Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
05-06-2012, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,211
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
03-06-2012, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,211
Container in the kitchen for compost
I started composting about 2 years ago, after being given a compost bin by daz38 here on JT (Thank you!).
My problem was what to put the food waste in in the kitchen, before I take it out to the...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
03-01-2012, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 20,214
Love it!
Very clever idea, and a great colour choice, it really adds to the retro wibe. Impressed!
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
03-10-2011, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 77,971
I love it! What a difference the ribbon on the...
I love it! What a difference the ribbon on the towels make.
But my favourite too is the ornament in the last pic. I think you must have been running low on spray paint by then though, you missed a...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
29-09-2011, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,495
Go retro!
I don't know anything about painting these kind of surfaces, but my gut feeling says no. Surfaces like these, where the finish needs to be both seamless and able to take hard scrubbing, might be...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
20-09-2011, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,784
Well done!
The chair looks great, and it's a brilliant project for creativity and learning useful skills.
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
03-09-2011, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,274
It looks great, I too love old furniture with a...
It looks great, I too love old furniture with a history.
I usually line drawers with normal gift wrapping paper or scraps of wall paper.
At this time of year I'd also say shops have a lot of paper...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
23-06-2011, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,132
Looks great!
Sometimes a bit of sanding and...
Looks great!
Sometimes a bit of sanding and coating is all it takes for something to transform.
And even though you say it's easy, it still takes time, and is messy. And first and foremost it takes...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
17-06-2011, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,854
Thanks for the offer Melissabell, but by the...
Thanks for the offer Melissabell, but by the sounds of it you'd just like to rip the feathers out of them;-). Only joking, I bet it's not so much fun having them in the garden, they're bloody huge up...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
16-06-2011, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,854
I love it!
Both you and hat look great. As a...
I love it!
Both you and hat look great. As a lover of anything fascinator-y I'm deeply impressed. I even asked permisson to gather some shed peacock feathers when we visited a Scottish castle. But...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
29-05-2011, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 22,560
Oh this sounds like it could be the start of...
Oh this sounds like it could be the start of something great!
If you want something more eclectic- go for a colour on the unit doors, and even on the kitchen door. My parents have painted their...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
21-05-2011, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 27,860
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
12-05-2011, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 27,860
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
06-05-2011, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 21,538
All these remakes look very nice!
I especially...
All these remakes look very nice!
I especially like the rug. In Scandinavia, rugs woven from strips of old fabric are very popular, and have been for probably centuries. My family use rugs that are...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
24-04-2011, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,658
I too use vinegar for descaling everything!
But...
I too use vinegar for descaling everything!
But can you find vinegar here in Ireland that is more acidic than 5%?
In my home country the food stores sell etiher 12% or 24%, and the latter is superb...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
19-04-2011, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 199,283
Someone mentioned checking your receipt for...
Someone mentioned checking your receipt for overcharges, and I agree! In Tesco they have some policy that if you have been overcharged and go the customer service, you get your money back, and get to...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
19-04-2011, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,197
Thanks!
Thanks again for your nice comments.
And Melissabell- I totally agree with you that sometimes it's nearly a crime taking paint to furniture, but on the other hand- better painted and reused, than...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
19-04-2011, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 24,649
Gorgeous and modern!
I love it, and I agree that the wallpaper really completes it. Creative and well done.
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
15-03-2011, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,313
Hilarious choice of theme
Very inspiring and clever!
I've never understood how normal low or medium income earners could prioritise spending an absolute fortune on just one day. When you can do so much that is just as nice,...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
13-02-2011, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,197
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
05-02-2011, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,197
Sideboard- homage to skinnycat
I looove vintage teak veneer sideboards, and I was inspired by skinnycat's post in this forum:
http://www.jumbletown.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=78820
Not long ago I got my hands on one that needed...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
01-02-2011, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 13,499
Thanks guys! And thanks Chris for the before...
Thanks guys! And thanks Chris for the before photo.
My parents' house in my native country is a treasure trove for old linens. Nothing was ever thrown away, sheets that were worn or torn would all be...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
31-01-2011, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 13,499
Hall table to coffee table
I got a lovely hall table from Fosco here on Jumbletown at Christmas.
I quickly decided that our hall was too narrow for it, but it was the perfect size to make into a coffee table. Our lounge is...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
28-01-2011, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 20,063
A very good idea!
I'm not Irish, but I've...
A very good idea!
I'm not Irish, but I've obviously seen the communion dresses and suits- very elaborate!
I was confirmed (communion equivalent) in my protestant home country when I was 15, and...
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Forum: Before & After (Upcycling)
24-01-2011, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 13,293
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