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The other side of the living room needed something large. A statement piece I think real designers would call it. Well, I fell in love with the bookshelves in the lobby at The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs and thought, “hey, I could build that”. And I did! We sold the old wall unit and embarked on the master planning of the new plumbing conduit shelving unit. You know, I don’t even know where to begin with a How To. The unit is 8’8″ wide by roughly 7’6″ tall and 11 1/4″ deep Here is the supply list:Plumbing pipe and fittings (all at 1/2″) Supply list: Fittings: 18 – 90º Elbows 14 – 3-Way Tees 8 – Base Flanges Pipe: 6 – 12″ 7 – 18″ 1 – 32″ 3 – 30″ (Custom cut at home depot) 1 – 43″ (Custom cut at home depot) 14 – 8″ 4 – 9″ (black gas pipe for the top flange connectors) Wood Shelves 2 – 1″ x 12″ x 10′ pine planks (cut down to 8′8″) 2 – 1″ x 12″ x 6′ pine planks (cut down to 4′8″) Minwax Stain 1 – Dark Walnut 1 – Walnut (Mix 1/2 and 1/2 to get the desired color) Rustoleum Gloss Spray Paint 3 – Black

The Other Me In 2008, fresh out of high school, Karla Read picked up a hobby that would ultimately change the course of her life. After seeing a friend’s blog, she was not just inspired to create one of her own, she decided that she would make her own portfolio. One thing led to another and she ended up moving from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic to Buenos Aires, Argentina so that she could pursue her passion. She rigorously studied photography and, ultimately, was able to make a career out of it. Her beautiful photography carries a sense of nostalgia, and tells stories about a woman's longing to be different, young and free. Karla Read's blog via [Ben Trovato]

Cheap, chic and modular As I mentioned before, this piece is very customizable and you need to design it for your desired space. Find the place were you envision it, and measure the total width and height of it. Leave about 10 inches for spacing from each side because you need to add the thickness of the material to the total width. Now, it's up to you to decide how many modules you wish to have per row. Note: Remember that the internal size of the module decreases depending on the thickness of the material you choose. For example: If the size of one module is 14,4 inch x 14,4 inch and I am using a 1 inch thick material, I will have a 12,2 inch module [(14,4)-(2)]

Fixing genetically poor circulation [Archive] - John Stone Fitness Forums zenpharaohs Fri, November 18th, 2005, 02:57 PM what kinds of things can i do to perminatly increase my blood flow? MOST IMPORTANT: DO NOT SMOKE. If you smoke, quit. Smoking is really bad for lots of heath reasons, but specific to circulation it's one of the worst things known. Then make sure your diet isn't insane. Then the big thing for better circulation is exercise. It does not have to be specifically cardio exercise, but the it has to be exercise where you have a pretty good work load on the circulation to bring systemic fuel to the muscles during the exercise. Improved circulation is not only due to heart adaptation, but also to adaptation throughout the body (peripheral adaptation). I know you have expressed a lot of muscle loss concerns, so you may want to think about how to get the right dosage of cardio exercise into your routines, but if you have circulation issues, you want to improve your cardioVASCULAR fitness.

Lackadaisy Expressions Boy, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I started this. I've had requests for some sort of expressions tutorial dating back a while now, so I figured, "Sure! I can explain expression drawing...and it'll be way better than all those tutorials out there that are nothing but charts of generic expressions. Yeah! Just give me a day or two to whip something up..." Um. Anyway, I found all I could really do was try to explain ways to teach yourself...and then add some pictures. IKEA Card File Drawers Hack At the moment, amongst other things, I’m working on a totally new room makeover at my hive. It’s a little space I’ve not shared previously. I can’t wait for the final reveal though with a little pair of hands constantly clutching at my pant legs (with an accompanying unresistable “pick-me-up” whine), let’s just say progress hasn’t exactly been fast, so as with pretty much everything else nowadays, I’m not holding my breath ’til it’s done. Anyhoo, part of the makeover involves some new shelving and to pretty them up, whilst adding some handy knick-knack storage, I wanted some cute old mini card file drawers. I started with this cute set of Moppe drawers from IKEA (for whatever reason I could only find them easily on the UK website so excuse the link). I’m sure you’ve all seen them before – they’ve been the victim of many a good (and maybe a few unfortunate) hacks. And these brass plated card holder pulls I found on eBay, plus some timber stain and sealer.

New Film “Strong” Reminds Us to Be Safe, But Live Wild – Interview With Fitz Cahall Strong from ARC’TERYX on Vimeo. “We are all going to make mistakes. It’s truly learning from them that makes life really sweet,” says skier, climber and parent Roger Strong. On April 6th, 2011, the veteran backcountry skier was skinning up his favorite backcountry run when he triggered an avalanche that swept him and two friends hundreds of feet through steep trees. When the snow settled, his tibias had been ripped from his femurs. Here filmmaker Fitz Cahall talks about his personal connect to making this film about his friend. Adventure: You said you admired Roger for a long time for his spirit of adventure. A: Did the idea for a film about him come after the accident? A: Roger’s story has run parallel to you own, as a father and as an adventurer facing recovery after serious injuries. I had been in that same position a few hundred times during my climbing career. A: In the mountains, it doesn’t matter how good you are, when the accident happens, it happens. A: How’s Roger doing now?

Chalkboard Wall Calendar - Martha Stewart Home & Garden Thanks to paint that dries into a chalkboard finish, your board can be whatever size you desire and placed wherever you like. Store-bought formulas come in traditional green and black. But you can also follow our recipe to mix your own batch in any shade. Cleverly applied chalkboard paint means new places to track appointments, keep lists, and leave messages. Or simply use the surface to draw or doodle, which will appeal to kids and the kid in everyone. Choose from the following ideas or come up with your own homemade chalkboard location. Tip: Start with flat-finish latex paint in any shade. Wall Calendar A home office is the ideal spot for a family planner. Mudroom Mural The bottom half of a mudroom wall is just the right height for pint-size Picassos -- when coated with store-bought green chalkboard paint. Message Center Write-on paint needn't be applied only to walls. Pantry Reminder

Union Jack Trunk Knee pain from driving?: Triathlon Forum: Slowtwitch Forums dvfmfidc actually has a valid point. I have all but stopped driving. I have an 11 year old car with 67,000 miles on it and 50,000 was put on in the first 6 years. Driving is tough on your body, especially driving a stick (manual transmission) in an urban/suburban setting. I'm not a big fan of driving, possibly becasue I've never had a really fancy, nice quiet car with an automatic transmission and the streets and roads around here are crowded and dangerous. I find driving very stressful. Physiologically, I think most car seat are too soft and poorly designed for a good driving/sitting posture. Another thing to think about is that if you wear a wallet in your hip pocket thet can be hard on your legs. Tom Demerly Editor, TriSports University

Crystal River - The most beautiful river on earth [Pics] Cano Cristales - Crystal River. River of five colors, as the locals call it, originates in the south of the mountain chain Macarena, Colombia, and flows eastward to its confluence with the Guayabero river. In the Cano Cristales found five colors: yellow, blue, green, black and red. All of them are waste product of many algae and, depending on time of year, color saturation, or weakened or strengthened. Share on Tumblr

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