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Indoor Rock Climbing Wall Ladder

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:52:19 +0000

This is the inside of a children's play area in our basement (full post on The Castle coming soon). It is a two-story castle with a trap door on the second floor. There is one small problem though, how do the kids get up to the second story with out climbing on the trim? We considered building a ladder but that seemed like a lot of work and could take up a lot of space in this small area. I even bought an old aluminum pool ladder from ReStore for $2 but it stuck out quite far and ended up re-donating it. That is when I came up with the rock wall ladder. I had my own vision for the space and thankfully my husband went along with my crazy idea once again. We started at Home Depot (we like their lumber better) and went to their "project" lumber section. We found a piece of laminated pine that would need to Read more [...]

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Taking it up a Notch with a Glass and Marble Mosaic Bath Accent Wall

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:11:31 +0000

Look at what my hubs found at COSTCO, yes, Costco! One box contained 5 square feet and cost $20 a box. That is a steal of deal, better than the big home improvement stores. It is a light aqua sea glass in matte and shiny finish mixed with Carrera marble. Random lengths are attached parallel to one another with a mesh backing (the photo below shows the back side of the tile squares). One very important thing to note is that the glass tile has been painted on the back side of each piece. This makes it possible for a novice to install this tile (if the glass tile had been clear through the back like Oceanside tile, then any imperfections in the setting of the tile and the mastic are shown, even magnified). So when we purchased this tile my husband knew exactly where he wanted to use it. Our basement bathroom Read more [...]

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Rug Swatch Dhurrie Pillows

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:23:10 +0000

Dhurrie rugs are very popular right now and for good reason. They are rich in texture and colors and are available in many great textures. Pottery Barn has one right now that I really like called the Alhambra Tile Dhurrie Rug: It unfortunately is out of my budget right now. Well, imagine my complete surprise when at a recent Down East Home (a local outlet for Pottery Barn scratch and dents) tent sale, I rummaged through the rug sample box and found four 18"X20" samples. These are what you can order on Pottery Barn's website if you want a swatch of the rug to make sure it matches your home. They retail for $25 a piece. BUT at the DEH tent sale, they were $2.50 each!!! I bought all four and made pillow shams out of them. Here's how. Supplies: rug swatch heavy canvas zipper down pillow 10 min. I Read more [...]

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Summer Chalkboard Art

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:49:01 +0000

I've been kind of obsessed with chalk board signs lately (check out my Pinterest board). While creating a gallery wall in my entry, I decided to add a large chalkboard that I have. I wanted to create a temporary piece of art for the summer in black and white to match the gallery (I posted about the gallery wall HERE). First I gathered the necessary supplies: paper towels, chalk, Q Tips, and Aqua Net (also needed but not pictured: ruler, tape measure, and level). Then I measured the board and created a layout that I liked. About the beachy layout: I love the art (by Katie Daisy) with the quote "I long for Salt Air in my hair", we take a road trip from UT to Laguna Beach every summer, and we love to sit on the sand or surf in the ocean as a family. I added an orange grid and printed off the template. With a Read more [...]

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Deconstructed Sofa

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:32:20 +0000

Last weekend was spring break for our kids. We dropped them off at their grandparents home for a few days of fun for them, and relaxation and shopping for my husband and I. It started with some antiquing and then a trip to a beautiful new shopping center in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. City Creek has been under construction for quite some time and I couldn't wait to see it. They had a beautiful new Restoration Hardware store that I couldn't wait to check out. It was amazing, a huge store with several rooms, each presenting a different line of furniture. I had recently received my HUGE catalog and enjoyed looking through it, but the deconstructed furniture line looked even more impressive in person. It is made to look like each piece is in the middle of construction. Unfortunately the price tags Read more [...]

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