Instructables: exploring - living - furnishing - cheap http://www.instructables.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:24:35 PDT BLOX v1.01 Plywood Utility Shelf http://www.instructables.com/id/Plywood-Utility-Shelf/
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Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:10:25 PDT
How to make an easy & cheap bed headboard (with ikea pieces) http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-an-easy-cheap-bed-headboard-with-ik/
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Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:22:06 PST
Building a Budget Desk http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-a-Budget-Desk/
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Sun, 2 Sep 2012 22:15:10 PDT
Knock-Down Shelves http://www.instructables.com/id/Knock-Down-Shelves/
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Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:10:16 PDT
Cottage Window Coffee Table http://www.instructables.com/id/Cottage-Window-Coffee-Table/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8W/QIHH/GZAD19NW/F8WQIHHGZAD19NW.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8W/QIHH/GZAD19NW/F8WQIHHGZAD19NW.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8W/QIHH/GZAD19NW/F8WQIHHGZAD19NW.SMALL.jpg Little Mom on the Prairie While I was browsing around our local ReStore (Habitat for Humanity resale shop) I came across their stacks of old windows. They do test for lead paint,which is nice - a lead free guarantee!   I was leaning towards making a coffee table, because we didn't have one...so this was a very nice treasure ...
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Sat, 3 Mar 2012 10:07:01 PST
Simple Anti-Gravity DVD Holder http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Anti-Gravity-DVD-Holder/
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Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:29:58 PST
Cheap and simple Bed http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-and-simple-Bed/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2B/PVJE/GUQRRA4G/F2BPVJEGUQRRA4G.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2B/PVJE/GUQRRA4G/F2BPVJEGUQRRA4G.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2B/PVJE/GUQRRA4G/F2BPVJEGUQRRA4G.SMALL.jpg lrita Bed made for 48 €. Sorry for the quality of the photos were taken with a cellphone. Material: - plywood (2 meter x 1.44 m) - 6 leggs (10 cm) - screws - foam - gray tissue Tools: - circular saw - electric screwdrive - stapler
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Wed, 9 Nov 2011 02:18:02 PST
Milk Crate Wall Storage http://www.instructables.com/id/Milk-Crate-Wall-Storage/
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Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:23:21 PDT
The QUB3: An All-Purpose Child Booster http://www.instructables.com/id/The-QUB3-An-All-Purpose-Child-Booster/
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Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:25:18 PST
$3 Ikea Coffee Table http://www.instructables.com/id/3-Ikea-Coffee-Table/
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Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:20:27 PST
How to build a Milkcrate Coffee Table http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-Milkcrate-Coffee-Table/
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Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:21:53 PDT
An Outdoor Project Desk on the Cheap http://www.instructables.com/id/An-Outdoor-Project-Desk-on-the-Cheap/
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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:55:06 PDT
Two-Cube Credenza http://www.instructables.com/id/Two-Cube-Credenza/
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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:35:52 PDT
Hang 10 (or more pieces of clothes) http://www.instructables.com/id/Hang-10-or-more-pieces-of-clothes/
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