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Items Used: LACK, IKEA Coffee Table Steps to hack a rustic coffee table Measured original table top. Bought one (1) 12″x 8′ knotty pine. Cut to size. Sanded, stained and sealed pieces (one (1) side and edges.) Joined with pocket holes every 6″ (roughly). Drilled pilot holes on all four (4) corners (I placed the IKEA top on top of the backside of my new top, inserted a 2″ nail and hammered to mark where my screws go). Since the IKEA hardware for this is a weird double ended screw, I wasn’t able to get it in very far by hand. So I inserted one end of the IKEA screw into the end of my drill and tightened the chuck like I would a bit. I slowly screwed it into the table top until it was half way. Screwed the legs on and follows the remaining instructions from the assembly manual. ~ by Nicole Baglieri You may also like these ideas on rustic coffee tables: - Another version of the LACK rustic coffee table - Bed slats turned into a coffee table with storage . - Farmhous

A living wall, or vertical garden, is a collection of wall-mounted plants. Vertical wall gardens are the latest trend in home design and are the perfect way to bring a bit of the outdoors in. Living walls are not only beautiful but great for the air quality of your home, thanks to the plants that adorn them. According to NASA, plants filter toxins and improve air quality. Besides turning carbon dioxide into oxygen, live plants also absorb harmful VOCs, formaldehyde and benzene, which are off-gassed by fabrics, home fragrance products, rugs, cigarettes and plastic. When creating a wall or vertical garden, think about how much sun and water the plant will need. Lower maintenance plants such as succulents, ferns and low ground covers are good candidates. Here are some of the most beautiful indoor and outdoor living wall designs for creating your own vertical garden: Vertical gardens for the bath Greenery behind the tub adds a dramatic nature-spa effect. Image: Siol Studios A wall

Carney Logan Burke Architects  completed the design of this barn-style guesthouse in Wilson, WY. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a renovation of an existing structure, but a beautiful traditional house built from scratch. The 2,400-square-foot project serves three purposes: it is a guesthouse for its many visitors looking to disconnect, a workout area for the lady of the house and an expansive first-floor garage with a ceramic checkerboard tile floor. In negotiating the style of their new guesthouse, the owners left no room for compromise. Photos of real barns were the starting point for the design. The result? A spectacular retreat displaying old barn-wood walls, 2-foot-square traditional punched windows on the first floor and uplifting nature views. Can you guess the element of surprise that counterbalances the building’s traditional shape? It is an original design ingredient that takes the form of a second-story gridded glass wall, which looks north to the Grand Tetons

Shower Boxes or Shower recess they have been called are the most popular shower storage currently in Perth. The shower recess requires quite a bit of work to install but allows for a cleaner storage system. The shower recess requires a double brick wall it’s important to note that mainly they only are able to be built on external walls. To build them on internal walls requires extensive preparation. In later posts, i will explain the pro’s and cons of this feature but below are on the ball bathroom examples from Perth bathroom renovations On the ball bathrooms are one of Perth best bathroom renovation team. Bathroom renovations in Perth are what we specialize in   Originally seen on: Ontheballbathrooms

We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. We’ve collected some of our favorite outdoor grill ideas to get you ready for summer. Setting up your barbecue area to function as efficiently as a professional kitchen will make the whole grilling process easier. And having a place for everything, as well as some seating, is possible even in a small patio or balcony. A Japanese Kamado ceramic barbecue that uses firewood or charcoal as fuel is the centerpiece of this modern, functional small outdoor grill area. Image: Eric Olsen Design We’ve broken down the outdoor grill setup to 10 essential BBQ accessories and components that trick out your outdoor grill and make barbecuing a snap. 1. The grill A Wolf barbecue grill was mounted on this built-in storage cabinet wall. Image: Lischkoff Design What’s your favorite grill? Are you old school and a charcoal purist? Or do you love a modern, state-of-