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DIY Window Boxes and a $100. ACE Giftcard Giveway.

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This is a sponsored post written by myself.  All thoughts and opinions belong to me.

When we first walked through this 70’s rambler 4+ years ago it was pretty tired and frumpy.

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Little by little we’ve given it a face lift to boost it’s curb appeal.

For our ACE Hardware project this month we had the opportunity to tackle a project using a tool from ACE‘s Primo tool line.  I’ve always loved window planter boxes and decided to make this a family project.  The bedroom windows on the house are quite high which leaves a lot of brick real estate below.

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Window boxes were the ideal solution to break things up a bit.

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For this project I used the Craftsman Magnesium Staight Finish Nailer.

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I don’t know how I’ve lived without one of these for so long.  I normally am hammering nails in, smashing fingers and bending nails.  This tool sped up the process 100-fold!

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This man even jumped in and learned some wood working skills.

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I love them so much I’m planning on making some window boxes for our shed…tutorial coming soon.

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Constructing the boxes was the easy part…working my green thumb and keeping the plants alive is going to be the real challenge.

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Next up, replacing those 35+ year old shutters.

Now for the really exciting news…one lucky reader will get a $100. gift card to ACE to tackle their own spring projects around the house.

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To enter, go to ACE’s website HERE and browse around then leave a comment in the entry form (below) letting me know what you would buy with $100.
As always, I’ve given some bonus entry options also.
Good luck!

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This post was written my myself as a part of my affiliation as an ACE Blogger.  I was compensated for this post as well as other products by ACE.  All thoughts and opinions are my own and don’t necessarily reflect the opinions of ACE.

 

Comments

  1. Ooooo, that’s a hard question! I think, though, that I would have to get a sander — the question is, what kind? Palm, mouse, random orbital? I’ve been asking my parents for one for birthdays and Christmas and such, but my father keeps insisting that I have to pay my dues doing in the hard way before he’ll buy me one.

  7. I have been wanting to do the same thing to our home’s front windows! I am wondering how you anchored them into the brick? The part where I would attach my planters is brick as well and wondering how you did it?

  9. Ace® 75ft Heavy Duty Pressure Master Garden Hose – I am about to redo the scraggly flower bed in my front yard and need a hose long enough to reach it! Who knew hoses were so expensive?!

  10. We just moved into a house and are doing TONS of house projects. My list is endless!!!

  11. What a great giveaway, and you’re window boxes look great! I’d put the $100 towards a Craftsman Miter-Mate
    Miter Saw (00921226).

  12. The next item for my workshop is a TABLE SAW!!!! $100 would go a long ways towards convincing my husband that we could get one sooner rather than later!

  15. We are going to be buying a house this year, so there is a lot of stuff from ACE we will need. I would love to get nice patio furniture like their wicker sets.

  18. I definitely need a sawhorse stand and a miter saw stand to finish up my trim work for my Ikea bookcases hack! 🙂

  20. Yard equipment because we’re about to do a lot of work out there this summer.

  23. I’ve been wanting to grow some tomatoes along w/ herbs, so I’d get the Greenes Cedar Raised Garden Bed from Ace.

  24. Great idea! I could make this window boxes for the long picture window at the back of my house.

  26. i’d purchase the wall mount hose reel. i definitely need a solution for our hose situation!

  27. Paint, nice roller covers and painting tape! My house is still that ugly builder’s white (meaning, yellowish) and it is desperately in need of refreshing.

  28. so I’m semi scared of power tools, but would love to get some. Thanks for the giveaway!

  30. What great window boxes! I think I would go for the Duracell LED Brown Motion lights. We have two cheapie lights stuck in the ground, and even though they are almost dead, they really do make a huge difference at night! So I think having everything lit up would be really beautiful!

  32. i would buy paint! In the process of getting ready to paint allllll the trim in our house. It’s gonna be a huge job!

  33. We want to do this exact thing to our house! I would buy plants for the windows. Thanks!

  36. Those boxes are something I have been thinking about making all winter long. Tutorial please!
    45 gal Rain barrel is something I would buy along with some fertilizer & some plants.

  37. The window boxes look great! Can’t wait to see the rest of the exterior projects.

  42. LOVE them! And your little guy is going to make someone very happy one day. 😉
    Question–did you use hangers on the boxes or did you have to drill into your brick/mortar? This is something I’ve debated on doing to our new home but not real sure how giddy I am about drilling into the brick.

  43. I would get the tools I need to make the shutters that I have wanted for the last eight years! It would be great to be able to check that project of my list!

  45. If really love to have one of those little bistro sets for our back porch and now is the perfect weather to really enjoy it!

  48. I would use it to get some windowboxes and pretty up the front of my house! Thanks!!

  49. I would buy some deck paint! We are hoping to paint our front porch on our 1907 Victorian this summer!

    psst: your link “here” sends you to a 404 page on your blog. I think the URL is missing it’s http:// 🙂

  52. I would buy paint and paint supplies to finally finish my foyer and hallways. Thanks for the opportunity!

  54. I have a few pieces of furniture in need of redoing and would love to use an ace giftcard for some paint and new hardware!

