What Meegan Makes

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DIY Apartment Summer Porch Ideas

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The temperature is warming up and I am spending most of my days poolside. You know how I love to be outside and feel the sun rays on my face. It is really nice to be in our new home. Things are coming together and I am enjoying the decorating process. I am also enjoying the fact that we have a REAL porch. We did have a tiny balcony before. I tried to turn it into an inviting space. But, my vision never really came to fruition. I had visions of what I wanted here even before we moved in. Let me share some of my DIY Apartment Summer Porch Ideas for our new home.

 

 

These DIY Apartment Summer Porch Ideas can be used on tiny porches and large decks alike.

 

 

 

I like this time of month because I get to be a part of the At Home DIY Challenges. We have a theme every 15th of the month and share our best DIY projects related to the theme. This month is: “Make it Pretty Outdoor Challenge”

That is EXACTLY why I am tidying up our back porch and showing you my DIY projects for this space…

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Seven Home Improvement DIY Projects

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I love a good DIY project, don’t you? Whether it is for home decor, lighting, the garden, organizing, etc… Today I have collected Seven Home Improvement DIY Projects that YOU are going to love.

My talented blogging friends have created tutorials to help you with your DIY project dilemmas.

They are pretty incredible. So let’s get started.

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How To Reinforce Metal Shelving in A Rental Home

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We are finally adjusting to living into our new home. We are so happy and it was a great move for us at the perfect time. It was a long time coming, and worth the wait.

While we started unpacking we realized right away that the shelving in our new place is relatively weak. So we worked through it and figured out How To Reinforce Metal Shelving in Any Home.

Let me show what we did To Reinforce Metal Shelving in Any Home without spending a lot of money or time…

Just in time for the At Home DIY Challenge for April.

My Talented blogging friends ave been busy with their projects and they will be linked at the bottom of this post.

Going to our local hardware store, we purchased Concrete/Stud Wall Clips for under $10. The original wall clips holding the shelves we just not long or strong enough to hold weight.
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Eight Thrift Store DIY Projects

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It’s been a crazy week. We moved from our condo cottage in a “new to us” apartment. It has been very busy and exciting. The thought of decorating a freshly painted, with all new flooring has my creative juices flowing. These Eight Thrift Store DIY Projects are inspiring my creativity and thought process.

I am always amazed at people’s creativity, aren’t you? Especially when it comes to making something from a thrifted find. I hope these Eight Thrift Store DIY Projects inspire you as much as they have me…

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DIY Shell Shadow Box Made With a Thrifted Find

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If you have been following me for any length of time, you KNOW how much I love a great thrifted find. AND how fun it is to create something fresh for my cottage in the desert. This week I have created a DIY Shell Shadow Box Made With a Thrifted Find. To me it is similar to something that you might find at Pottery Barn or even Kirkland’s.

Best part? It was just a fraction of the cost. I am excited to show you how I did it…

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