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creative

for home and garden

The Holiday

Unwind & Design

Make gift bags with friends

Fabulous Family Room

Design for a growing household

Guestroom Spruce-Up

Small touches, big welcome

Season

23 ideas for making

celebrations special

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006

LowesCreativeIdeas.com

creative

for home and garden

Kick Off

The Holiday

Season

23 ideas for making

celebrations special

november/december 2006

let’s build something together

The holiday season is about reviving traditions,

as well as making new ones; it’s also about sharing time with the people you love.What better

way to complete your decorating than to get everyone involved. In this issue, you’ll find a range

of easy seasonal ideas for many areas of your home, beginning with your front door.Then go

indoors to dress your trees in the latest fashions. Host a knockout party inspired by simple

entertaining projects, and get clever by creating holiday-card displays.All the while, ask your

friends and family to join in the fun—it’ll make trimming your home even more special.

We know that time is always of the essence during

the busy season—that’s why we have provided a few

quick makeover solutions. Find out how a home-

owner renovated her kitchen, before the holidays and

on a budget.Also, read about sprucing up a dining space

p.s.

with color and attention to detail, as well as planning

for a welcoming guestroom.

I hope this issue inspires you and your family during

Fun novelty lamps

available at Lowe’s

the holiday season.And for additional creative projects

Just in time for the holidays,

these new lamps will make

great gifts. The Disney

Princess table lamp

features Disney princesses

swirling around the lamp

base, and they speak with

custom phrases. Also

available are lamps such

as the Harley-Davidson—

featuring a highly detailed

scale model and vroom

sound—and the Lionel

train lamp. You can select

a different lamp for each

member of the family.

and inspiration, please visit our newly renovated Web

site at LowesCreativeIdeas.com.

Melissa Birdsong • Vice President, Trend, Design & Brand • Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

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to Lowe’s Creative Ideas for Home and Garden, P.O. Box 523, Birmingham, AL 35201. Or

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LET’S BUILD SOMETHING TOGETHER 1

ON THE COVER

Holiday decorations in a

classic palette of red, green,

and gold express the joy and

festivity of the season.

contents

Photo by Ted Tucker

(page 13)

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In This Issue

4 Big Looks

8 Unwind & Design

10 First Impressions: Festive Front Doors

14 Trend Update: A Personal Touch

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Magical Makeovers

18 Kitchen: New Kitchen Now

26 Dining Room: Fine Dining

32 Family Room: Clubhouse Casual

What a Great Idea

38 Entertain With Ease

42 Screen Play

46 Trim a Tree

50 Walls That Wow!

56 Room To Share

61 Season’s Greetings

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big looks

Dazzle family and friends with these beautiful

projects for the holidays and beyond.

ladder tree

Organize your gifts with style.

1. Select a 4-foot-tall ladder (#94570) .

2. Purchase two (6-foot-long) 1 x 12 boards, and cut

them into four pieces measuring 43, 33, 22 1 ⁄ 2 , and 13 1 ⁄ 2

inches. Cut a (6-foot-long) 1 x 2 board into three

pieces measuring 16 3 ⁄ 4 , 15 1 ⁄ 4 , and 13 3 ⁄ 4 inches. (A Lowe’s

employee can cut the boards for you; there’s no charge

for the first two cuts.)

3. Position the longest 1 x 2 opposite the bottom step to

serve as a support. Use a level to make sure it is even

with the step. With a 1 ⁄ 8 -inch bit, drill two pilot holes

through the ladder and into the board. Attach using

(#8 x 3 ⁄ 4 -inch) Phillips-head wood screws. Repeat for the

remaining supports.

4. Using the same bit, drill two pilot holes in each step

(about 5 inches in from each side) from underneath. Mask

the steps, braces, and spreaders with painter’s tape.

5. Lightly sand, and then prime the ladder and the

1 x 12 pieces; allow to dry. Apply two coats of paint;

we used Signature Colors by Valspar, Laura Ashley

Home, Apple 6 #LA1006, satin.

6. Center the shortest board on the top tray, and attach

it with two 3 ⁄ 4 -inch wood screws from underneath. Center

and attach the longest board to the bottom step in the

same way, and repeat with the remaining two boards, as

shown. Note: We didn’t attach the boards to the supports

so that the ladder can be disassembled and stored easily.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY

BRIAN FRANCIS

STYLING BY

ALLISON R. BANKS

place-card

centerpiece

Trim a table with colorful presents.

1. Wrap boxes of various sizes with paintable wallpaper

(#136365) or contractor’s paper (#125855) , and secure

the paper using a hot-glue gun. With painter’s tape,

cover the areas you want to remain unpainted.

2. With a paintbrush and latex satin interior paint in

the colors of your choice, lightly brush the untaped

portion of each package; allow to dry.

3. Gently remove the painter’s tape. Arrange the boxes

on your dining table for a festive centerpiece.

holder

Make guests feel extra special.

1. Select enough rosettes (found in the moulding

aisle) for the number of dinner guests. Using a small

hacksaw, cut a 1 ⁄ 4 -inch-deep slit across the corner of

each rosette. Lightly sand any rough edges.

2. Apply one or two coats of silver spray paint

(#62879) to each rosette, and allow to dry. Insert

a place card into each slit. Position a rosette on or

near each guest’s place setting.

4 CREATIVE IDEAS

LET’S BUILD SOMETHING TOGETHER 5

pretty

wrapped

big looks

fragrant twist

Use rosemary for sweet decorations.

1. Cut three (54-inch) lengths of 18-gauge copper

wire (#62938) using utility scissors. Bend each length

into an 8-inch-diameter circle, looping the wire back

around itself to make the shape sturdy. Twist the wire

ends together to secure each circle.

2. Place the rings inside each other to form a sphere

as shown. Secure the circles at the top and the bottom

where they cross with small lengths of wire.

3. Twist rosemary sprigs around several 2- to 4-inch

wire pieces. Wrap these around the sphere’s wire,

overlapping the sprigs until the sphere is covered.

(You also can use mistletoe for this project.)

4. Using holiday ribbon, tie a bow at the top of the

ball, and hang from a chandelier or doorway.

calendar

Count the days until

Christmas with these

numbered cubbies.

1. Assemble a stackable shoe

organizer (#112756) per the

manufacturer’s instructions.

2. Select various house numbers

from 1 through 25, and attach

using a hot-glue gun. Or you can

paint some or all of the numbers,

and then allow to dry.

3. Fill the organizer with trinkets,

treats, and small gifts for each

day in December until Christmas.

clips

Send a message of creativity.

1. Using utility scissors, cut a 6-inch length of

18-gauge copper wire (#62938) .

2. Twist and bend the wire into the desired shape

using needle-nose pliers. Clip off any excess wire.

Note: Flat designs with at least two loops work best

for holding several sheets of paper.

6 CREATIVE IDEAS

LET’S BUILD SOMETHING TOGETHER 7

advent

charming

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