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I have a dream of living on a homestead, growing most of my own food, and having lots of animals.<\/p>\n

But right now I live in a condo with no private yard and a 1 dog\/1 cat animal limit, so I need to start really small.<\/p>\n

I have been wanting to start an indoor herb garden over the winter for a few years now.<\/p>\n

I also had a bunch of plants out on my back deck that I needed to bring inside before it gets too cold outside.<\/p>\n

Plus, my mom told me I wouldn\u2019t be able to fit all my plants inside, and I wanted to prove her wrong.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have the best window\/lighting situation either, so I need to make use of the limited window space I have.<\/p>\n

The window in my office is a good spot. I haven\u2019t had any window treatments on this window since I moved here almost five years ago.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want to install curtain rods or buy curtains; I kind of like the totally clean look of these windows, but a little bit of something in the window would be nice.<\/p>\n

I also don\u2019t want to put holes in the trim or invest the time necessary to install shelving.<\/p>\n

Plus I have a small budget.<\/p>\n

This weekend I came up with an idea that was budget-friendly, didn\u2019t require any tools, and wouldn\u2019t take too long to construct.<\/p>\n

The window I wanted to put shelves in is 55\u2033 long.<\/p>\n

I have my grandma\u2019s dining room table in that window. It\u2019s my puzzle table. I love sitting there, but it\u2019s a little bit bare.<\/p>\n

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I bought 40 bricks and four pre-cut 2\u2033x6\u2033x48\u2033 boards at Lowe\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The bricks were $0.68 each, and the boards were $5 each.<\/p>\n

I planned on getting boards cut down to about 53\u2033, but the line in the lumber department was super long and I didn\u2019t feel like waiting.<\/p>\n

I saw the pre-cut boards and decided to give them a try.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t sure how many bricks or boards I needed, but I figured I could return them if they didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

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Altogether, the total for the bricks and boards was $47.20.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever played with wooden blocks, that\u2019s the extent of skill you need to construct these shelves.<\/p>\n

It took me a couple tries to figure out how high to make the \u201cshelves\u201d.<\/p>\n

I stacked 6 bricks lengthwise on the window sill and then placed a board on top of them.<\/p>\n

On either end of each board I placed a brick perpendicular to the six stacked bricks.<\/p>\n

As luck would have it, the board plus the width of two bricks fit snugly and exactly into the length of the window which helped to give it stability.<\/p>\n

I repeated this again with the second shelf.<\/p>\n

I used a third board for the top shelf but didn\u2019t place any bricks on the end because I ran out of bricks.<\/p>\n

The height of the bricks is slightly taller than 2\u2033, so I made a \u201cshim\u201d out of pieces of cardboard I folded to fill in the space between the top of the boards and the next course of bricks.<\/p>\n

The shelves look like this:<\/p>\n

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Above each window I already had two plant hooks.<\/p>\n

I also purchased two macrame plant hangers. They were my biggest investment at $10.98 each.<\/p>\n

I wanted to put two of my spider plants in those because Kitty likes to eat spider plants so they need to be up high where she can\u2019t get to them.<\/p>\n

Plus the hanging plants would fill up space at the top of the window.<\/p>\n

Now I have a place for small potted plants, and a place to start my indoor herb garden.<\/p>\n

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The color of the bricks goes well with the colors in my office.<\/p>\n

And I like the unfinished look of the boards.<\/p>\n

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I am super happy with how this turned out!<\/p>\n

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I placed two of my bigger potted plants on the bench at the end of the table because nobody ever sits there.<\/p>\n

Before, a blank, bare, lifeless window:<\/p>\n

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After, a natural, inviting space full of life.<\/p>\n

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Now all that\u2019s missing is a new puzzle!<\/p>\n

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