http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Sat, 25 May 2013 12:53:49 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Clever-Chalkboard-Paint-Calendar/ /files/deriv/FIS/P22Z/GONGHL46/FISP22ZGONGHL46.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FIS/P22Z/GONGHL46/FISP22ZGONGHL46.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FIS/P22Z/GONGHL46/FISP22ZGONGHL46.SMALL.jpg ERHDPJBGONGHL4A Thisoldhouse.com Chalkboard paint isn’t new, but creative minds keep coming up with new ways to use it. Consider the dramatic wall calendar shown here. It began with a floor-to-ceiling coat of standard gray chalkboard paint. With the help of a yardstick, squares were drawn in pencil, then taped off. Three-fourths we...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:20:52 PDT Clever-Chalkboard-Paint-Calendar http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Protect-Your-Home-From-Zombie-Invasions-or/
How to Protect Your Home From Zombie Invasions (or Just Regular-Old Invasions) - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FL0/KPZ8/GNCXNZAB/FL0KPZ8GNCXNZAB.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FL0/KPZ8/GNCXNZAB/FL0KPZ8GNCXNZAB.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FL0/KPZ8/GNCXNZAB/FL0KPZ8GNCXNZAB.SMALL.jpg EGKDAYVGNCXNZA8 Thisoldhouse.com If the slew of recent TV shows, movies, and books are any indication, zombies are everywhere these days. So whether they're fast, slow, or riddled with rigor mortis, here's a step-by-step guide to keeping the undead out of your house. See all of This Old House's zombie-protection musts at thisoldhou...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Fri, 27 May 2011 20:34:48 PDT How-to-Protect-Your-Home-From-Zombie-Invasions-or http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Create-a-Backyard-Pond/
How to Create a Backyard Pond - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FPZ/H6TJ/GB3XJVHG/FPZH6TJGB3XJVHG.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FPZ/H6TJ/GB3XJVHG/FPZH6TJGB3XJVHG.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FPZ/H6TJ/GB3XJVHG/FPZH6TJGB3XJVHG.SMALL.jpg EU4JL4QGB3XJVHK Thisoldhouse.com Dan Gibbon may have spent the last three and a half decades around Wisconsin's flat farmlands, but the lapping waters of Lake Superior, where he grew up, were always on his mind. So recently he got out the shovel and started making a pond. His wife, Gloria, had her doubts ("I wasn't that excited wit...
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Continue Reading »]]> outside Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:01:15 PDT How-to-Create-a-Backyard-Pond http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Install-Drip-Irrigation/
How to Install Drip Irrigation - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F0L/NJ0L/GAA12HGI/F0LNJ0LGAA12HGI.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F0L/NJ0L/GAA12HGI/F0LNJ0LGAA12HGI.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F0L/NJ0L/GAA12HGI/F0LNJ0LGAA12HGI.SMALL.jpg ETO3X98GAA0WXN3 Thisoldhouse.com TIME 2 hours COST Starts at $40 DIFFICULTY Easy In most parts of the country, trying to keep yards watered throughout the summer requires an open tap like you haven’t seen since your last fraternity kegger. Which isn’t so great if you live in a conservation-conscious area that restricts sprinkler u...
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Continue Reading »]]> outside Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:00:12 PDT How-to-Install-Drip-Irrigation http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Lay-a-Bluestone-Patio-For-a-Beautiful-Outdo/
How to Lay a Bluestone Patio For a Beautiful Outdoor Dining Area - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FX1/CLRO/G9GQIU1K/FX1CLROG9GQIU1K.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FX1/CLRO/G9GQIU1K/FX1CLROG9GQIU1K.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FX1/CLRO/G9GQIU1K/FX1CLROG9GQIU1K.SMALL.jpg EI6XCXBG9GQFJJ7 Thisoldhouse.com The bluestone that makes up millions of American patios often comes in neatly sawn rectangles. But for a rustic landscape, nothing looks more natural than "snapped" or "broken" bluestone, terms used to denote an irregular edge on the slabs. This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers recently...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Thu, 7 Apr 2011 14:30:11 PDT How-to-Lay-a-Bluestone-Patio-For-a-Beautiful-Outdo http://www.instructables.com/id/Pick-Up-Sticksand-Make-a-Twig-Trellis/
Pick Up Sticks...and Make a Twig Trellis - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FE2/V7XX/G8XPCPDF/FE2V7XXG8XPCPDF.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FE2/V7XX/G8XPCPDF/FE2V7XXG8XPCPDF.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FE2/V7XX/G8XPCPDF/FE2V7XXG8XPCPDF.SMALL.jpg EQE9IXZG8XPRMJ5 Thisoldhouse.com Gardeners need all the support they can get. There never seems to be enough time, after all, between spring's first green shoots and summer's skyward-climbing stems bent under the weight of heavy-headed peonies, ripe tomatoes, and plump pea pods. As any green thumb knows, many tall ornamentals and c...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:30:31 PDT Pick-Up-Sticksand-Make-a-Twig-Trellis http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-Your-Own-Backyard-Fire-Pit/
Build Your Own Backyard Fire Pit - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FBQ/FVMV/G8XPRM1W/FBQFVMVG8XPRM1W.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FBQ/FVMV/G8XPRM1W/FBQFVMVG8XPRM1W.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FBQ/FVMV/G8XPRM1W/FBQFVMVG8XPRM1W.SMALL.jpg EXH7IOGG8XPHWTD Thisoldhouse.com Outdoor fires are so hot right now. Seriously. Mankind has called the hearth home for the centuries, it's true, but these days people are going ultra-retro and getting their heat from stone-walled pits set into the earth. And, why not? On cool summer nights, you can melt marshmallows and nibble s'mo...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:00:18 PDT Build-Your-Own-Backyard-Fire-Pit http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Garden-Fountain-Out-of-Well-Anythi/
How to Make a Garden Fountain Out of, Well, Anything You Want - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FTC/4MFU/G8TCT5W4/FTC4MFUG8TCT5W4.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FTC/4MFU/G8TCT5W4/FTC4MFUG8TCT5W4.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FTC/4MFU/G8TCT5W4/FTC4MFUG8TCT5W4.SMALL.jpg EI7ADYIG8TCESNQ Thisoldhouse.com You tried sweating it out in the sauna, you can't let go in a yoga pose, and om isn't exactly hitting home. And no wonder—you're working too hard at relaxing. What you need is a place to sit quietly and contemplate the sounds of nature: birds chirping, breezes blowing, brooks babbling. What—no backy...
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