a pic & a project idea and you're in the running. <b>FIVE w</b>inners will be chosen on April 23. Oh wait, there's more (<i>of course!</i>) <b>another FIVE winners</b> will be chosen on May 1st! Give it a shot, then you & I can both be getting our project on. What would you work on if you won? That's ten chances..<br />
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Oh - and so far, the pants have been really comfortable. I haven't started do any extreme hardwork in them yet, look for that review later. For now though, they fit like a dream and have pockets galore... just what I need!<br />
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Ok, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DuluthTradingCompany?v=app_1429158527334532&app_data=gaReferrerOverride%3D" target="_blank">go enter</a>, & let me know what you'll be working on <strike>if</strike> when you win!<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-35871695640663039702014-04-04T08:37:00.000-07:002014-04-04T08:37:07.602-07:00Guest Post: 10 Ways to Enrich your Bedroom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hey everyone! Wow, what a month - I've been crazy busy... First there was the <a href="http://eastcoastcreativeblog.com/2014/03/meet-2014-creating-stars-contestants.html" target="_blank">East Coast Creative</a> project, which I found out I was a contestant on a Monday, got the information packet Monday night, which basically said "guess what, you need to come up with a project by Saturday. Go!" - That was a whirlwind, but ended up being a <b>lot of fun.</b> And then this week I've been commuting to San Francisco every day (<i>from Ben Lomond, about 2 hours each way, not recommended!) </i>for a humongous string art project (<i>see a sneak peak <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=684079058297328&id=133722583332981&notif_t=like" target="_blank">here on facebook</a></i>). So imagine my delight when a reader, Kathy, swooped in & offered to do a guest post on my blog. Perfect timing! Here's a little eye candy she's whipped up for you all....enjoy & have a great weekend! I'll be back in action soon. :)</blockquote>
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<b id="textpreview_title">Hi beautiful people! I am Kathy Joe and my passion for home decor gives meaning to my existence. I love devising new ways to make things pretty, because it is a wonderful world out there. I am so happy to be coming over here to Nine Red! Drop me a line <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kathy.joe.583?ref=tn_tnmn">here.</a> </b><br />
<b id="textpreview_title">10 Offbeat Ways to Enrich Your Bedroom via Bedspreads and more</b>
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Do you want your bedroom to be exciting and full of life? Are you
put off by dull, restrained décor and feel that there is so much more to
life than demur neutrals and earth tones? Well, you are right!<br />
<b>1 Circus Delight</b><br />
Add a touch of zany wonder to your bedroom by incorporating something of
a circus feel to it. The circus is in town theme does not have to be
strongly laid out, rather, you can achieve the same effect with a safety
net stretched across your ceiling, a large rubber ball or two in a
corner (useful for yoga when they are not being decorative!) and a top
hat placed carelessly on your dresser!<br />
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<b> 2 Sleep in a Forest Bedspread</b><br />
Go back to natural while retaining every vestige of modern comfort and
warmth! Paint or paper your walls to look like a realistic forest,
complete with woodland creatures, birds and flowers, while overhead
stars can shine and twinkle down into your room. You will amazed and
pleased at the effects that can be achieved with mere wallpaper and
paint! Your bedspread can feature forest creatures, mythical beasts or
even follow the same theme as your walls and ceiling! There is so much
great variety in the bedding world that you are sure to find the perfect
bed set for your room.<br />
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<b>3 Tented Wonders</b><br />
Drapes and tents transform the interior of any room, breaking up the
squared, geometric lines in favour of softly swirling drapes and falls
of fabric. The overall effect is to create a gentle, cocoon effect that
is very desirable in a bedroom. Form the peak of the tenting over your
bed to swathe your sleeping self in protective layers and comfort.<br />
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<b>4 It Will Be All White Tonight</b><br />
An all-white bedroom looks stunning, simple and breathtakingly elegant!
Do take the time to match the shades of white that you buy, or else your
room will end up looking bitty and grubby where off-white meets
magnolia, set against egg-shell with a few dazzlingly and crisp hints of
ice white! Going pure white is a great way to create an unusual and
distinctive room, but some people do find so much unrelieved whiteness
to be cold and clinical. For pretty and peaceful bedspreads, my favorite spot is <a href="http://www.yorkshirelinen.com/bedspreads-throws/?p=3">Yorkshire Linen Co.</a><br />
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<b>5 Colour Me Crafty</b><br />
Plan out your bedroom colour scheme carefully. Make use of a colour
wheel and choose colours that harmonise well together, while avoiding
too much ‘sameness’ that can make a bedroom look dull. As a rule of the
thumb, choose your main colour – be it pink, blue, yellow or white. This
main colour should be fairly light and neutral. Next choose a very
strong dark shade of the same colour as your accent colour. Your accent
colour should be used sparingly, but evenly throughout the whole room.
