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Wisting my time away

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I just recently discovered wists and as a constant hoarder of ‘someday I could buy this’ links – it has been such a pleasure to visually map out what I like and don’t like (even hardware and windows) . It [...]

Written By Melkorka on November 13, 2010 | 6 Comments » | Posted in: Tips and Tricks

ART FOR HAITI Silent Auction

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ART FOR HAITI Silent Auction at the Lohin Geduld Gallery The art that has been donated here is superb – You can peruse all of the artwork here the starting bids are very reasonable – and all the proceeds go [...]

Written By Melkorka on March 17, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in: NYC, Tips and Tricks

Round Up of 10 Free DIY Bench and Chair Plans From the Interwebs

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1) http://www.spanpine.com/ 2) http://www.thewoodcrafter.net/ 3) http://www.minwax.com 4) http://www.bhg.com/gardening/ 5) http://www.homehardware.ca 6) http://www.shopsmithhandson.com 7) http://www.ronhazelton.com 8) http://www.homeenvy.com/db/9/ 9) http://www.am-wood.com/ 10) http://www.calredwood.org/

Written By Melkorka on March 9, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in: Tips and Tricks

Shipping Cargo Containers as storage

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via One of the largest drawbacks of our particular property is there there are no storage structures on it. So there is no place for garden tools, storage boxes, our lawn mower, lumber, scraps, furniture projects etc… They all pile [...]

Written By Melkorka on March 2, 2010 | 3 Comments » | Posted in: Architecture, Landscaping, Tips and Tricks

Psst…

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2010 Printable Calendars available on Sheepdog Print and Design blog     images from Elle Decor via Habitually Chic

Written By Melkorka on December 22, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in: Holiday, Tips and Tricks

Young Design

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This is a feature from House Beautiful 2003 (this issue is far before House Beautiful started to follow Domino and incorporate younger design into their magazine) and although the photos employ dated proportions and styling – the advice is very [...]

Written By Melkorka on November 15, 2009 | 3 Comments » | Posted in: Tips and Tricks

Nightmare project

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concept illustration by Ron Marvin This article made me think of all those awkward design projects where the client and designer relationship doesn’t flow well. Half of a designing job is being creative and using your prior experience to anticipate [...]

Written By Melkorka on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment » | Posted in: Favorites, Tips and Tricks

Black white and read all over

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image via blackwhiteyellow image via habituallychic I also started to read this book ( a little summer treat for my self) and this one Did you know you can buy used books on amazon? the prices are amazing (sometimes on [...]

Written By Melkorka on June 17, 2009 | 3 Comments » | Posted in: Bookshelves, Color, Tips and Tricks

First Haying of the Season

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image from Marthas Blog For those interested Martha Stewart breaks down how her fields are hayed on her blog- she still uses square bales which is funny because they seem antique to me. My Father has just started the first [...]

Written By Melkorka on June 9, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in: Around Town, Nature, Tips and Tricks

Helpful Things Are The Best.

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image from Domino magazine I don’t know if you are as much of an image hoarder as I am. I have two computers – a laptop and a desktop. My desktop is a dream to work at, but sometimes I [...]

Written By Melkorka on May 21, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in: Tips and Tricks

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      My father bought me this book this summer when we were out looking for furniture at the local antique /used furniture shops in the area. To Grandfathers House we Go – A Roadside Tour of American Homes By Harry Devlin [...]

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