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kim
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|  Subject: gave my living room a face lift for $4!!  Thu 09 Aug 2007, 7:36 pm | |
| | I was really sick of my living room and was trying to figure out what one thing bothered me the most as we have NO $, I couldn't just go splurge and re-do the whole thing, even if I was frugal about it! So, I chose to re-do the trim work...I had paint in the cellar...it's a kinda tan & gray mix...a deep country color...so I painted the trim, windows sills (they are BIG and DEEP...old house) and the doors to the bathroom and a closet door (all old style doors ) it looks great! AND...I made curtains with fabric I had ( enough for one curtain & bought material for the other for $4) it's navy blue and tan gingahm, and I made them in a country style I saw in Better Homes and Gardens Country Decorating book (free from library) AND..I had DH make small rings from old coat hangers and I tied strips of fabric around it (looks so cool) and used them as candle rings in the window sills...AND....and making a new wall hanging with stitchery...all for free!! AND... I am going to make a big wall wreath out of the fabric strips and a garland of the same to go on top of my big mirror on the wall! I also got to hang 3 nice things up in there that match that my friend got me a long time ago! So...a WHOLE make-over ended up being $4!!!!! |
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Vicki
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Thu 09 Aug 2007, 8:21 pm | |
| WOW Kim. You always amaze me. I need you to live close to me.
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Donna
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Thu 09 Aug 2007, 8:33 pm | |
| | Thats awesome Kim,,can you post some pictures in the portial of your makeover!?I am trying to decide what kind of curtain treatment to do in our living room/dining room when we remodel this fall. |
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gayla50
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Thu 09 Aug 2007, 9:04 pm | |
| Kim you are amazing ... and talented ...
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skinflint
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Fri 10 Aug 2007, 12:55 am | |
| Wow, what a frugal makeover!!!
Very creative kim, I'm sure it looks great.
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Fri 10 Aug 2007, 5:43 am | |
| Thanks ladies....I am making my other curtin today and hopefully finishing up my wall hanging, so I can work on the wreath and swag  I will try to post pics when I'm all done...or maybe even today of the curtain I have done and the candle ring... I have tried to post pics before and it didn't work..my computer is junk...the good one is for the kids school...but I'll try! |
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escarcha
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Fri 10 Aug 2007, 6:08 am | |
| That is great Kim. How creative. I bet it looks great.
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Sissy
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Fri 10 Aug 2007, 7:40 am | |
| | Kim, you are just so talented. You could go on one of those shows on HGTV and show them how to do a frugal makeover. |
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Sat 11 Aug 2007, 9:09 am | |
| | LOL..Sissy, thanks! That was a very nice things to say |
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GentleRain
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Sun 12 Aug 2007, 11:10 am | |
| Kim, I am so impressed with your talent and creativity to be able to do a makeover for $4.00. You really do know how to make your house into a warm and inviting home!
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: gave my living room a face lift for $4!! Sun 12 Aug 2007, 4:37 pm | |
| | Thank you so much! I got it all done and love it! We also found some cool berries on the stems in the woods and I decorated with them as well! Very happy!! |
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