Next, pick a harmonising colour that is in the same half of the colour
wheel as your main colour AND your accent colour – this means that you
will not have an entire half of the wheel to work from, but will result
in your three décor colours working exceptionally well together – try it
and see!<br />
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<b>6 Quirky Sleeps!</b><br />
If you have a great sense of humour and love to laugh, then why not
demonstrate this in your bedroom décor? You can find many unusual pieces
of furniture and accessories that can be put to work to create a
wonderfully quirky and fun bedroom – or you can make them yourself to
ensure that your bedroom has the added benefit of being entirely unique!<br />
<b>7 Go Dotty Over Décor</b><br />
Spots and dots are a great way to add some colour, interest and depth
into a bedroom. They also add a charmingly child-like air to any room
that is sure to enhance the joy and comfort of your décor. For polka dot wall art, I always go for <a href="http://www.allposters.co.uk/-st/Abstract-Wall-Decals-Posters_c139269_.htm">All Posters.</a><br />
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<b>8 Eye for the Unusual</b><br />
Keep your eyes peeled at car boot sales, auctions and estate clearances for items such as this distinctively shaped bed. <br />
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Such a lovely and very unusual offering is sure to draw attention and
admiration from all and looks beautifully cosy too! If you are not keen
on old or repurposed furniture you can always find a carpenter who will
be able to draw up your very own unique bed to your exact measurements
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<b>9 Space-age Futuristic</b><br />
The premise behind futuristic and space-age décor relies upon stark
minimalism, clean sleek surfaces and curves rather than sharp edges.
Shop for your bedroom furniture and accessories with these criteria in
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<b>10 Your Décor Theme</b><br />
Whatever you like or admire in décor is what you should think about for
your bedroom, rather than being led by what fashion dictates. Choose
your favourite colour combinations and make your bedroom into a haven
that appeals directly and personally to you – after all, you are the
person who will get the most benefit from it!<br />
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Alright, thanks for sharing Kathy! Readers - which of these rooms speak to you? I like this last one here, the white walls with color sprinkled around the room. Or, of course, her "tented wonder" would be perfect for some summertime glamping.. am I right? If only someone else would set it up & take it down... hehe. </div>
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-25494472909611629082014-03-20T09:06:00.002-07:002014-03-20T09:06:38.214-07:00Creating with the Stars 2014Hello & Happy Spring! Today makes it official, though it's been feeling Spring like for a few weeks now around here, and I love it! I woke up Monday morning to quite the surprise... I had entered my <i><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/02/diy-air-plant-sphere.html" target="_blank">Air Plant Sphere</a></i> project into the annual <a href="http://eastcoastcreativeblog.com/2014/03/meet-2014-creating-stars-contestants.html" target="_blank"><i>Creating with the stars</i></a> contest on East Coast Creative... and well.... it was picked! And to top it off, I've been paired up with Brooke from the fantastic blog, <i><a href="http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/" target="_blank">All Things Thrifty</a>. Sweet!</i><br />
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I'm excited of course, and also nervous - this is going to be a lot of work... but I'm up for the challenge. Week #1's theme is <i>Knock Off</i>, naturally - since the gals over at ECC have an awesome TV show now called <i><a href="http://livewellnetwork.com/Knock-It-Off!/episodes/111?show=knockitoff&ct=lwhd_Episode" target="_blank">Knock It Off</a> </i>on the Live Well Network (<i><a href="http://livewellnetwork.com/Knock-It-Off!/episodes/111?show=knockitoff&ct=lwhd_Episode" target="_blank">check out episodes here!</a></i>). Here's the scoop, I'd <b>love</b> to share with you my ideas for what project I'll be knocking off & get your feedback, but this contest has to be <b>totally anonymous, </b>to keep things fair<b>.</b> So I'm on my own! All 12 contestants projects will be revealed on Monday and voting will be open for 48 hours... be sure to cast your votes for the best knock off project!<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-43591040014720188012014-03-05T10:37:00.000-08:002014-03-05T10:37:33.599-08:00China Cabinet MakeoverHello again! Ralphy & I have <b>finally</b> gotten back into painting furniture! Feels so good. While moving here was a wonderful thing, I <i>did</i> lose my workshop, meaning we can only paint when the weather allows. Which luckily in California, is fairly often. I've got my eye on under the house to be a future workshop, but that will take a lot of time, and probably a lot of money. So for now, we work out in the sun under the glorious redwood trees. I guess it could be worse. . .<br />
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So in our kitchen, one thing was missing. A refrigerator! Of course we have one, but the only place for it was just outside the kitchen, in the entryway, facing the living room. And when the door was open, no one was coming in or out of that room. It bugged me:<br />
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So once we had a spot across the room for it (pics soon, it's terribly ugly right now!) it was time to fill the old spot with something special. And after scouring craigslist for a bit, we found this solid wood beauty for a mere $140..<br />
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I think it was painted in oil paint, the black was really pretty & very soft to the touch. Actually, the couple we bought from said it had been red, green, you name it. But we were craving color. Strong color. Perhaps it's living in a light challenged home, or perhaps it's us craving summertime, we both knew what color we wanted. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=behr+cozumel&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS508US508&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=CGkXU8aAMIHxoASL6oCABg&ved=0CCkQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=775" target="_blank">Cozumel</a>. No doubt....<br />
