New DIY X-Benches

post from Suburban Spunk on 19 September 2011 11:36:16 PM. © Suburban Spunk

I've spent the last year or so (seriously, an entire YEAR) looking for 2 X-style benches/stools for the foot of my bed. Something like this-

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IF I found one, they were usually more thank what I was willing to pay (like $200 a pop) :(
I did find a few at Home Goods for $79.99 but never found a matching pair. Boo.

As I continued my quest online, I came across this blog post. Caitlin Creer found a great deal on x-benches online. Look how cute they are...

They were just $50!!! However, this is what they actually looked like to begin with-
Yikes! The faux-suede leopard fabric was NOT the look I was going for. Caitlin Creer had ordered two of these and simply covered over the cheetah with her own fabric. Genius!
I decided to try it out for myself. Click HERE if you are interested in ordering these from KMART.com. They are priced at $49.99 each, but I did a quick Google search and found a coupon for $10 off / $50 purchase, plus free shipping to the store. So, I paid $45 each and was able to pick them up 3 days after ordering online.
I then picked up 1.5 yards of the same chenille fabric that I used for my DIY headboard. 1.5 yards was enough to cover both cushions BARELY. I would advise getting 2 yards, just to be safe.
There are just a few pieces to put together. Be sure to cover the seat with the new fabric before you screw in the legs.
We simply placed the new fabric over the leopard seat and used a staple gun to attach it.

*My boyfriend was sweet enough to put these together for me:)

Viola, new benches!

Here they both are at the foot of the bed-

Please excuse the wrinkly sheets and lazy dog.

For less than half the price of what most x-benches are, I think they look great. I am so happy with how they look, although I may add nailhead trim to match my headboard. Jury's still out on that.

And just for fun, here are my two boys trying them out-

love, S

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Project 10: Make and frame large family portraits
for long neked wall

post from House of Hepworths "hoh" on 19 September 2011 11:31:20 PM. © House of Hepworths "hoh"

One project down, 23 more to go! Last week I gave you a peek inside my chaos that is my life by showing you 24 projects I should have finished by now, but haven’t. It was the kick in the butt I was hoping for, and I’m happy to report that I can now check [...]

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Spy Video TRAKR Claw Attachment Hack

post from Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog on 19 September 2011 10:06:53 PM. © Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

Steve Schuler sent in this Spy Video TRAKR Claw Attachment Hack he has done to his Spy Video TRAKR. The new version of the spy car has a ton of additional features when you compare it to the older Spy Video Car that we took apart. Wildplanet has really gone in a good direction with [...]

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How to Map an Image to a Curved Surface in
SketchUp

post from How to of the Day on 19 September 2011 10:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

When creating designs, you may need to create a curved surface for a particular image. SketchUp lets you do that with ease, as outlined in this tutorial.

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A Limousine Version Toyota Prius

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This is unreal and personally I can't really believe this. Toyota never produce a Limo version for their Toyota Prius but a dealer from Singapore has successfully "stretch" the Toyota Prius hybrid car to a longer version aka Limousine version.
I am not a photoshop expert but based on the pictures, this is not edited by photoshop. Anyway there is still a doubt of stretching the Toyota Prius, will this affect the entire structure of the car? I will leave this to you to judge about it. The picture below shows a standard version of the Prius which is the best-selling hybrid model in the world, with over a million sold since the model line was launched in 1997. Continue to read more for more pictures of this Limousine version Toyota Prius.

The original version of Toyota Prius.

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New Lexus LFA Special coming to Tokyo Show

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Lexus will launch a Tokyo Motor Show Edition of its LFA supercar at its home motor show in autumn. This edition of the LFA, the second after the Nürburgring special, will sport an unpainted carbon roof and rear spoiler and will cost around ?40,000 (US$54,500) more than the ?normal? production model.
Coming a little down to earth, Toyota is readying a successor to the Supra coupe of the ?90s. Although the company has officially denied such a project even exists, the same sources insist that an unsanctioned RWD sports car is currently under development. Toyota, which has abandoned the sports car segment for quite some time to focus on hybrids, is also said to be working on a front-wheel drive performance car that is expected to be a GTI-rivaling version of the CT200h hatchback.

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How to Calculate Mean, Standard Deviation, and
Standard Error

post from How to of the Day on 19 September 2011 04:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

When you have collected a set of data, oftentimes the first thing you need to do to analyse it is to find the mean, standard deviation, and standard error of this set of data. This article will show you how.

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Planet Photoshop: Abstract 3D

post from Layers Magazine on 19 September 2011 12:59:05 PM. © Layers Magazine

Corey shows users how to use Photoshop CS5's new 3D features to create abstract 3D elements.

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Clean, Sweet, and Bubbly, SodaSynth in Unexpected
Places Like Chrome Browser Native Client

SodaSynth runs natively in Chrome. With soft synths a dime a dozen, how do you set yourself apart? Defying conventions is a pretty good start, and a team of developers who built the Mixxx open source DJ tool are doing just that. SodaSynth from Oscillicious is a soft synth with a different approach. With no … Continue →

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Meanest kitchen utility on the block

Materials: Grunka skimmer

Description: I normally object to using kitchen utensils on motorbikes as they don't blend in all that well.

But I had been looking for a nice heatshields for my hot pipes for some times (hard to find items) when I stumbled upon this Grunka for cooking fish. Size and drilled holes were perfect. Quality of stainless steel seemed good.

After some grinding and treatment the pieces were powder coated black and looked just fantastic.

I don't think anyone will ever think of using theese to pick up cooked fish.

~ Adam, Sweden