HOMEMADE TV STAND - PART 4

We added another built-in bookshelf on the opposite side of the room to match the TV stand.  To see the beginning of this, see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

 It completes and balances the room.

Here is the finished product with a picture of both built ins below.

FRESH LANDSCAPING AND BLACK MULCH

The hubby and I were trying to think of ways to spruce up the yard.  We have been watching a lot of "Desperate Landscapes" on the DIY network.  They always seem to have dark mulch in their yards.  So we went on a search for dark mulch and found "Midnight Black Mulch with Weed Barrier" by Preen at Lowe's.  It costs $4.49 per bag, but we got it for $4.00 per bag with the military discount.  AND, then we needed more a week later.  It was on sale at Lowe's for $3.39 per bag ($3.00 per bag with the military discount). It makes a huge difference in the flower beds.  It makes everything "pop."

BEFORE the new mulch:

AFTER the "Midnight Black" mulch:

 Notice how this pot of marigolds looks really nice against the black mulch.  You can see where we hadn't finished putting the mulch in the back of the picture.  Huge contrast in color.

HOMEMADE THREAD HOLDER

My hubby made this thread box out of MDF and wood glue using a nailgun and a table saw.  It took about 2 hours total including the time to paint it.  It is really nice to have all of my thread colors handy right there where I need them.

HOMEMADE WOODEN HEADBOARD

We found the idea for this headboard on google images.  It took some planning to execute, but it ended up being worth the time and effort.  The longest part was waiting for the glue to dry when gluing all of the wood pieces together.  It took a long time to sand, stain, and poly.  My hubby hand-carved the "M."

SIMPLE DECOR PROJECT

I found this project on Pinterest a few months back and thought it was a cute idea.  Very simple, yet unique.  I just made the table top out of wood glued together, sanded, stained, and polyed.  The table is sitting on top of two white columns that someone gave me for free.  The picture frames are hanging from a curtain rod mounted to the wall.  I stapled some ribbon to the back of the picture frames and then tied them onto the rod.  This is sitting in the corner of our master bedroom.