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After Ralph gave her a serious dusting, it was time to tape up the glass. Normally I'd just remove the glass, but this thing looks to be about 80 years old, and the glass was held in with teeny tiny tacks & pieces of wood that I KNEW would splinter, break, shatter, etc as soon as I took them off. So yea, taping sucks, but re-installing 80 year old glass sucks worse. Pick your battles.<br />
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Oh look, a drawer.<br />
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PAINT DETAILS! Ok, many people have questions about the color, brand, etc of paint we'll use on a certain project, so here it is:<br />
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<li>Color: Cozumel. They don't always have a card for this color, but just go up to the counter and ask for Behr's Cozumel. They have it, and we love it. </li>
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Halfway through painting I realized I forgot a mask. Don't do that unless you want to sneeze cozumel, too.<br />
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We chose to not sand. We had the primer in the paint which sticks to most surfaces <b>REALLY </b> well, and we had planned to let this naturally age and show the black through. So laziness + supposed planning ahead = long lasting paint job that always looks like you meant it. Yay! <br />
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We are using a lovely HVLP Gravity feed gun connected to our air compressor. I believe the brand is husky, I got it at home depot. I found the same on on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009KN9NG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0009KN9NG&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Amazon right here</a>, however. And actually that's a better price, I should of done that. But it's the same one, and I adore it.<br />
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Floetrol: Paint on it's own can be a little thick for my little gun, so you have to water it down a bit with Floetrol. I do a ratio of 1 part floetrol, to 4 parts paint. Stir in a separate cup, and dump in. Floetrol also helps smooth out the bumps, it's kind of magical to watch. I use it sometimes when I brush by hand for the same reason, bye bye brushstrokes. Here's a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C029PM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B000C029PM&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Link to Floetrol</a> if you've never seen it before.<br />
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Reeach! Can you tell I'm vertically challenged?<br />
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Lookin good! That took about 30 minutes (I <i>knoooow!</i>) and we let it dry while we went inside for cocktails. Luckily the hardware was already pretty nice, so that saved some cash. Oh, guess what we forgot!? The SHELVES..... and we realized it after we put the paint away. Though I'm so glad we did.... look at the black shelves:<br />
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I love it! So much better than a refrigerator in our hall/entryway/awkward area.. the black shelves look really nice in my opinion, and when the black coat underneath comes shining through over the years, it will compliment nicely. <br />
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View from the kitchen side of things:<br />
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Remember before....<br />
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Then of course we had to start playing with what will go inside... the original plan was to cover the back of the glass in a cute fabric, but we fell in love with it as is. So it stays clear.<br />
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I'm really happy with how this came out! What do you think, should we have left the fridge? Haha... no. Do you see that miniature wind chime in the pic above? It's in the lower left corner. That... is amazingly... for our <i>cats.</i> Yep - we have the indoor/outdoor cats totally trained to ring a little bell when they want to go outside. <i>Spoiled beasts.</i><br />
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-<i>Jesse</i><br />
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<i>Not ready to quit reading yet? That's what I like about you... ;)</i><br />
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<li><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/09/painting-kitchen-cabinets-part-2.html" target="_blank">Painting the Kitchen Cabinets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/02/ikea-hack-cheap-easy-kitchen-cart.html" target="_blank">Cheap & Easy Kitchen Cart - IKEA hack, sorta.... </a></li>
<li><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/01/hutch-makeover-part-2-done.html" target="_blank">Hutch Makeover</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-first-night.html" target="_blank">The Dramatic <i>First Night.... </i></a></li>
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-21539762828906211432014-03-01T09:23:00.001-08:002014-08-27T09:53:06.679-07:00Before and After: The Downstairs Bath Official TourShould we finally tour this bathroom or <i>what?</i> When we started the bathroom in...oh.. mid, November? The idea was for it to be a 1 to 2 weekend project. Then of course Thanksgiving happened, and oh - <b>all</b> of December is pretty much devoted to the holidays, and <b>then</b> we were able to get back to work. I'm pretty proud of our lil makeover, we did it on a budget ($300ish?) and changed the room drastically. You can see the <i><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/11/warming-up-nest.html" target="_blank">the post that started it all here</a>, </i> or you can browse the many posts throughout the process by <i><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/search/label/Bathroom" target="_blank">clicking here.</a> </i>Quick<i> </i>refresher of how it looked BEFORE:<br />
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Keep that image in mind as I do my best to photograph the AFTER photos. I really, really love how it turned out. I'll share two sets of photos, one in our fabulous vintage yellow light, that casts a warm glow all over the room - which by the way - makes your skin look <b>amazing</b> & clear. Yellow lights from now on, haha... Also - find project links under each photo. Get ready for a ton of photos...<br />
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Rather than replacing the existing stand, we decided to save a little cash & add some personality by giving it a face-lift. This was a simple job, paint & rub in a stain. Since we wanted a wall size mirror in here to make the space feel larger, we had a custom mirror cut & we built the frame ourselves. Adding a mantle gave us room to put a few plants & trinkets, while providing a space for people to set things.<br />
