WHO'S HOT? & WHO'S NOT! EARTH DAY IS EVERYDAY!

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Earth Day is Everyday

Remember that NIKA is a social business That means that the more successful we are the more we can give back It also means that for our cause to gain awareness our sup-porters need to be social and speak up about it Are you a supporter Have you told your friends to check us out online and in stores

A cause is only as strong as the carriers of its message

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We believe that your journey into parenthood should be an enjoyable

experience not one of stress worry and anxiety We are here to help you whether you just need a little help to take the edge off or if you are ready to throw in the towel because

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WHOrsquoS HOT amp

WHOrsquoS NOT

A Note from the Editor

This magazine is published on 100 recyclable materials as it is not printed on paper at all and leaves no carbon

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for trash Now thatrsquos Hotrdquo We hope you enjoyed read-ing and that your mind was filled with useful ways to

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bullIntroducing Byzantine Flower pg7

bull 14 Tips for Starting Your Own Seeds pg 18

bullAsk Dr Johnson Talk to the doctor about your life

family Mental health amp Well Being pg 5

bull FEATURE STORY EarthDayShouldbeEVERYDAY21 Ways of Turning Pallets into Unique Pieces of Furniture pg21

bull The Spotlight is On Chris Herren amp His Work with the PurpleProject pg 16

WHOrsquoS HOT amp WHOrsquoS NOT MAY 2012

ON THE COVER RECYCLING OLD LIGHT BULBS INTO PLANTERS Byzantine Flower shows how one can recycle old light bulbs

Starting from the left Mr Broome Dr Johnson Karen Briggs and Conley Broome at the OJN and Broome Family Foundation Fund raiser held at the Athletic Club Los Angeles CA February 20 2012

We want to extend a warm welcome to Dr Johnson She has a Doctorate of Psychology from Booker T Crenshaw Christian College and joins our team to help with anything from learning to love and accept yourself to learning to love and accept another to help with children or any other stressful situation life throws your way

This weekrsquos topic is How to build healthy self-esteem and fall in love with yourself remember you have to learn to love yourself before you can love someone else And remember to love simply love generously love unconditionally care deeply and speak kindly of others and leave the rest to God Hope to hear from you soonDr J

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The second program is ldquoHope4FamiliesrdquoHope4Families serveslow-incomeSpecialEducationstudentswhohavebeendeniedtheirrighttoanappropriatepubliceducationThroughadvocacyandlegalactionHope4Familiesequipspoorurbanfamilieswiththetoolstoaccesstheeducationthat is crucial if their children are to have lives of purpose TomakeadonationorformoreinformationpleasecontactConleyBroomeatconleybroomegmailcom

Namaste

About Byzantine FlowerldquoLet food be thy medicine and medicine be thy foodrdquo ~ Hippocrates ca 400 BCBackground Masters Degree in Oriental Medicine (Acupuncture amp Chinese Pharmacopoeia) Health amp Wellness Consultant Artist environmentalist food-ist organic gardening amp sustainability humananimal rights liberal democracy amp freedomhellip

I am a strong advocate on naturalorganic foods amp gardening humane animal methods on farming and the impact it has on our environment Please help by supporting your local organic farmers go to your local farmerrsquos market vs large grocery chain stores purchase free-ranged chickens grass-fed beef wild fishorganic fish farms Say No to GMOrsquos amp Fluoridated Water

Available customized on-line individual consultations for health amp wellness diet and health issues by appointment Please email for schedule questionsrates

To schedule an on line (Skype) private consultation please contact me for further details email ybertaudyahoocomcom

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New to our team is Byzantine Flower with a wonderful blog that has everything from relieving insomnia to making your own homemade probiotics In honor of making everyday Earth Day here is another great article by Homedit Interior Design amp Architecture Byzantine Flowers pointed out We republished it in its entirety Links to visit the actual site are listed throughout the reprint and at the end

21 Ways of Turning Pallets into Unique Pieces of Furniture by Simona Ganea

Do you have some pallets or pieces of them that you donrsquot need anymore Donrsquot just throw them away There are lots of ways you can use them and turn them into something original and very useful Here are some examples that might help you Feel free to improvise and donrsquot forget to use your imagination

