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		<title>Dumpster Diving Finds: the dresser drawers, part 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the structure of my shelves was complete, I went to work on the color scheme. I decided to use some of the wicker from the laundry basket I found as a backing for the smaller drawer and a strip of texture in the larger drawer. 

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		<title>Dumpster Diving Finds: the wooden dining chair, part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since my last post about the dining chair, I&#8217;m sure everyone has been hanging on the edge of their seats wondering, &#8220;Will the stool fall apart when the clamps are taken off?&#8221; or &#8220;How will she ever fix that ridge in the center of that seat?&#8221; No fear! I am here to answer all your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dumpster Diving Finds: the dresser drawers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought these drawers would make a great little shelving unit! You can create storage space by simply stacking and combining drawers in new ways. This is an great project, because you can make it as simple or as involved as you want. If you come across a nice set of drawers, all they might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dumpster Diving Finds: the wooden dining chair</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After fiddling around with the broken pieces of this dinning chair, I discovered a simple way to recombine them into a nice little &#8217;squatting&#8217; stool. 

 I find that when working with materials  that have been previously cut and shaped, the easiest way to discover what you can do is to make 3-D sketches. By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dumpster Diving Finds for &#8220;Great Day St. Louis&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Last week, I went scavenging my local alleys with a crew from the St. Louis, MO morning show &#8220;Great Day St. Louis.&#8221; I gave some tips and advice for dumpster diving and took home a few objects we found. On November 23rd I will be live on the show to present the new looks I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extend the Planting Season in a Suitcase!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, I have accumulated more than a few pieces of luggage from the trash. Recently, I came upon a beautiful blue suitcase only to discover it was pregnant with an equally as lovely mini-suitcase. With suitcases reproducing at such a rapid rate, I figured it was time I found some ways to reuse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Simple Worksheet on Basic Repairs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am working on building a library of print documents that have tips for some important steps in the restoration process. With the hopes of saving paper, I&#8217;m trying to condense things like &#8216;Basic Repairs&#8217; into a single sheet.
The final product is a bit more complicated than the image above


So, keep in mind that (as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Tips for Collecting Discarded Furniture</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[dumpster diving, curb cruising, and the like&#8230;
What&#8217;s wrong with the image above? 1. no gloves 2. jumping in and out of a dumpster with reckless abandon 3. my mother doesn&#8217;t approve. What&#8217;s right? 1. I have permission from this thrift store to look through their dumpster 2. I&#8217;m with a friend (the photographer of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experiments in Eco-Friendly Paint Removers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I came upon a discarded chair in my alley that had a bold color scheme and paint that had been thickly applied in multiple coats. Although I might normally pass up such an unattractive piece of furniture, I thought it would make the perfect test subject for some environmentally friendly paint removers I have been looking to try!]]></description>
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		<title>Planning a New Color Scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a piece of furniture that's a little drab? Don't just dive into stripping and painting with out a plan! Why not test out a few ways to refinish it on paper . . . things always go a bit smoother with a little planning . . .]]></description>
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