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<li><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/12/quick-sink-cabinet-makeover.html" target="_blank">Quick Sink Cabinet Makeover</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/downstairs-bath-diy-mantle-mirror.html" target="_blank">DIY Mantle & Mirror</a></li>
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The towel rack used to be to the right of the toilet, which, was pretty awkward. Adding a slim towel rack the width of the window provided ample hanging space while bringing yet another metal into the room. </div>
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A few thrift store scores in woods, metallics & browns + my ferns cozy up this space.<br />
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The floor was originally peel & stick linoleum, and once we started looking around on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008E4867S/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B008E4867S&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> for flooring we realized peel & stick has come a long way! These were simple to put in, and give the illusion of a wood floor that I dream of. You can find them on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008E4867S/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B008E4867S&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Amazon here</a>, we used 2 boxes totaling about $30.<br />
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Man that room is hard to photograph! Here are some daytime shots, it's been super rainy so it was STILL a challenge getting good light, but I didn't want to wait until summer to share this with y'all. So here we go:<br />
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In a better lit bathroom you could totally see how awesome that rug is, I got it from an Etsy Seller (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/yddraig318" target="_blank">click here!</a>). Here's a better shot:<br />
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So in love with that ceiling! The trim, was a... .let's just say, "learning experience". We used fence lumber (not treated with chemicals!) to achieve the rustic look (I'm too lazy to dismantle pallets, plus I hear they have super chemicals all over 'em), and did a simple whitewash before installing. I'd say it cost us around $40.<br />
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I had wanted something in this blank corner since you could see it in the mirror, doubling it's blank-ness. It had to be small, it had to be light, it had to be living. Tah dah!<br />
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I'm really happy with the bathroom! I think we are coming in at around $300 total, which is pretty good considering we repainted, bought a new mirror & added a frame, built a mantle, redid the floors, added a custom whitewashed ceiling & scouted out all new accessories. Thanks for touring!</div>
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Hey, whoah, panic - Valentine's Day is <i>this Friday.</i> What's that? You haven't decked your house in hearts, arrows, and bowl after bowl full of adorable candies? (<i>Kudos to those of you who are on top of it!</i>) Yea - me neither, I'm still wrapping my head around writing 2014 on all my checks (<i>yea, I still write checks sometimes!</i>). No big deal, you're house doesn't have to look like a vignette from Victoria's Secret to enjoy the day. Personally, this holiday has never meant very much to me, and I can't <i>stand</i> those little pastel heart candies anyway. Seriously, thinking about them makes me feel sick, and I think their wrapper is <i>even worse.</i><br />
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Anyway... whether I've been single or not on V-day however, it's always been a fantastic reason to eat a <i>really really good dinner</i>. Whether it be with a partner, a group of good friends, or alone - the only strict rule I've had was to eat & eat well. So, all the restaurants are going to be packed, why not make a great meal at home?<br />
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Ralph and I have held up a great tradition of eating steaks & drinking red wine on Valentine's day, or some variation of it. (<a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/02/steaks-red-wine.html" target="_blank">Here's last years post</a>). Many moons ago, one of our first dates was trying to learn to cook a steak together. Neither of us knew how to do it, so we thought learning something together would be a fun & cheesy date, right? Well it was really easy, and really delicious, and this year, I want skirt steak! <br />
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It's even easier, and I swear even more delicious. Luckily it's not the most expensive cut, either. Recently we found (<i>and tested</i>) the most perfect skirt steak recipe ever, from the blog <i><a href="http://tastykitchen.com/blog/2010/03/secret-tricks-to-skirt-steak/" target="_blank">Tasty Kitchen</a></i>. It's easy, and it's amazing. As for sides this year? I'm leaning towards shrimp, asparagus, and more red wine.<br />
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Any plans for you this year? Any interesting traditions that aren't the norm? Enjoy it either way, even if you aren't into Valentine's Day per se, hey - <i>at least it's a Friday! </i><br />
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While finishing up the details of the great <i><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/search/label/Bathroom" target="_blank">Bathroom Project</a></i>, I had originally planned to make <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.designsponge.com%2F2012%2F10%2Fdiy-project-tiered-hanging-pots.html&ei=U3v1UuKbKIL8oAS1jYDYDQ&usg=AFQjCNGEaYzUz3x-FaX2dFRTTh3G1HW4-g&sig2=jlYbjzNMpFYwua4poefu4w&bvm=bv.60983673,d.cGU" target="_blank">this pot hanger</a>, but overflowing in ferns. Well the ferns mentioned they wanted to live on the mantle, and then I thought a pot might be too big hanging in the corner <i>anyway</i>. I needed something lighter... literally and figuratively.....air plants! So Pinterest & I brainstormed (<i><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/diy-air-plant-hanger-collection.html" target="_blank">see this post</a></i>) and the embroidery hoops really spoke to my heart. I tried my idea out, and it worked - so here it is for <i>you. </i>It's nothing crazy, but it felt good. This is a very easy & satisfying project, perfect to get your crafty feet wet. Gather this crap:<br />