Tables and Desks

1 Recycled Wood Dining Table

Herersquos an example of how you can create a nice table using four pallets The table can be adjusted to the size of the pieces yoursquore using and its design can change as you go along with the project Itrsquos great for both indoors and outdoor use and it has a simple and rustic look Finish it with oil wax or a polyurethanedeck sealer to add resistance and yoursquore done Download the PDF instructions at readymade

2 Rolling Outdoor Table

This particular table was made using 2 ndash 4 x 4 wood pallets 1 ndash 4 x 4 4 caster wheels some L-brackets and screws and gray stain The result is a very practical outdoor rolling table that can act as a coffee table when yoursquore sitting outside interacting with your friends or family or as a mini dining table when you need a snack and you want to enjoy it outside found on joyeverafter

3 Pallet Coffee Table

Herersquos an extremely simple coffee table that was made of two pallets stacked one on top of the other Then some casters were added and it was done Itrsquos a perfectly usable coffee table with a rustic look It also comes with a very practical shelf for things like books magazines or anything else you might want to store there You can paint the table in any color you want found on sewhomegrown

4 Pallet Coffee Table with a Glass Top

Herersquos another version of a pallet coffee table This one is still simple but it has a more modern look Itrsquos also made of wooden pallets and it also features four wheels that you can find at any hardware store In order to make the table more appealing a glass top has been added found on stylizimo

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5 Oriental Coffee Table

In case you have the opportunity of finding some more unusual pallets you can use them to create an exotic-looking coffee table like this one for example This particular coffee table reminds a little of Marrakech and it was also made from a pallets found near a shopping area It has a simple design and a very nice color combination The table also features two small drawers where you can store different items found on espritcabane

6 Pallet Computer Desk

You think you could use a computer desk but you donrsquot really want to spend he money on something like this You donrsquot have to because now you can make your own desk by using pallets For this particular one all you need is a pallet some sturdy legs and a plywood sheet Itrsquos a fun and easy project and at the end yoursquoll have an original computer desk Itrsquos easy cheap and functionalfound on ikeahackers

Before You Throw Away That

Soda Bottle

7 Kitchen Island

As you can see pallets can be used to create all sorts of things You can even use them to create a kitchen island Yoursquoll need at least three pallets some tools and paint Cut the pallets secure them together and add a top Paint them in a natural color or in a more vibrant tone Itrsquos not difficult and you have the freedom of choosing your own design found on jennyshus

Chairs and Sofas

1 Cozy Pallet Sofa

Even if itrsquos a little hard to believe this cute sofa was made using a plastic pallet The pallet was cut in half and some stainless steel plates and legs were added to create stability and to keep the two pieces together In the end some cushions were added and the sofa was ready to use Itrsquos comfortable and easy to make found on recyclart

Continued on page 25

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Ex-Celtic Chris Herren using ldquoProject Purplerdquo to fight drug addiction Chris Herren already knows how this is going to end when the Boston sky darkens Tuesday evening and one by one the downtown build-ings ndash from the Prudential Tower to the state capitol to UMass-Boston ndash are bathed in a purple glow for his anti-drug project He will feel the tears slide down his face He will choke up And he will wonder how so much has happened so fast

Chris Herren will be honored Tuesday by the Celtics for his work against drug addiction ldquoLetrsquos face it not even 4frac12 years ago I was on the side of the road with a needle in my arm and dead for 30 secondsrdquo he says

Herren is never far from that day The car accident in which he was high on heroin and a policeman found him unconscious slipping into death is the moment that saved him And left with another chance after an adult life of addiction that destroyed his NBA career he decided to work to save others This is how he invented Project Purple which tries to help addicts get off drugs and find proper care and keeps teenag-ers from tumbling into the same drug-filled abyss as him

His dream is to make the color purple for attacking addiction as popular in sports as pink is in fighting breast cancer

