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DIY: A Clothes-Drying Rack Made the Old-Fashioned Way on a Maine Farm

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DIY: A Clothes-Drying Rack Made the Old-Fashioned Way on a Maine Farm

A good number of us on the Remodelista team are followers of Hitchfoot Farm on Instagram: First Fan and Margot caught on, then me, and we all quickly became captivated by Bess Piergrossi’s moody vignettes in her rough-hewn Maine farmhouse that look like they’re out of times past. When Bess told us she was working on a DIY laundry rack inspired by deVol’s Laundry Maid (our all-time favorite) and made completely by hand, we wanted all the details. And she sent back a step-by-step how-to—complete with characteristically charming, old-fashioned scenes of hand-stretching rope by the hearth, singeing rope ends in...

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DIY: An Old-Fashioned Clothes-Drying Rack

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DIY: An Old-Fashioned Clothes-Drying Rack

A good number of us on the Remodelista team are followers of Hitchfoot Farm on Instagram: First Fan and Margot caught on, then me, and we all quickly became captivated by Bess Piergrossi’s moody vignettes in her rough-hewn Maine farmhouse that look like they’re out of times past. When Bess told us she was working on a DIY laundry rack inspired by deVol’s Laundry Maid (our all-time favorite) and made completely by hand, we wanted all the details. And she sent back a step-by-step how-to—complete with characteristically charming, old-fashioned scenes of hand-stretching rope by the hearth, singeing rope ends in...

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Ignoring the entryway is easy but never a good idea

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Ignoring the entryway is easy but never a good idea

A messy look and a lack of practical storage can impact the entire home. Does any of this sound familiar? If that’s the case, you might need to plan a makeover. We have a bunch of great ideas and designs you could implement. They’re centered around the entryway organizer and they’re all simple projects which you can do yourself. Organizing and decorating the entryway can turn out to be pretty fun activities. DIY Entryway Organizers to Maximize your Storage Space 1. DIY Industrial Entry Bench Could your entryway use a bench? Of course, it could. Entryway benches are practical and...

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Little projects help to keep our creativity going and to inspire us to come up with new ideas for future and possibly bigger projects

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Little projects help to keep our creativity going and to inspire us to come up with new ideas for future and possibly bigger projects

They’re also a nice way to pass the time when we don’t really have anything else to do. Moreover, there’s plenty of easy things to make that you can offer as gifts or that you can use to make your own home more welcoming and pretty. Let’s take a closer look at some of the many possible ideas and to hopefully reveal a few details that you could then use in some of your own crafts and projects.  Having a place where you can hang your keys when come into the house is very practical. That way you won’t misplace...

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Little projects help to keep our creativity going and to inspire us to come up with new ideas for future and possibly bigger projects

DIYProjects

Little projects help to keep our creativity going and to inspire us to come up with new ideas for future and possibly bigger projects

They’re also a nice way to pass the time when we don’t really have anything else to do. Moreover, there’s plenty of easy things to make that you can offer as gifts or that you can use to make your own home more welcoming and pretty. Let’s take a closer look at some of the many possible ideas and to hopefully reveal a few details that you could then use in some of your own crafts and projects.  Having a place where you can hang your keys when come into the house is very practical. That way you won’t misplace...

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