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You'll need:<br />
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<li>3 wood embroidery hoops - very cheap, I used 10" hoops.</li>
<li>Paint & Paint brush (while you're buying paint, grab a few extra colors. They're cheap & really handy)</li>
<li>Hot Glue & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L264JA/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B003L264JA&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Glue Gun</a></li>
<li>Reindeer Moss - I got mine at the store, but later found a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BFZYXS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B004BFZYXS&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">better deal here on Amazon.</a></li>
<li>Air Plants! I got mine from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheLivingArt" target="_blank">this Etsy Seller.</a> They came fast!</li>
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First up, start painting. Pretty simple. I did mine all white, but I think I might make another one where each hoop is a different color.</div>
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Let 'em dry, you don't want your paint wiping off.<br />
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Then the fun begins! I started with the solid hoops, which is the inner portion of the embroidery hoop set. Gently squeeze one inside the other, to make an X:<br />
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Yep. It'll be snug, but don't fret - grab the third solid hoop, and either send it inside, or wrap it on the outside of the other two. Don't worry if they move around on ya, there is going to be <b>a lot of that</b> during this project. Just roll with it, you can move them around as you please.<br />
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Now take the outer hoops, and loosen them up enough to add each hoop on the outside of your sphere. When you are choosing where to add them, look at the sphere and see where it's too open, and disect that area with a hoop. <br />
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Play with your sphere, and gently push around the rings until it's as you like. You can start to tighten the 3 outer hoops hardware when you are happy with how it looks. Don't over-tighten, just do it enough to keep things from slipping. Now, it should be pretty snug, and it'll hold itself together. If you feel yours has some loose spots, just use a lil hot glue, and watch your worries melt away....<br />
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Let's add moss already!<br />
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Sometimes your sphere may look.. lumpy? You can play with it to fix it, or just go with it. I went with it. I think it adds to the organic look of the sphere, handmade & all that, and besides - it'll be gently spinning and know will notice/care. <br />
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Back to the moss! Choose which area of your sphere will be the bottom, and start laying the moss in. A dab of hot glue, and a gentle puff of moss, voila. You're so good at this.<br />
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Keep layering until you make a nice bed for your air plants. Remember, everything you're working with weighs almost nothing, so the moss bed doesn't have to be the sturdiest thing in the world. Just overlap a few cute pieces until it looks right.<br />
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I stopped there. It was hard to stop, the moss is so pretty... I just wanna put a lil bird in there.<br />
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Now add your air plants! Wait-wait, did you soak them? I know - they are unfortunately named air plants, but they DO need water still. The care card says you can mist them now and then, or you can soak them for an hour a week. I prefer the soak method.<br />
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<b>DON'T glue the air plants in</b>. I mean, I guess you could, but why? Just let them rest on the moss, and intertwine with your new sphere/orb/cage thingy. Also, if they are loose, it will make soaking them a million times easier.<br />
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The angle of the photo above makes either the sphere look tiny, or my hand look enormous. I assure you neither are true, the sphere is a pretty good size, and my hands are sort of normal. I used baker's twine (new favorite stuff! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002U72BNU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B002U72BNU&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Amazon linky here</a>) to hang the little baby:<br />
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What do you think? The hardest part of this project was waiting for them to dry! I was excited to get my craft on.. haha. I really like how it came out, and I'm so happy there were no major hurtles along the way. I would love to do a grouping of these in many sizes. Air plants everywhere!!<br />
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Ok for your pinning pleasure, the cover shot:<br />
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Thanks for reading! If you make some, let me know! Send pictures or post them to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nine-Red/133722583332981" target="_blank">facebook</a> page.<br />
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Have fun!<br />
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It's been a busy past few months for the string art sector of my life, there have been some new ideas along the way too. Just a quick showcase of the latest gear for your walls, starting with my favorite font on the planet:</div>
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I've done quite a few of these sets, but never in these colors, so pretty:</div>
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And KITS! Yes! I'm finally doing kits! Now you can get any of my patterns sent to you in a complete kit. I thought of this because I looked at how many people wanted to make these <i>themselves </i>(which I totally get!) - but when you think about it, the amount of supplies you have to buy not only racks up, but your left with a lot of leftover materials. If you live in an apartment <i>(or anywhere short on space</i>) these kits are perfect:</div>
