We have an ugly air intake vent on the wall in our hallway – I didn’t get a before picture of it in place, but you know the kind… used to be white, metal, dented from years of abuse and ugly!  After I painted the hallway, installed new baseboards and carpet, I just couldn’t bring myself to re-install the old vent cover.  I looked for a new one, but even to get a new, clean plain one was pricey – never mind the cost on the fancier ones.

As I wandered the aisles of my local Home Depot, I came across some plastic gutter screens with a cool pattern.  They were on clearance for $. 78, but even the regular priced ones were only a dollar, so I picked up a few.  Here it is on the left, with the old vent cover on the right.

It had some metal mesh screen on it, but it just pulled right off.  Then, I made a simple wood frame out of moulding, using the old vent cover as a guide to cut the pieces to size.

I glued it together with Gorilla Glue and used clamps to hold it in place.  I put a piece of foil under since Gorilla Glue expands; I didn’t want to end up with it stuck to my table!  Don’t squeeze the clamps too tight, or the mitered corners will slide.  Once I had the clamps in place and everything lined up perfectly, I put a heavy can on each corner and threatened my family with bodily harm if anyone touched it…

Once that was dry, I turned it over and ran a bead of glue around the edge of the frame on the back,

then centered the plastic cover in place.  (The plastic cover was a little too long, but it cut easily with scissors.)  I came back every 5 or 10 minutes at first and used my fingers to push the plastic down into the glue.  Once the glue began to set, I just left it to dry.

Once it’s dry, you may see that the glue has foamed up and is visible on the front side.  I just used a small taping knife to scrape it off, no problem.

Now just spray paint the entire thing in the color of your choice.  Personally?  I like a layered combination of matte black and metallic copper.

Drill holes in the wood and screw back into place.

There are some great new printable coupons on Group A this morning.  Some of these correspond to the Kroger Buy 10 Save $5 promotion to make a GREAT deal!  These will not be around long, so hurry!  Remember, you can print each coupon twice.

• Bakers Chocolate, any .50/1 Group A-11/02
• Capri Sun or Kool-Aid Jammers Products, any 10 pk $1/1 Group A-11/02
• Dial Bar Soap, any 8 pk $2/2 Group A-11/02
• Dial for Men Body Wash, any 6 oz or larger $2/2 Group A-11/02
• Jell-O Refrigerated Pudding or Gelatin Snacks, any 4 pk $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Kraft Cool Whip Whipped Toppings, any 8 oz or larger $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, any .50/2 Group A-11/02
• Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner Cups or Velveeta Shells and Cheese Dinner Cups, any 4 pk $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip Squeeze Dressing, any 22 oz or larger $1/1 Group A-11/02
• Kraft Natural Cheese Chunks, any 8 oz $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese, any 8 oz or larger $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Kraft Salad Dressing, any 16 oz $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Maxwell House Coffee 28 to 30.6 oz $1/1 Group A-11/02
• Oscar Mayer Lunch Combinations, any 6 oz or larger $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Oscar Mayer Pork Bacon, any 12 oz or larger $1/1 Group A-11/02
• Planters Mixed Nuts or Cashews Halves and Pieces, any $1/1 Group A-11/02
• Stove Top Stuffing Mix, any 6 oz or larger $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Velveeta Shells and Cheese Dinners, any $1/2 Group A-11/02
• Velveeta, any 32 oz or larger $1/1 Group A-11/02

Print this Dove Chocolate Bars, any 1.34 to 1.44 oz  .50/2 coupon quickly, before it disappears.  This coupon always goes FAST, so hurry!  While you’re there, check out all the new Group A coupons.  Remember, you can print each coupon twice.