He will start with his old team the Boston Celtics who are honoring him as a ldquoHero Among Usrdquo on Tuesday night It will be a moment cloaked in irony for it was on the Celtics ndash his favorite team from childhood ndash where his NBA career finally blew up He forever remembers the nights his teammates prepared for the start of the game while he stood outside the arena in his Celtics warm-ups waiting for a dealer to bring him heroin

Chris Herren amp The Purple Project

HE POTLIGHT

Now the Celtics are honoring him

But it shows how far Herren came in a life story that has been retold in the memoir ldquoBasketball Junkierdquo and the documentary ldquoUnguardedrdquo A basketball star in the old Massachusetts mill town of Fall River he went to nearby Boston College in the mid-1990s before transferring to Fresno State His addiction festered as he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and played there two years before being traded to the Celtics Four years after leaving Fresno he was out of the NBA drugs having ruined everything He drifted around European leagues for a few years before coming back to Massachusetts where his addiction raged out of control

After hitting bottom with the car accident he began talking to high schools elementary schools and colleges It was at a high school in Rhode Island a couple of years ago when he saw six students standing in the front of the room wearing purple T-shirts They said they were the ones who chose to stay sober And he was so taken by them and the fact the school was named Mt Hope he decided that day to start a foundation that would in part support children like this Because they wore purple shirts he called it ldquoProject Purplerdquo

At first finding money for Project Purple was hard But then came the book and documentary and he talked to more and more classes He was so powerful in telling the story of his fall that children approached him after-ward and whispered ldquoIrsquom a purple shirt toordquo It saddened him that they were so ashamed to admit they didnrsquot drink or use drugs they couldnrsquot say it aloud When emails started pouring in from kids he had met at assemblies saying they were taking drugs because of various problems in their lives and wanted to get off them he realized he was often the first person they were confiding in

He hopes Project Purple can create resources to help them to give them alternatives He also wants the founda-tion to help people with addictions pay for treatment to help them fill out insurance forms and spend a reason-able amount of time in the clinics to actually attack their addictions

ldquoI know it is taboo to talk about substance abuse but tough craprdquo Herren says ldquoItrsquos not about one person itrsquos about millions who suffer from this and need a voice This needs attention given to it the way cigarettes got at-tentionrdquo

The drugs are worse today he says They are stronger more dangerous He gets angry when people suggest marijuana is not a gateway to more dangerous things ldquoI know a lot of junkiesrdquo he says ldquoand none of us started on heroinrdquo He thinks education is more important than ever

He wishes people would understand this

But Tuesday Boston will light for him And he will stand with the wife and three children he nearly lost as he tumbled out of control and he will see all the purple and hear the roar of a Celtics crowd as his name is an-nounced and realize that wrecking his car with a needle in his arm was the best thing that happened to him It gave him another chance

Just look what he has done with it

This article was originally published by Yahoo Sports Les Carpenter is a feature writer and columnist for Yahoo Sports He previously has written for the Washington Post the Seattle Times and the Connecticut Post

14 Tips for Starting Your Own Seeds

Posted by ybertaud9 in City Gardening Educational home amp garden Organic Garden Permaculture Propagat-ing

A little help goes a long wayhellipPhoto Eggshells ~ a great ideahellip then just plant the entire thing in the ground egg will break down eventually and it feeds your plant

Ensure that your plants are organic from start to finish by starting your own seeds Start your own seeds and you can be sure that your plants have been raised organi-cally from first to last And by sprouting and nursing your own seedlings you donrsquot have to wait for warm weather to get your hands dirty Best of all starting your own seeds is easy and fun Herersquos how to get started now

1 Place sure bets Some plants lend themselves to home germination better than others Surefire vegetables include basil broccoli brussels sprouts cabbage cauliflower chives leeks lettuce onions peppers and tomatoes Some reliable annual flowers are alyssum cosmos marigolds and zinnias Perennials include Shasta daisies columbines and holly-hocks

2 Get the timing down To calculate when to sow your seeds go to our seed-starting chart print it out and then fill in the blanks Then you will have a planting plan you can follow through the season

