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	<description>Modern Furniture and Accessories You Can Build</description>
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		<title>Fun DIY Furniture from Recycled Materials</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/project/furniture/fun-diy-furniture-from-recycled-materials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[August3

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		<title>Bamboo Staircase</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 19:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My house is typical of a house built in the 1980&#8217;s. It was filled with carpet and vinyl. A few years ago I put bamboo floors on most of the first level of the house. But it just doesn&#8217;t work to have a bamboo floor and carpeted stairs.
Staircases are hard to change. Unless you want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metal Stair Rail Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have requested more photos of the metal stair rail. It is remarkably difficult to get good pictures of a staircase, but here&#8217;s my best attempt:


View ascending the stairs, with my cute 4-year-old son descending.

View of the base of the stairs with detail of the block holding the conduit at an angle.

View of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design Tip: Think for Yourself</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/design-tip-think-for-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Granite is not the only valid choice for a counter top. It doesn&#8217;t make you cool or stylish. It is the mindless safe choice. There is nothing wrong with granite if you choose it because you like it; but don&#8217;t choose it because it is &#8220;the best&#8221; and expect to impress anybody.
Likewise, having all stainless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magnet Photo Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to have a way to display photos that could be changed easily. Of course, I didn&#8217;t want a cork board or one of those puffy frilly boards with crisscross pink ribbons to hold pictures. I wanted something with a modern edge.
It was destined for a wall in the living room, the same room [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inexpensive Metal Stair Rail (updated)</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/project/architectural/inexpensive-metal-stair-rail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a metal stair rail I made for my house. It uses electrical metal conduit, a very cheap material, to create a very nice modern look.
The old staircase was a typical wood railing with turned wooden spindles, a look that is boring, overly frilly, and not at all what I wanted for my house.






See [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design Tip: Do Something</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to live surrounded by contractor white paint for the rest of your life?
Are you forever watching home improvement shows hoping for inspiration?
Perhaps you are looking for your perfect design &#8212; the design to end all designs. (Hint: if you find it, it will be out of style in a year anyway)
Not to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Deal on Glass Mosaic Tile</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/glass-tile/</link>
		<comments>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/glass-tile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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I love the look of glass mosaic tile. It has such a clean, crisp feel to it. But try pricing it at your local tile store. Once you are able to stand back up and recover, you will realize that the only way to use it may be to greatly downscale the square footage you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Shannon Kaye of Blog Cabin</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/news/shannon-kaye-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://diymoderndesign.com/news/shannon-kaye-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I had the opportunity to interview Shannon Kaye, one of the stars of the new show Blog Cabin, which premiers this Thursday, August 16th on DIYNetwork. Shannon was one of the interior designers for the series. She also has her own show Fresh Coat also on DIYNetwork.
DIYMD: What interested you to be part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Cabin &#8211; New DIY TV Show</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/news/blog-cabin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[DIY Network will soon be premiering a new show starring Amy Devers of Freeform Furniture, about which I have previous written.
Viewers voted on the specs of a log cabin. The show is about the construction of the cabin. And you could have a chance to win it!
Here&#8217;s a small teaser of Amy enjoying some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design Tip: Make Mistakes</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/design-tip-make-mistakes/</link>
		<comments>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/design-tip-make-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The easiest way to find out if something works is to try it. Sometimes it will work as you hoped. Sometimes it will work in a totally unexpected way. Sometimes it won&#8217;t work at all.
I am a very visual person and I can imagine a lot. But I am constantly surprised by the results when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeform Furniture &#8211; DIY TV Show</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/project/furniture/freeformfurniture/</link>
		<comments>http://diymoderndesign.com/project/furniture/freeformfurniture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a great TV show on DIY Network called Freeform Furniture.
The host, Amy Devers, has a great eye for modern design and she is a master of using different materials. She has used stainless steel, plastics, laminates, leather, concrete, resins, glass tile, cork, and more.
She also makes an effort to show advanced construction techniques, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Floating Sink Column</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/project/furniture/floating-sink-column/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A guest bathroom is a great place to do something really interesting. It doesn&#8217;t have to be as practical as other bathrooms where you need to shave and brush your teeth. It is pretty easy to keep things minimal without limiting the functionality of the room.
The room is very small, so I wanted to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme Toilet Paper Holder</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/project/accessories/unique-toilet-paper-holder/</link>
		<comments>http://diymoderndesign.com/project/accessories/unique-toilet-paper-holder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nine times as useful as a normal toilet paper holder!
Make this unique toilet paper holder and your guests will never run out of paper! 
This is a toilet paper holder I made for the guest bath in my home. The room is very minimal, just a low one-piece toilet, and a sleek floating bamboo column [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entertainment Center</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/project/furniture/entertainment-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a simple entertainment center which keeps the A/V equipment protected and out of view behind smoked glass. You can still see the display lights on the components and the components can see the remote control. 
I built this entertainment center a few years ago before my first child started crawling. It replaced a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design Tip: Use the Wrong Materials</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/designtip-usethewrongmaterials/</link>
		<comments>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/designtip-usethewrongmaterials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the staples of good cheap modern design is to use materials in a unique way. Your local home improvement store has all sorts of materials: wood, metal, plastic, glass. They look pretty normal if you use the products the way they were intended. But they can look exotic and cool if you use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design Tip: Shop in the Wrong Department</title>
		<link>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/designtip-shopthewrongdepartment/</link>
		<comments>http://diymoderndesign.com/articles/designtip-shopthewrongdepartment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Bedward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are looking for a product, it is important to look in the wrong department. If you shop the department where the product is sold, you will end up with one that looks just like everyone else&#8217;s.
There are some interesting options for furniture and accessories waiting for you in electrical, plumbing, flooring, and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>www.pillowmodern.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pillowmodern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ADVERTISEMENT
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