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Shop around for them here: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/175872788/diy-string-art-kit-otis-the-owl-all" target="_blank">DIY String Art Kit</a><br />
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My aunt asked for this one for my cousin, totally new take on old Otis here:</div>
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I added a few sakura flowers, couldn't resist:</div>
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-23036708443656024572014-02-06T09:16:00.000-08:002014-02-06T09:16:00.192-08:00Downstairs Bathroom DetailsWe're done. We're done! The downstairs bathroom is done, and I'm just waiting for the right time to take the tour pics. Bear with me, it's hard to get good light down there. We wrapped up the finishing touches, which was all about trimming. This was our first time with crown molding, and WOW - what a learning curve! I thought it would be pretty simple, you know - corners are 45 degrees, duh. What I didn't expect was the corner moldings <i>shape</i> when you buy it. It's not a full corner, it's kind of.. empty behind it once you put it up. If that makes sense. And it threw me for a two hour loop of flashbacks to geometry. We finally got it figured out, in a very primitive way - I had to pretend the base of the saw was the "wall", and the back of the saw was the "ceiling". It was the only way I could conquer all these angles. For the rest of you, until I master this technique - I won't even try to explain - here is a fantastic tutorial from <i><a href="http://sawdustgirl.com/2013/08/19/how-to-cut-crown-molding-using-easy-templates/" target="_blank">Sawdust Girl</a></i>, that I totally should have studied before I started. Ha! <br />
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Picture time.<br />
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This is a picture of what I was doing wrong. Can you see the problem? Now that we're done, I totally understand what was going on. Before, it was a mystery.</div>
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Here's the room without the crown, it's very.. unfinished looking.<br />
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We peeled back our rope trim & got to work (should have waited on the rope trim until AFTER all the crown, no biggie)<br />
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We tested each piece in it's place to make sure it was a fit, and then used our new nail gun to throw in some brad nails. We used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032JTDPY/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0032JTDPY&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">this nail gun</a> because it was affordable, and it totally did the job. Nail guns, are my <b>new favorite tool</b>. Why did I not try these sooner?!<br />
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It all went up pretty easy, then we wanted to fill in the tiny gaps. We used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001T4YU7K/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B001T4YU7K&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">Wood Filler</a> to fill in the nail holes and cracks, but I've heard a lot of people use paintable caulk, especially on uneven walls like ours. <br />
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After the wood filler dries you can paint, and then that's it. The crown really adds a finished touch, and since it was getting dark ALL my photos are night shots. That's winter for you... dark! Oh well - stay tuned for cute daytime shots soon. Sowwy.<br />
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Did a little hot glue action for the rope trim, like we did in the <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/09/entryway-command-center-part-3-rope.html" target="_blank">Entryway Command Center</a> post.<br />
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One last little detail was bothering me, the inside trim on this <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/downstairs-bathroom-new-old-light.html" target="_blank">light fixture</a>:<br />
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This rope I found at Beverly's was the perfect touch, and easy to add while the glue gun was out.<br />
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-80268418379810072482014-01-24T12:28:00.001-08:002014-01-24T12:37:48.755-08:00DIY Air Plant Hanger CollectionHello again! I'm trapped in the house while a plumber fixes our water heater. It was a leaky pipe, and while some of you may say "why didn't you try to fix it?!" - well - sometimes you have to know where to draw the line in DIY land. And the thought of us screwing it up and losing hot water all together while we wait for a pro to come clean up the mess, sounded horrifying. And cold. Anyway, I've had a gallon of coffee - what a perfect time for me to waste the morning on Pinterest! As we polish up the details in <strike>kitten's bathroom</strike> the downstairs bathroom, I really wanted <i>another </i>plant in there. I was going to do this terra-cotta hanger from <i><a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2012/10/diy-project-tiered-hanging-pots.html" target="_blank">Design*Sponge</a></i> but thought it might be too bulky for that tiny room. A few brainstorms lighter I realized, what could be lighter than an air plant? And the search began. I haven't decided yet who's taking the lead, or if I'll invent some newbie, but here are my faves:<br />
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Did I mention they are mostly D.I.Y.? Even better... I have buckets of craft supplies around this place, I'm sure I can get away with not buying a THING (<i>except for the plants</i>) for one of these beauties:<br />
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Have you noticed a trend with all the Himmeli stuff floating around? Well, it's popular because it's gorgeous, and this copper & geometric spectacle has taken my heart. I had to look up what <i>himmeli</i> meant before I would allow myself to use the word, and luckily it's a simple definition:<br />
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<li style="-webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0.1em; page-break-inside: avoid;">A type of hanging, <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mobile" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="mobile">mobile</a> <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decoration" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="decoration">decoration</a> made of <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/straw" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="straw">straw</a> or other similar material. (<i><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/himmeli" target="_blank">Source</a>)</i></li>
