I emailed them again today to be sure the offer was still open (it has been a month) and received a prompt and gracious reply in the affirmative. So this is an offer for $20 to use on any of their sites.
I have been meaning to get photos of a project I want to get started on. And this giveaway gave me the incentive I needed. My under stairway wall….
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Messy, isn’t it. At one time, there was a large television that fit snugly into that space, it was tidily tucked inside, all cords and dangly things hidden behind but that beast bit the dust. I searched hi and lo for another television that would fit that space but I was tough out of luck. Before buying our behemoth flat screen t.v. we made do with looking at the hole and the smaller t.v. It was okay in a pinch. My idea for this wall is to close in the holes and put boards horizontally across the entire thing, on the cheap. Like pallet boards…but my pallets are buried under this…
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So that kind of puts that project on the back burner until this stuff melts off, which could be in short order if it warms up. But in the mean time I can shop for a very much needed LCD TV stand, which is exactly what CSN wanted me to link to.
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(ignore all the extension cords running across the floor, a temporary electrical problem, which has now been tracked and will be repaired tomorrow, thank you PG&E)
As you can see our LCD t.v. is just sitting on a garden bench I had built a year or so ago. The DVR and sound system are just sitting on the floor. Not much style just making do for the present. I visited the TV stands offered from CSN. I found some pretty nice ones. I was intrigued by the Fireplace t.v stands. We have a woodstove so I don’t need that feature but I thought it neat for those who don’t have a fireplace or woodstove.
So on to the good part…I am going to make this very easy for everyone. To enter just leave me a comment. You can tell me if you think the horizontal boards (kind of a cottage look) is a good idea on this wall or just say ‘hi’.
For my next post I am working on a backyard chicken article, especially for a reader who requested more info on my chickens.
Tomorrow, my mom and I are going to get our Black Copper Maran chicks. Woo hoo!
Contest will end March 8th at 8pm.
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