3 Gather containers Reuse last yearrsquos nursery flats if you have some around Otherwise any container 2 or 3 inches deep will do Punch holes for drainage into the bottom of containers and set them into trays Protect against plant disease by thoroughly cleaning all used containers Wash them in hot soapy water and rinse with a dilute solution of household bleach and water If you want a less-irritating substitute for the bleach use distilled white vinegar

4 Pick the right growing medium You can buy bags of seed-starter mix or you can make your own seed-starting mix by blending equal parts of perlite vermiculite and peat Add 14 teaspoon of lime to each gallon of mix to neutralize the acidity of the peat Yoursquoll eventually want to repot most of your seedlings into larger containers before setting them into the garden But lettuce melons and cucumbers are finicky about being transplanted and should go directly from the original containers into the garden When starting these fussier plants always add two parts well-aged screened compost to your mix to give them a healthy beginning

5 Sow carefully Moisten your medium in the containers before sowing the seeds Next drop seeds onto the surface of the mix spacing them as evenly as possible Cover the seeds to a depth about three times the thickness of the seeds Some seeds such as ageratum alyssum impatiens petunias and snapdragons should not be covered at all because they need light in order to germinate

6 Top it off Lightly sprinkle milled sphagnum moss a natural fungicide over everything to protect against damping-off a fungal disease that rots seeds and seedlings In the case of seeds that need light to germinate sprinkle the moss first and then drop the seeds onto the moss

7 Keep seeds cozy Cover the flats with plastic wrap or glass to keep the environment humid and place them near a heat vent or on a heat mat made especially for seed starting Most seeds germinate well at about 70 degrees F

8 Keep them damp Mist with a spray bottle or set the trays into water so the mix wicks up the moisture from below

9 Lighten up At the first signs of sprouting uncover and move the containers to a bright spotmdasha sunny window a greenhouse or beneath a couple of ordinary fluorescent shop lights (4-footers with two 40-watt bulbs) The lights are worth-while especially if you live in the North They provide a steady source of high-intensity light Short days restrict window light and your seedlings need 12 to 16 hours of light a day Suspend the lights just 2 inches above the plants and gradually raise them as the seedlings mature If plants have to stretch or lean toward the light they can become weak and spindly To turn the lights on and off at the same time each day hook them up to an elec-tric timer

10 Cool down Seedlings donrsquot have to stay as warm as germinating seeds Move them away from radiators and air vents or off the heating mat as soon they have germinated

11 Feed them If yoursquore using a soilless mix without compost begin to fertilize your seedlings as soon as they get their first true leaves (These leaves emerge after the little round cotyledon leaves) Water with a half-strength solution of liquid fishseaweed fertilizer every week or two Use either a spray bottle or add the fertilizer to the water you set the trays in if yoursquore using the wick-up method described above

12 Give them room If the seedlings outgrow their containers or crowd one another repot them into larger containers filled with a mix that includes compost Extract the seedlings with a narrow fork or flat stick and handle by their leaves and roots to avoid damaging the fragile stems Tuck the seedlings gently into the new pots and water them to settle the roots Continued on page 21

13 Pet them Lightly ruffling seedlings once or twice a day with your hand or a piece of cardboard helps them to grow stocky and strong Or set up a small fan to gently continuously blow on your seedlings

14 Toughen them up About 1 week before the plants are to go outside start acclimating them to the harsh conditions of the big world Gardeners call this hardening off On a warm spring day move the containers to a shaded protected place such as a porch for a few hours Each daymdashunless the weather is horriblemdashgradually increase the plants exposure to sun and breeze At the end of the week leave them out overnight then transplant them into the garden

Source OrganicGardeningcom

Continued from page 19

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2 Pallet Sofa with Built-in Storage Space

Herersquos a more elaborate project that required 6 wooden pallets They were painted and covered with upholstered foam pillows Because the base was made of two pallet levels this provides a lot of very useful storage space for all sorts of things like books and magazines and other items found on cuartoderecha

3 Outdoor Swing Chair

It looks like when people start to sue their imagination they come up with a lot of interesting ideas For example herersquos an outdoor swing chair that was made of a wooden pallet The pallet was taken apart and small pieces were sewed together using durable rope Then more rope was used to hang the piece from a tall tree