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Hmm, pretty spot on. Easy enough. <br />
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Heeey! I love these, and even though I strayed from Design Sponge's other plant hanger, they reeled me in with this one. Don't those look like ceramic? They aren't. Check out the <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2012/06/diy-project-hanging-air-plant-containers.html" target="_blank">full tutorial here. </a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/blogs/better-homes-and-gardens-style-blog/2013/05/16/diy-ify-air-plant-wall-hanger/" target="_blank">Wall Hanging Air Plant Sculptures</a></td></tr>
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Now these are different, instead of hanging from the ceiling they took it to a wall mount. I love the hand sculpted look, very clean & light - which is what I'm aiming for. Plus, they take very few materials. Nail, Wire, Clay... Hop over to <a href="http://www.bhg.com/blogs/better-homes-and-gardens-style-blog/2013/05/16/diy-ify-air-plant-wall-hanger/" target="_blank">BHG</a> for the tutorial. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chive-inc.tumblr.com/post/52658118880/chives-hanging-terrariums-perfect-for-air-plants" target="_blank">Hanging Terrariums on Chive</a></td></tr>
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Ah, nothing better than a classic. These, obviously, aren't DIY at all, unless you're an amazing glass blower - in which case - <i>sister get in touch! </i> I'd love to learn glass blowing, or at least beg someone who blows glass to make me something pretty. Found these on <a href="http://chive-inc.tumblr.com/post/52658118880/chives-hanging-terrariums-perfect-for-air-plants">Chive.</a><br />
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Keeping with that Himmeli spirit, you have these gorgeous wonders... Now, you may be able to figure out how to make those, but you also may just want to support the person on Etsy who did, either way - these are adorable. Hey, notice they are using spider plants instead of air plants? I wonder if that would work.. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/158677389/set-of-3-geometric-air-plant-wall?ref=sr_gallery_41&ga_search_query=wall+planter&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=15&ga_search_type=all">check out their shop</a>. So many Himmeli goodies..<br />
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Now this little diddy, doesn't have a source (<i>so frustrating when that happens on Pinterest</i>) but, you can pretty much figure out what's going on here. I like the use of embroidery hoops because they are clean, circular, and something I have too many of. Yarn, I mean, who <i>doesn't</i> have that lying around? This is definitely a cute & quick fix. <br />
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I've saved the best for last...<br />
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<i>Gaaah!</i> How do you spell the sound of a jaw dropping? That curtain of air plants is absolutely stunning, and might just end up as an installation on our patio this summer. Scratch that, remove the word might and insert <b>definitely will</b> end up on our patio. Again, Pinterest failed me and the source led to a close up photo of it, but I'm grateful to have even seen it at all. It looks like either thread or fishing line, strung around air plants. Fan..tastic. and simple.</div>
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What do you think? Air plants gonna make a debut in your home? Don't be misled by the name though, air plants <i>do</i> still need a little water depending on their placement. Whether it be a misting every few weeks, or a 2 hour monthly dunk in a bowl of water. Whoever you get them from should have plenty of care instructions for your new baby. There's like 3 million on Etsy, and every nursery in America is probably slinging these things by now.</div>
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Which hanger is your favorite? What other awesome plant holders have you made or seen around? </div>
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<i>Psst... saw this after I posted, check out <a href="http://www.luvinthemommyhood.com/2014/01/air-plants-succulents-diy-roundup.html">Very Shannon's</a> mega round up of DIY hangers... so cool!</i></div>
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Nine Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244005548779456606noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630228553410737571.post-78092694911297355282014-01-21T12:01:00.001-08:002014-01-21T12:38:26.532-08:00DIY White Wood Ceiling<div style="text-align: center;">
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We're done! Well, sort of. We have to add some trim, but that can be another post. This was <b>so much easier</b> than I expected. We'd been <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/5-inspiring-wood-ceilings.html" target="_blank">brainstorming wood ceiling ideas</a>, and felt pretty confident in tackling this. I'm so happy with the results, I want to do it to every room in the house!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">It's really rustic, but clean, & adds to our mountain-ey, cabin-ey home... while staying light & fresh. If you want to do something like this in your house, I say do it. It's amazingly easy & satisfying. Here's what you need:</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Wood planks - we were going to use <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=wooden+bender+board&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS508US508&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=UsDeUsGgOpTqoATK-4CIAQ&ved=0CE8QsAQ&biw=1600&bih=775" target="_blank">bender board</a> so it would be lightweight, but I couldn't find it. So, we used lightweight <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-5-8-in-x-3-5-in-x-6-ft-2-No-Hole-Cedar-Dog-Ear-Picket-17152/202521917?N=c3m6#" target="_blank">cedar fence boards</a> instead. $1.38 each!</span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Nail gun + 2" nails (ours connects to the air compressor)</span></li>
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We've had some amazing weather lately, which is good for working outside, but really<i> really bad</i> for California. We are now in a drought, yikes... </div>
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Anyway, everyone all lined up on a giant dropcloth:</div>
