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I recently built a couple of side tables for our living room, brick and stone just wasn't the right choice. I went with reclaimed wood and it was more expensive
by annoyingnoob 5y ago
I recently built a couple of side tables for our living room, brick and stone just wasn't the right choice. I went with reclaimed wood and it was more expensive than I expected.
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