  55. Frog Tape…and paint brushes. We’re moving into a new home next month…These are staples! 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity!

  57. I would have to buy the Living Accents 7-1/2ft Patio Heater, this would be perfect for us cause we spend a lot of time out on our patio.

  61. I would get some patio furniture. We moved into this house 2 years ago and it has an amazing sun porch, with some folding chairs on it because we just don’t have money to get furniture for it. I’d love a spot to read on summer days! 🙂

  64. So many choices! I may get a tool box or shelving for the storage room.

  67. I would buy a wheel barrow. We’ve been needing one since we moved in a few years ago but it’s never in the budget.

  68. I would get the Living Accents Newport Stacking Rocker for my front porch!

  69. Ive had my eye on the Wagner multipurpose paint sprayer for some time. Your window boxes turned out exceptionally well!

  71. I’m pretty sure I need to get me one of those nail guns! We always borrow our kind neighbors!

  72. Your window boxes are beautiful! We’ve been thinking about doing this for years and this post might be the push we needed. (And since there’s an Ace near our house, this is definitely what I’ll be getting the supplies there with or without the gift card!)

  74. Oh I would love to buy the Living Accents Raleigh 6 Piece Kids Patio Set! That would be so cute out by the pool for when the kids want to get out for awhile and relax in the shade!

  75. The link above would not work for me, ERROR. So I went to site. Like to get the Craftsman 7 Amp Compound
    Miter Saw (00932564).

  79. I would get the Fiskars 2 Piece Pruning Set as well as some other gardening tools.

  80. I couldn’t get the Ace site to come up using your link, but I would choose some things for my plant area of my yard under the windows. Those window boxes sure look nice!

  81. we love Ace! Would buy more children’s Adirondack chairs that we picked up last year, hanging flower baskets for the back porch and paint to add color to our front door. Great giveaway!

  82. I would pick the Ace® 100ft Heavy Duty Pressure Master Garden Hose

  83. Those window boxes look really great. I’d love to add some to my house.

  86. I would get a few of these:

    Greenes Cedar Raised Garden Bed (RC4S4B)

  87. I would buy some stain for my front porch it really needs to have a fresh coat.

  88. I need to buy all new pots to plant my flowers because I do not have any that look nice and I would love to have flowers planted in pots on my front porch again! I would also buy flowers at Ace Hardware!

  90. A nail finisher would be a dream. Especially right now as we are building a deck, and other projects!

  91. I would buy the Ace® 100ft Heavy Duty Pressure Master Garden Hose

  92. They have a product called wet and forget that is used to clean roofs. I would buy that, as well as some other lawn and garden supplies.

  94. I would buy the Black and Decker weed eater or put it towards a lawn mower.

  99. I’d love to see a shot of the windows with the window boxes from the curb!

  100. I would definitely purchase a nail gun/air compressor! We have so many projects that we need a nail gun to finish (we COULD do them by hand, but hand-nailing baseboards is NOT my cup of tea).

  103. It’s a tie between an electric sander and a compressed with a nail gun attachment! But I would also love to freshen up the front of my house and those cute window boxes would be just the thing!

  106. Our mower just broke when we took it out to start working on the lawns again so I’d use it towards a new one.

  108. I would definitely pick up one of those nailers. Planning some home improvement projects that require a lot of nailing.

  110. I would probably surprise my husband with a cordless drill that he’s been wanting. Or paint, or hardware for the new kitchen cabinets, or a hose bowl for the garden or ….the list is endless. I’m at my local ACE almost weekly, I think the guys cringe when I walk through the door b/c I always have a hundred questions. I have to say though, great customer service where I am. Everyone is always so helpful!

  112. Window boxes are gorgeous!

    I would buy paint to spruce up my front door, awnings, and areas that need to be re-painted badly. I would even try to make some of these beautiful window boxes to put above my boxwood shrubs! <3

    -Stephanie

  114. I think I would put it toward the Craftsman 1700 PSI Electric Pressure Washer

  115. I would buy all new paint brushes. And a pink box cutter -so my hubby won’t use and loose!

  116. I’d get a Living Accents Folding Adirondack Chair 🙂

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

  117. I would get paint and hardware! We are redoing parts of our home and I’m going to be doing a lot of painting.

  126. So many! We are in the midst of fixing up our first home and all tools are needed!!

  127. I would put it towards the Palmer 7 Piece Dining Set because I really need something on the deck to enjoy.

  130. More grass seed…we are definitely “that neighbor” and could win worst yard on the block with the current state of the grass in the front yard!

  133. I would love to get the Living Accents Elephant Watering Can because it’s so cute. I would also pick up a wall paper remover.

  135. I would get a few of the Living Accents Fairview Tan Stacking Chairs – my fiance and I found an awesome table for our porch, but need some chairs to go with it and these seem perfect for an awesome price!

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Hey there! I’m Michelle; I’m an Passionate DIY’er and in constant pursuit of how to bring beauty to my house full of men (3 boys + 1 hubby). Stick around and see what I’ve got up my hard-working sleaves!

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