Author: Angie

If you need extra storage, consider building your own shelving unit. Customization is a neccesity in our small home. To see this and other DIY projects, visit AmbientWares.com

DIY Shelving Unit using 2x4s and Pallet Wood

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Making shelves is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time now and I need to make more. I think some basement shelving would be awesome in our short 5’ 5” tall basement. Having a small home is wonderful. It forces us to question everything we bring in to the house. However, we still have too much stuff. We have a back “mudroom” that is pretty much overflow of the kitchen. However, there are plenty of other things we can add to this shelving unit. It just keeps adding up.

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Not only is this Lazy Susan beautiful, it's made using a salvaged glass table lamp trim piece and a scrap piece of wood! AmbientWares.com

Wooden Lazy Susan Tray Using a Salvaged Table Lamp Piece

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Yep, a Lazy Susan utilizing a salvaged lamp piece. There’s nothing more awesome than coming up with unique ways of using items. I mean, you gotta know by now how much we love lamps whether we make them or find them to resell. Whether I find parts of lamps or dismantle them to make something entirely new.

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Monkey Pod Wood Pumpkin Trays and Funtastic Friday #147

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Welcome to Funtastic Friday #147! I wanted to start off by saying this will be my last party as host but, I so appreciate that I was given a chance when I hadn’t been blogging very long. I’ve had a ball but, it’s time for me to go 🙂

Now for the important part, my favorite! I love everything about Sadie Seasongoods; who doesn’t, am I right? She stole the show with these incredible thrift store Monkey Pod trays she turned into pumpkins. Enough said. Now, go show her some love!

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Vintage Jello Mold Pumpkins, Creepy Halloween Decor & Funtastic Friday #146

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Welcome to Funtastic Friday #146!

My favorite this week has got to be the cutest little project. Do you have any old jello molds stuffed in your cabinets and you haven’t touched them in forever? This is a wonderful time to rescue them from said cabinets and make something awesome!

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