tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64504165482389103032011-11-27T16:04:45.728-08:00Welcome to New Ideas, a site in which you will hopefully find something you haven't before - a new creation, a different way of doing something, a tip, a thought or a new perspective. Any views or comments would be appreciated. Also, check out some of the other links on the page. My goal is to inspire you. Thanks for your interest, ...Sherryslwadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983416135203782679noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450416548238910303.post-14422438896155253252009-07-14T18:10:00.000-07:002009-07-15T12:44:29.454-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/Sl0smFMdRJI/AAAAAAAAAEU/mVqJ-iFKjGs/s1600-h/Desk_0003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358488164381836434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/Sl0smFMdRJI/AAAAAAAAAEU/mVqJ-iFKjGs/s320/Desk_0003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />If you like woodworking, build yourself a desk out of reclaimed lumber, add some details or adornments from the craft or hardware store to add style and make it unique.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6450416548238910303-1442243889615525325?l=slwadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>slwadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983416135203782679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450416548238910303.post-64108696285529466892009-07-14T18:00:00.001-07:002009-07-15T12:46:14.895-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/Sl0sQEWk_4I/AAAAAAAAAEM/CBaApKURGZw/s1600-h/Pillar_0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358487786198728578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/Sl0sQEWk_4I/AAAAAAAAAEM/CBaApKURGZw/s320/Pillar_0001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/Sl0qSdiYZ5I/AAAAAAAAAEE/e-Y9K1efWTE/s1600-h/Pillar_0002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358485628295604114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/Sl0qSdiYZ5I/AAAAAAAAAEE/e-Y9K1efWTE/s320/Pillar_0002.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Made this column for my mother's home using PVC pipe, a wood box, and a molding ring from the hardware store. I wanted to scale it down a little, but she wanted it to be large.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6450416548238910303-6410869628552946689?l=slwadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>slwadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983416135203782679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450416548238910303.post-23189148414684331222009-07-11T12:11:00.000-07:002009-07-15T12:48:56.403-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/Sljj2JZyPtI/AAAAAAAAACk/-cTSFzOYbQs/s1600-h/Window+Art+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357282276133715666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/Sljj2JZyPtI/AAAAAAAAACk/-cTSFzOYbQs/s320/Window+Art+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Old windows can be used as backdrops,<br />partitions, or to fill a boring corner.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6450416548238910303-2318914841468433122?l=slwadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>slwadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983416135203782679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450416548238910303.post-42504929531261971652009-07-11T12:08:00.000-07:002009-07-15T12:49:59.936-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357281681236278802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/SljjThPLvhI/AAAAAAAAACc/expkYH45NJk/s320/Molding_0002.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Add a strip of molding at the end of a partition wall for a more interesting finished look.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6450416548238910303-4250492953126197165?l=slwadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>slwadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983416135203782679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450416548238910303.post-86794819286174933212009-06-29T02:48:00.000-07:002009-07-15T12:51:01.620-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/SkiOBVKGrNI/AAAAAAAAABk/jkXxL9g1bQM/s1600-h/Safari+Living+Room.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352684310640372946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/SkiOBVKGrNI/AAAAAAAAABk/jkXxL9g1bQM/s320/Safari+Living+Room.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ccffff;">Maybe you've already gotten ideas like I did from the DIY shows, such as covering an unsightly wall with fabric, as I did in an old home we were renting. Or putting a couple of suitcases together with a couple of leather belts and adding feet to make an inexpensive coffee table. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6450416548238910303-8679481928617493321?l=slwadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>slwadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983416135203782679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450416548238910303.post-51889852114457967682009-06-29T02:22:00.000-07:002009-07-15T12:52:20.805-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/SkiH3laaAxI/AAAAAAAAABc/8V7LoufQp38/s1600-h/Seascape+Chest+1.jpg"><span style="color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352677546135257874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/SkiH3laaAxI/AAAAAAAAABc/8V7LoufQp38/s320/Seascape+Chest+1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#999999;"> </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/SkiH3a-3V_I/AAAAAAAAABU/FLcFwPGJPm8/s1600-h/Seascape+Chest+2.jpg"><span style="color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352677543335385074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_08BWKNtDkY8/SkiH3a-3V_I/AAAAAAAAABU/FLcFwPGJPm8/s320/Seascape+Chest+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ccffff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ccffff;">For the seastyle, I topped this chest off with a rustic frame that I made with twigs for the ship picture and a shell-framed (with shells I actually collected, of course) mosaic made from a broken mirror. Come to think of it, I think I did have seven years of bad luck, so I wouldn't advise it.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6450416548238910303-5188985211445796768?l=slwadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>slwadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10983416135203782679noreply@blogger.com0