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Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Moreno Bar

Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Moreno Bar
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Cher-Ann Texter

Moreno Bar

Project Details

Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Moreno Bar! This plan is perfect for those of you who would like to bring a little of that entertaining vibe into your room! Xx... Rayan

Estimated Cost

$75-$100

Dimensions Tools

  • Tape Measure
  • Saw – Jig, Circular, or Miter
  • Drill
  • Countersink bit for drill
  • Square
  • Sander
  • Kreg Jig
  • Brad nailer

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Contain Your Garden!

Contain Your Garden!

Amber Pollei

It doesn’t take an acre of space to grow fresh produce at home. In fact, you can garden in just about anything that will hold dirt, provided the container offers drainage. Think outside the average pot and take a cue from the folks over at Make, who will teach you how to craft a container garden out of just about anything.

Large or small, container gardens offer some great incentives. Take, for instance, the low (to no!) occurrence of weeds, or the ability to modify the soil for what you want to grow; some plants prefer acidic soil, others basic — and container gardening allows you to be plant-specific in a way that in-ground gardens might not. Best of all, containers are completely adaptable to your space and style... Read More

Developing Your Green Thumb This Spring

Developing Your Green Thumb This Spring

By Lyndsey Schnabel

If your thumb is anything but green and everything you plant in your yard turns up wilted and ugly, you’re not alone.

Many people including myself have trouble starting and keeping a vegetable garden growing. I am here to give you a few tips and ideas for beginners.

The key to your first vegetable garden is to start small, even if that means start with one pot and one plant... Read More

Check out the MashUp Sprinkler Video

See Dinger, Slamson and lots of local residents doing the Sprinkler Dance! It’s the dance sensation that’s sweeping the region!

Protect Honey Bee Swarms

Protect Honey Bee Swarms

Few things are as unnerving as the sight of a Honey Bee swarm.  It can be eerie to see thousands of bees hanging from the branch of a tree or some other object.  The bees cluster together in a perpetually squirming mass to protect the queen who is at the center.  Dozens to hundreds of workers whiz by, barely noticing your presence, as they arrive and depart, scouting for the colony’s new home.

When swarming, Honey Bees are engorged with honey for the journey and exhausted from flying long distances. ... Read More

Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a West Elm Inspired Degraw Chair

Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a West Elm Inspired Degraw Chair
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Designs by Studio C

Degraw Chair

Project Details

Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a West Elm Inspired Degraw Chair. We have a special treat today friends with plans for this beauty Cher-Ann built! That periwinkle color is pretty much to die for! If you are interested in a little tutorial on stenciling your builds, head on over to her and check it out! Xx...Rayan

Dimensions Tools

  • Tape Measure
  • Saw – Jig, Circular, or Miter
  • Drill
  • Square
  • Sander
  • Kreg Jig 

Lumber... Read More

...first nursery impulse shopping trip of the year

...first nursery impulse shopping trip of the year

Are you like me? Weather warms up, and you feel the urge to GO BUY PLANTS?!? After a lovely day with the Sacramento Master Gardeners and their "Edible Landscape" workshop, I can't help myself. I have a thought, "I'll just run by Talini's!" It amazes me how a little 4" pot can bring such pleasure!... Read More