Be sure to use safe and durable rope if you donrsquot want to end up on the ground found on recyclart

4 Outdoor Lounger

Herersquos a very good-looking lounge chair Believe it or not it was also made of wooden pallets Yoursquoll need four pallets of the same size and then stack them on top of each other two by two Use the remaining materials to make a backrest Take your 2x4s and attach them to the top boards on either side Prop your seat back up where you want it paint the chair in a vibrant color and yoursquore ready to gofound on shoestringpavilion

5 Shipping Pallet DaybedsIf you need an extra bed just make one using pallets Itrsquos easy and much cheaper For example take a look at these ones They look safe and quite comfortable These daybeds were made using shipping pallets However they are not meant to be used by adults so itrsquos best to let the children enjoy it just to be sure Just stack some pallets on top of each other secure them and add a comfy mattress on top Itrsquos that simple found on ashleyannphotography and norskeinteriorblogger

6 Pallet Pet Beds

If you donrsquot need an extra bed for yourself then you can use the pallets to build one for your pet that Irsquom sure will be appreciate They are very easy to make and they donrsquot cost much Just cut a pallet in a way that allows you to obtain a rectangular structure Add a comfy pillow and some decorations if you want and your project is over found on etsy

7 Pallet Reading NookThis is absolutely one of our favorites Do you sometimes need a quiet place where you can go and read a book or clear your mind You can build it by yourself without even asking anyone for help All you need are two pal-lets and some power tools Cut the pallets in the shape that you want reinforce them and add some back struc-ture Add a comfy pillow and yoursquore donefound on kojodesigns

1 Mudroom shoe rack

Nobody likes a muddy room and you can avoid that by creating a very practical show rack This one is made from a discarded pallet and it seems to do the trick Just clean the pallet a little and secure it vertically on a wall for example and here you go your very own pallet shoe rack You can even paint it to make it more attractive

2 Pallet Bookshelf and Bike Rack

Mid Right My husband Bilal and I having brunch at the Sheerwater Restaurant then getting married on Coronado Beach Jan 1 2011 Bottom Right My boss and dear friend Jim Kelly playing with my dog Kayla

Hello My name is Myeshia ldquoMiardquo Abdul-Hakeem I am a wife a mother and REALTORreg for Jim Kelly Realty Inc Our mis-sion statement is ldquoWhere Honesty amp Integrity ALWAYS Comes Firstrdquo Please contact me for all your real estate needs Email me at homeswithmygmailcom I look for-ward to helping you and your family realize your dreams

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Because of their structure pallets can be easily used to create bookshelves You donrsquot even have to make a lot of modifications Just place the pallet along the wall secure it and maybe add some shelves here and there and yoursquore done Paint it in a vibrant color if you want and yoursquore free to add the books Moreover you can also use the structure as a bike rack as shown in the picture found on flickr

3 Pallet Floating Shelving System

This particular shelving system is probably the easiest one to make and we must add it looks the most expensive You donrsquot need to know anything about the process because there really isnrsquot anything to know Just hang the pal-let on the wall and yoursquore done Use it to store pictures or other decorative items You can also sand or paint the pallet for a more appealing look amandacarverdesigns

Decorative Items1 Pallet Vertical GardenHerersquos an idea of how you can turn a pallet into a very beautiful vertical garden For this project yoursquoll need 1 pallet 2 large bags of potting soil 16 six packs of annuals 1 small roll of landscape fabric staple gun sand paper The result is a very beautiful and functional structure on which you can grow your plants found on lifeonthebal-cony

2 Honeycomb MirrorEven though this particular example features honeycomb mirrors you can basically use any type of mirror you have in the house Use the shipping pallet as a support structure and add the mirrors Yoursquoll have a nice decora-tive piece that was easy to make and thatrsquos also functional found on lovinglivingsmall

