Saturday, February 28, 2015

Homemade Furniture & Pantry Make Over

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Remember the headboard we made for the second guest room…

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well we made a custom nightstand to match and it turned out great!!!  We mostly used wood scraps we had saved from other projects and were able to create this for under $50.

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Furniture complete… and added some décor above the headboard.  I started by determining the size I wanted, then cut cardboard and arranged it on the wall in several different configurements to get a visual.  This is the one I decided on. 
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Hank made the frames for $3.00 and the material was $10, so it was a really inexpensive decoration.
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Main Guest Bathroom Shelf

I’ve been wanting a shelf above the toilet for a couple of years, but couldn’t find anything that I wanted for a decent price.  So I went on line and got some ideas for a design.  Once that was complete, I started with a visual on the wall so I could determine the exact size.
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Lovin’ The Pantry Face Lift

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We wanted to have our spare refrigerator in the pantry instead of going out to the garage every time we needed something.  We didn’t want anything fancy, it was just a convenience issue.  So with a little redesign, we were able to accomplish that.  We used as much existing wood that we already had, but we still had to buy paint, caulking, hinges, handles, electrical, etc. and was able to complete the project for $156.

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We had 5 shelves going all the way around the large rectangle pantry.   Our goal was to do this as economically as possible, so we started by very carefully removing the shelving to allow space for the refrigerator.  We accomplished this without breaking any of the pressboard, which saved us money right off the bat.
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There was a bunch of old caulking that we had to cut off and smooth down to prep the wall for texture and painting.  I never want to do wall texture again… it’s a real art and I failed, but at least it’s behind the refrigerator and you can’t see the mistakes!
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My craft room is on the other side of the pantry, so that’s where Hank tied into the electrical.
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We have 10 foot ceilings, so we had wasted space on top.  We added another shelf all the way around the pantry.  Therefore we didn’t loose any space, but actually gained a little once we added the cabinet next to the refrigerator. 
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This is what our kitchen looked like for almost 2 weeks while we worked on the pantry… what a mess!
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Here’s the cabinet as we added each shelf & the bottom kick plate.IMG_3615_thumbIMG_3616_thumbIMG_3657_thumbIMG_3664_thumbIMG_3669_thumbIMG_3670_thumb

Here’s the start of the doors.
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We love Habitat for Humanity because they have really inexpensive trim/molding.
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We still have tons of room and don’t plan on filling it up any time soon… I want to keep it clean and organized.
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