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I'm Erin and decorating for dirt cheap is my thing. The curbside, cragislist and the dollar store are my shopping locations of choice and there's nothing I love more than a good low-budget-revamp,  especially one that  uses unexpected materials. I  grew up in London, England (mostly) and moved to Toronto, Canada three years ago. Where I promptly acquired a puppy, a baby and a better-than-I-wanted understanding of brain injuries and their impact. My personal blog is Luck and Bliss, where I write about my kid and the stuff I've made. 

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Kerry, that would be great! Just give a shout if...

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Thanks folks!  The how-to for the light fixture is finally...

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Yay! Well done you!

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Sigh. Treehouses. This is how I feel about them.

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this is so lovely... i love old brick buildings
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Congrats! She is a DOLL!
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Cute! What's his/her name?
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The Dollar Store Kitchen - Light Fixture

By: Lilybee Feb 10, 2010

Remember the light fixture from my dollar store kitchen makeover?

created at: 2010/01/19

Well I've finally slung together a tutorial for it and here it is...

First I just want to put a… Continue Reading

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The Dollar Store Rental Kitchen Makeover - Again

By: Lilybee Jan 19, 2010

Once upon a time, way back when, I became enraged with my ugly rental kitchen. Observe the horror:

created at: 2007/02/23

I cursed it, I cried, I shook my fists at it. Then I did what everybody does (surely?), I looked for a solution on the internets.
What I found was Curbly. Inspired by the spirit of Curbly Daring-Do I figured out a solution, and posted pictures of it here..

Three (three!) years have passed. My temporary contact paper solution has withstood all kinds of shenanigans and is, I suspect, INVULNERABLE to anything but Robot Laser Eyes.

BUT, it is a New Year, a new decade even, and that always prods the part of my brain that likes things NEW and CLEAN and SHINY. So I turned a beady and critical eye to my kitchen. And decided it was time for a change.… Continue Reading

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lilybee, your profile picture intrigues me. it makes me think of holy water and something to do with late night low budget Showcase programming. i mean that in a good way if it isn't obvious. and your name is sweet too. my daughters name is lilly, i call her lillybee. or lillyvanilli or silly miss lilly lol. wanna be friends? ok me too ;)

thanks for the compliment lilybee... i finally found out what 'faucet' means when i looked it up the dictionary..hehehe

DOes that feel good on feet?  it seems like it would, and uv got some great ideas...Friends?

Hi Lilybee, thanks for the salutations, I'm still feeling my way around here at the moment but hope to be a contender!

Oh lilybee... just wait until you find out about Canadian summers...
Thanks for the compliment.  The carpeting I discovered here on Curbly, it's www.flor.com
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