3 Pallet Chandelier

Herersquos a very beautiful chandelier with an architectural look and a very simple history In the beginning this chandelier was a simple undesired wooden pallet Someone found it and decided to turn it into something more beautiful After cutting the pallet and selecting pieces that has different sizes they were put together and secured n a very artistic way The result was a very beautiful and functional chandelier And not to be undone

4 Pallet StaircasePallets can be used to create all sorts of things Herersquos a more elaborate project that required several pallets In order to make this project part of your own home yoursquoll need a lot of wooden pallets and some skills and knowl-edge about staircases Itrsquos not something that we encourage everyone to do because staircases can be dangerous if not built properly This particular pallet staircase is part of a larger office that features all sorts of pallets pieces like furniture and light fixtures In fact the entire office is made of pallets Designed by most architecture

Also you can look on 25 more ways of turning pallets into unique pieces of furniture and 25 diy ways of using rope for a vintage lookAnd also the latest 11 ways of turning pallets into furniture for outdoorOriginal post in DIY on August 9th 2011 found here

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Remember that NIKA is a social business That means that the more successful we are the more we can give back It also means that for our cause to gain awareness our sup-porters need to be social and speak up about it Are you a supporter Have you told your friends to check us out online and in stores

A cause is only as strong as the carriers of its message

AThirstforChangebyNikaWatercofoundersJeffandLindaChurchwasjustreleasedinbothhardcoverandsoftcoverThisbookchroniclestheNikastoryfromideatofastgrow-ingcompanyItalsoshowsthroughldquoDorsquosrdquoandldquoDonrsquotsrdquohowYOUcanparticipateinthenewwaveofsocialentrepreneurialismNikawantstoofferitasaspecialtoyoujustfortheholi-daysFindthesoftcoveratamazoncomand20offthehardcoveratnikawaterorg

ldquoLindaandJeffChurcharecompellingexamplesofhowNIKAhascertainlynotlsquowaitedrsquotheirturntomakeadifferenceintheworldThroughacombinationofapassionforwatersanitationworldwideandagiftformakingchangeLindaandJeffrsquosbooksparkseachreaderrsquosimaginationforabetterworldAThirstForChangeservesastheperfectadditiontoanylead-errsquos toolkit for social entrepreneurship as well as encouragement for making their dreams a realityWeareproudtostandbesideNIKAastheytackletheircreativesolutionforcleanwaterfor allrdquo

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HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

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4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




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Soda Bottle

7 Kitchen Island


Chairs and Sofas

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LeonMarinAwwMan








LivLife28GmailCom







HE POTLIGHT

































AT AN OLD THING

CALLED

HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




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Tables and Desks









Next page






Soda Bottle

7 Kitchen Island


Chairs and Sofas

1 Cozy Pallet Sofa
















LeonMarinAwwMan








LivLife28GmailCom







HE POTLIGHT

































AT AN OLD THING

CALLED

HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




_GoBack

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Next page






Soda Bottle

7 Kitchen Island


Chairs and Sofas

1 Cozy Pallet Sofa
















LeonMarinAwwMan








LivLife28GmailCom







HE POTLIGHT

































AT AN OLD THING

CALLED

HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




_GoBack

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Soda Bottle

7 Kitchen Island


Chairs and Sofas

1 Cozy Pallet Sofa
















LeonMarinAwwMan








LivLife28GmailCom







HE POTLIGHT

































AT AN OLD THING

CALLED

HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




_GoBack

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7 Kitchen Island


Chairs and Sofas

1 Cozy Pallet Sofa
















LeonMarinAwwMan








LivLife28GmailCom







HE POTLIGHT

































AT AN OLD THING

CALLED

HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




_GoBack

_GoBack














LeonMarinAwwMan








LivLife28GmailCom







HE POTLIGHT

































AT AN OLD THING

CALLED

HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




_GoBack

_GoBack







HE POTLIGHT

































AT AN OLD THING

CALLED

HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




_GoBack

_GoBack

































AT AN OLD THING

CALLED

HIP HOP

INTRODUCING L7

the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




_GoBack

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the artists

monique j lindsay








4 Outdoor Lounger



6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




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6 Pallet Pet Beds



1 Mudroom shoe rack












3 Pallet Chandelier




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