10 DIY Projects to Kickstart Your Creativity

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10 DIY Projects to Kickstart Your Creativity

All good things must come to an end, and with the end of summer comes the end of Mashable and The Home Depot's Call to Hacktion.

Back in June, Mashable joined forces with The Home Depot to challenge our communities to take regular household items and hack them into cool new projects. By submitting with the hashtag #HDHacks, anyone from our communities could hack together something awesome for a chance to be featured on Mashable.

We were awed by the innovative uses people found for common items around their houses; from turning a tire into a table, to an awesome headboard made out of a door -- we were impressed with the creativity and ingenuity of the #HDHacks submissions.

We want to give a big thanks for everyone who participated in the #HDHacks Call to Hacktion, and if you still want ideas for DIY inspiration you can check out The Home Depot Tumblr to get your creative juices flowing!

We've gathered our 10 favorite #HDHacks submissions below for you to check out.

1. Creative PB Jar Lamps

#HDhacks Make a peanut butter addiction pay off: #DIY mercury glass lamp made from PB jars http://t.co/2acO49THoD pic.twitter.com/WWLAasm4UQ— Kiri Masters (@ilikethatlamp) July 6, 2013

2. Summer Hammock

@HomeDepot @mashable #HDHacks #tadbitlow pic.twitter.com/uTK7fLgRm7— LauraLee Baird (@lauraleebaird) June 26, 2013

@mashable use 1.) rug 2.) Nylon rope and 3.) extra jeans from your summer Cut-offs to build a hammock #HDhacks pic.twitter.com/twmFQtXhPL— LauraLee Baird (@lauraleebaird) June 26, 2013

3. Card Table Storage Console

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#Build a storage console from an existing card table. Yes, really! #HDHacks http://t.co/0JeSqIN5Hk— Remodelaholic (@Remodelaholic) July 22, 2013

4. DIY Gold Glam Striped Curtains

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Easy to Make DIY Gold Glam Striped Curtains | The Design Confidential http://t.co/MVzShCPM9k #HDHacks— Rayan Turner (@rayanturner) July 22, 2013

5. Tire Table

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Trashy tire to table hack with the help of @HomeDepot #HDhacks http://t.co/CXSxvX5pS1— Sarah Goldberg (@WhileTheySnooze) July 26, 2013

6. Planter Dresser

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@HomeDepot #havenconf #HDhacks http://t.co/fYdCJeuZlI— Karen Heath (@somewhatquirkyd) August 3, 2013

7. DIY Old Door Turned Coffee Table

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Add a few casters from @HomeDepot and you could make an eclectic coffee table out of an old door! #HDHacks http://t.co/5IggwBniQd— the space between (@karahs_space) July 29, 2013

8. Painting Vinyl Sheet Floors

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One of my favorite @homedepot #hdhacks: paint your old, dated vinyl sheet floors! (Yes, it really works!) http://t.co/oW7p4eet5Y— Kelly (@KELLYatVATW) July 27, 2013

9. Table-tastic DIY

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One of my favorite @HomeDepot projects yet! http://t.co/s6Z4KCLRU2 #HDHacks.— IHeart Organizing (@IHeartOrganize) July 22, 2013

10. $50 Headboard

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@HomeDepot Our favorite #HDHack was creating a headboard from a stock door and lumber. It only cost us $50! http://t.co/wZeSCUKdOo— Wendy & Alex (@OldTownHome) June 30, 2013

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