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Make Your Own Rustic Faux Fireplace
One day, while scrolling through Pinterest, I came upon an idea. Any time a sentence starts with scrolling through Pinterest, you know there’s a project coming. I have to be careful with that site- it can be dangerous! Whenever I think of Pinterest, I remember this quote from comedian, Adam Norwest, that never fails to make me laugh: So what idea did I find? A faux fireplace! We have always liked when we’ve stayed in hotels with fireplaces in the room. I love cozying up under the covers with a good book and a fire crackling beside me. We’ve discussed many times how nice it would be to have one…
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Ikea Hack Bookcases for a Home Library
I’ve aways wanted a library in our house. Sitting in a room by a fire, surrounded by interesting books, and reading all day sounds like paradise. In our Portland house, we had a front room that was begging to be turned into just that. The problem was that built-in bookcases were beyond our budget. The solution? Ikea!I had seen ideas before about turning Ikea shelving into built-ins and I thought it was time to try it for ourselves. We found that adding Ikea Billy bookcases to make built-ins was the perfect solution for our home library. Supplies: Bookcases – We used Ikea Billy Lumber – 1×4 on bottom, 1×12 on…
