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Number It

You don't want your house to look like every other on the block, so why should your house numbers? Skip the obvious offerings at the hardware store in favor of custom-painted numbers on a planter.

House Number Planter How-To
Start from Scratch
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Start from Scratch

With elegant, inexpensive, raw-wood pieces and easy techniques, you can paint, stain, oil, or wax your way to a one-of-a-kind treasure in no time.

Customized Furniture Projects
Tailor Your Accessories
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Tailor Your Accessories

Step out of the tub in style. Pretty ribbon transforms a store-bought mat into one specially made for your bathroom.

Custom Bath Mat How-To
Keep Things Organized
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Keep Things Organized

Keep pantry staples organized with a set of glass storage jars customized with etched lettering.

Etched Glass Storage Jars How-To
Combine to Great Effect
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Combine to Great Effect

These two flea-market cupboards looked nothing alike, yet it wasn't hard to turn them into a single piece that functions like an armoire. They were painted the same shade of white and blue-green; polished-nickel latches and crown molding were added. Stacked on top of one another, items are displayed in the glass-front part and linens are placed underneath.
Monogram
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Monogram

Monograms can add a lovely, personal touch to any number of things in the home. Here, wooden boxes were painted and adorned with a initial.
Try Stenciling
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Try Stenciling

Modeled after the ornate face of an 18th-century case clock, this oversize yet functional wall decoration all but ensures you'll never be late again. The numerals and dotted outline are stenciled in a deep green-brown, drawing out the warm coppery tones of the battery-powered clock mechanism. The timepiece is best situated so that it is clearly visible from a distance and not crowded by neighboring furniture.

Stenciled Clock Wall Decoration How-To
Refresh a Classic Pattern
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Refresh a Classic Pattern

Caned furniture is often painted in geometric patterns. The holes lead the way, eliminating the need for ruler lines. Here, the technique unifies a French bed and chair. The painted bedside table from the 1700s came across its patina naturally, but incorporates the same soothing color palette appropriate to the bedroom.

Caned Bed How-To
Put a Stamp on It
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Put a Stamp on It

Add an element of surprise to a staircase. Create stair-climbing vines with a rubber stamp and latex paint; use a brush to apply paint to the stamp. Wipe mistakes away with damp paper towels.
Make It Reversible
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Make It Reversible

Mix -- don't match -- fabrics to create reversible pillows that you won't find on anyone else's sofa. A quick flip is all it takes to change your look, and you can do it as often as you change your mind.

Reversible Pillows How-To
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Make the Space Yours

Number It

Start from Scratch

Tailor Your Accessories

Keep Things Organized

Combine to Great Effect

Monogram

Try Stenciling

Refresh a Classic Pattern

Put a Stamp on It

Make It Reversible

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