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I adore my paint gun. It attached to the air compressor, and makes painting 3 million times easier. Here's the one we use: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009KN9NG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0009KN9NG&link_code=as3&tag=ninreddes-20" target="_blank">HVLP Paint Gun.</a> Not paid to tell you that either btw, it just really has saved me hours of time! You want to mix a little floetrol in with your paint first, so it runs out of the gun easier & spreads out on your surface better.</div>
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Boards all done, see how thirsty they were:</div>
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Now while that dries, pop back in the house and start planning out the space. You want these boards to stay in the ceiling, so find the studs. Our boards will be going the shorter distance of the room (across), which is <b>perpendicular </b>to our studs, which go the length of the room. This way we can nail through the boards at each stud, making it sturdy.</div>
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***<i>If your studs are not going perpendicular to the way you want your boards, put a few small pieces of wood <b>before</b> the planks that DO nail into the wood. In short, you're making a second set of studs, that connect to the ones under the drywall, but these will be outside the drywall, giving you a strong set of beams to nail into. <a href="mailto:9redinfo@gmail.com" target="_blank">Email me</a> if that totally didn't make sense.</i></blockquote>
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Here's our nasty ceiling, with our matching nasty light: </div>
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The texture wasn't sitting well with me, and Ralph agreed. Nast. But makes a <i>great </i>before shot.</div>
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Use your stud finder to find your studs. This is a great time to make jokes about the stud finder. Heh...</div>
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Run the stud finder along the ceiling, and when it beeps to tell you there's a stud, make a mark. Doing this over and over all over the place will quickly give you an idea of where & which way the studs lie. Draw lines along the studs so you know where to nail. </div>
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Paint dry on your boards? Great. Start measuring your ceiling and cutting boards. You probably want to cut one at a time if you think your room isn't <i>exactly</i> straight, like ours. Hold each piece in place before you nail, to make sure it fits. </div>
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Now gear up with lots of protection. This was my first time using a nail gun, and I was a little nervous after reading the warnings. They really put the fear in you in those manuals! </div>
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Safety first.. ha! So dorky, but at least I have my eyes and ears unharmed. I tested the nail gun on a few scraps to make sure my settings were correct (read your manual), and then nailed each board one by one. </div>
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Nail guns are amazing! So fast. Our studs were on the sides (pretty common) and one down the middle. </div>
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Once we reached the light fixture, we paused, turned off the power to the room, and <b>finally took down</b> that hideous fixture! </div>
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Now we were going to keep the electrical box in it's place, and run a chain to our <a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/downstairs-bathroom-new-old-light.html" target="_blank">new fixture</a>. So, <b>with the power off</b>, we measured the distance from the wall as well as the adjacent board, to the wires, and knew that was where we needed a hole in our next board. And, it worked:</div>
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Don't turn that power on until your wires are sealed up! Don't risk it with electricity. After we ran the wires through the hole, we put the new light up & temporarily connected it. We sealed everything in electrical tape, so we didn't accidentally touch it. </div>
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Then, we just... kept going... here's a thousand pictures:</div>
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I love it! The only things left to do is add some trim so it looks built in, and put a mounting plate over our electrical work. Did you notice a few paw prints in the photos? Yea... while our boards dried, a lovely raccoon came by and walked all over them. This was also after we cleaned up all our paint, of course! We figured we'd paint over it later, but now... I kind of want to keep them? Hehe...See if you can find them.</div>
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So that's it! This was really easy, and the crown will be the perfect finishing touch. What do you think? Wanna do it?</div>
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<i>-Jesse</i></div>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Door! </li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/11/downstairs-bathroom-update.html" style="color: #34188e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tear the place apart and patch up the damage</a></strike></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/downstairs-bath-diy-mantle-mirror.html" style="color: #34188e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Get a huge mirror & build the frame.</a></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/12/diy-copper-towel-rack.html" style="color: #34188e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Build Copper Pipe Towel Rack</a></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/downstairs-bath-diy-mantle-mirror.html" style="color: #34188e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Build distressed wood mock mantle under mirror</a></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2014/01/downstairs-bathroom-flooring.html" style="color: #34188e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Herringbone Peel & Stick Floor, except, no longer Herringbone.</a></strike></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><a href="http://ninered.blogspot.com/2013/12/quick-sink-cabinet-makeover.html" style="color: #34188e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Paint or replace sink & stand.</a></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Tie it all together with accessories, and ferns! FERNS!</strike></li>
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