Homemade V.S. Store Bought

[jvls1942]

when I watch TV in bed, just about every night, I have a remote for the TV, a remote for the AC, a remote for adjusting the bed and a telephone.. I made a shelf at the head of the bed to hold all these..No trouble with my dogs, they can go anywhere in the house except into the 3 bedrooms.. they know the laws..
......jiminwisc.......

 

[igorsMistress]

when I watch TV in bed, just about every night, I have a remote for the TV, a remote for the AC, a remote for adjusting the bed and a telephone.. I made a shelf at the head of the bed to hold all these..No trouble with my dogs, they can go anywhere in the house except into the 3 bedrooms.. they know the laws..
......jiminwisc.......

We were going to put up a shelf, but it wouldn't look good over this headboard. Our dogs don't have that rule

 

[cavemanrich]

Your dog and DD's dog have same rules to obey..

 

[lazy gardener]

Here's an awesome pile of ideas that I saw on Beekissed's forum.

https://www.diyncrafts.com/19674/repurpose/20-brilliantly-creative-ways-repurpose-old-chairs

I've been dump picking again. Most recent salvage: metal refrigerator shelves. My plan: connect them together to make a sectional cage for broody hen and her brood of chicks. 6' L x 20" W Closet Maid shelving is about $20.00. Salvaged fridge shelves = $0.00! and repurposing them keeps them out of the land fills.

 

[CCUK]

Here's an awesome pile of ideas that I saw on Beekissed's forum.

https://www.diyncrafts.com/19674/repurpose/20-brilliantly-creative-ways-repurpose-old-chairs

I've been dump picking again. Most recent salvage: metal refrigerator shelves. My plan: connect them together to make a sectional cage for broody hen and her brood of chicks. 6' L x 20" W Closet Maid shelving is about $20.00. Salvaged fridge shelves = $0.00! and repurposing them keeps them out of the land fills.

I have just made a growout pen from old rabbit run panels with a dog cage at one end! Fridge ones would work really well and can be dismantled and stored when not in use.

 

[lazy gardener]

Yep, use what you have! I hate to spend money if I can figure out how to do it for free.

 

[igorsMistress]

Thanks for the link @lazy gardener
There are some very cute ideas there. I wish I had some old chairs now!

 

[igorsMistress]

Your dog and DD's dog have same rules to obey.. View attachment 1442622

 

[igorsMistress]

Not exactly homemade but recycled this old fridge a third time. Previously I used it to ferment pickles and as an extra ice chest. It's now moved on to storage for various craft supplies and seeds for the garden.

 

[jvls1942]

we have lots of old chairs, but we are still sitting on them.
I need to pick up a couple hundred feet of electric dog fence wire around my house.
the original wire spool disintegrated as we were running the wire out.
so this morning I took a plastic coffee can and attached some wood to the ends. I have not used it yet. If it works I will post pictures.. cost: 4 deck screws, and eight 1/2" sheet metal screws.. all of which I had on hand.. scrap wood. plastic coffee can.
compliments of my sil..