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Marlene Alexander

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Find Of The Week:

This kitchen rail has sliding six hooks and is expandable from 22-56cm. Mounting hardware is included. I found it at Dollarama for two bucks. Besides its intended use, consider using it to hang other kitchen necessities like small pots or explore the possibility of using it in other rooms. 

May Features:

With the warmer weather on its way, many of us feel the need to lighten up our indoor spaces. Make one of these easy and inexpensive vignettes the center of your dining experience or top a coffee table to make an inviting area for tea and conversation. 

Don’t be afraid to make use of smaller outdoor items. Garden birds, lanterns and other decorative summer pieces from the dollar store are all fair game for use inside, as well as out. 

Please see Centered on Summer  for the full article.

Here are some ideas for making your well-used kitchen bar stools more attractive on a very frugal budget.  There's no need to spend a lot of money on expensive materials - the things used here are common household items that you might already have in your cupboards, or could find for just a few dollars in the dollar store.  For very little money and a bit of effort on your part, it's possible to give bar stools a makeover and greatly improve their appearance.  

Continue reading Better Bar Stools

A keepsake box is a wonderful way to save the bits and pieces of our favorite memories, whether they’re from the months spent dating that special someone, wedding memories or those precious little things that represent a new baby. 

When we found some keepsake boxes at the local dollar store, we imagined them used to store other stuff, too. 

The manufacturers of these boxes often use the same designs on other products, too, so we were able to find small gift boxes to match the keepsake boxes. Read on to discover how we put it all together.

Please read One Box, Two Ways for more 

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