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How to Make a Pleated Lamp Shade
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How to Make a Pleated Lamp Shade

There’s no shortage of lamp shades at the thrift store and they’re usually super affordable, which makes them the perfect DIY project! I’ve been swooning over a pleated lamp shade for a while but they can cost quite a bit! I’m going to show you how to make your own for a fraction of the price.

How to Make a Pleated Lamp Shade

I found this little lamp base at the thrift store for $10 and couldn’t pass it up. It didn’t come with a shade so I purchased this tapered lamp shade online. For some reason when I bought it, it was only $25 and now

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DIY Heart-Shaped Gift Box from Upcycled Plastic Bottle
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DIY Heart-Shaped Gift Box from Upcycled Plastic Bottle

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Looking for a fun and easy DIY project? This plastic bottle heart-shaped gift box is perfect for anyone who loves crafts. It’s simple to make and looks beautiful when finished. You can use it as a storage box or decoration, depending on your needs. This project is perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any other special occasion. With just a few materials and a little bit of time, you can create something amazing that will be treasured for years to come.

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10 Kitchen Renovations That Will Hurt Your Home’s Value
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10 Kitchen Renovations That Will Hurt Your Home’s Value

10 Kitchen Renovations That Will Hurt Your Home’s Value

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The kitchen is often the first room people choose to renovate since it’s the center for food preparation and a social hub for entertaining. It’s easy to think in short terms when you are doing a renovation and focus only on your current needs, rather than thinking about how your upgrade will affect your home values.

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According to Thomas Vibe, a co-founder and managing partner at Stone Wizards, a kitchen renovation should never

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Governor Hochul Proclaims Million Renovation of Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
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Governor Hochul Proclaims $26 Million Renovation of Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

Governor Kathy Hochul at the moment introduced a $26 million funding in Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park in Harlem. The funding contains the renovation of the 30-year-old locker room amenities, upgrades to the outside observe and subject and the performing arts heart.

“The Harlem neighborhood deserves entry to inexperienced house, prime notch sports activities amenities, and leisure alternatives and at the moment we’re delivering simply that within the Metropolis’s most-visited State Park, Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park,” Governor Hochul stated. “By this $26 million funding, we are going to enhance and modernize one of many state park system’s most unusual

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HOME IMPROVEMENT: Do You Really Need It? This Will Help You Decide!
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HOME IMPROVEMENT: Do You Really Need It? This Will Help You Decide!

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Designer, Mindy Lavender

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Most of the time, when the crew makes a discovery throughout the demolition, the information is not good. Defective wiring, asbestos, and dry rot are only a few less-than-ideal surprises. Nevertheless, the rehabilitation of this Nineteen Thirties Georgian in Lengthy Seaside, California, unearthed a cheerful shock: A Prohibition-style room tucked behind a pivoting bookcase.

“The speakeasy dates again to Prohibition occasions,” designer Mindy Laven says. “There are even unique liquor labels from the Nineteen Thirties on the partitions, together with handwritten notes scribed from previous visitors.”

Everybody was on board preserving the surprising discover,

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Kitchen Group: Drawers As a substitute of Cupboards
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Kitchen Group: Drawers As a substitute of Cupboards

The right kitchen wants two issues: type and performance. I needed our kitchen not solely to be lovely however to operate properly for our household and life-style. Once I requested my Instagram followers what they need to have been for a kitchen renovation, one of the vital widespread solutions was drawers as a substitute of cupboards. And that is precisely what we did!

Kitchen Group: Drawers As a substitute of Cupboards

KITCHEN ORGANIZATION IDEAS: DRAWERS

For all our decrease cabinetry and island cabinetry, we tried to include as many drawers as doable. The principle cause that drawers are the extra common alternative is that they’re simpler to retailer

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Equipment Assessment: Our Ilve Vary
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Equipment Assessment: Our Ilve Vary

I designed our kitchen round having all of the home equipment hidden besides one: our lovely Ilve Vary. In the event you’ve seen it then you understand it is not simply an oven but it surely’s a bit of artwork. It suits so fantastically into our kitchen’s design and all of the critiques pointed to it being simply as practical as it’s lovely. I am right here in the present day to report again and inform you whether or not they have been proper 😉

Equipment Assessment: Our Ilve Vary

Our Ilve vary was gifted to us, nevertheless all ideas and opinions are 100% my

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Newland Stadium project costs rise, Lindsey Nelson Stadium to add 2,100 seats for Tennessee
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Newland Stadium project costs rise, Lindsey Nelson Stadium to add 2,100 seats for Tennessee

The University of Tennessee wants to increase its budget by a combined $105.8 million for renovations to Neyland Stadium and Lindsey Nelson Stadium to account for rising labor, material and construction costs.

The UT Board of Trustees will vote on resolutions for both renovation plans on June 30 in Memphis.

On the heels of the Vols’ trip to the College World Series, UT plans to expand the capacity of Lindsey Nelson Stadium by more than 2,100 seats.

The cost of that project has almost doubled over the past year. UT has increased its Lindsey Nelson Stadium renovation budget by 69%,

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