As a member of the Lowe’s Creative Ideas team, I participate in monthly DIY challenges. The challenge I chose for July is DIY decor with a DIY wall mounted lantern hanger. 1. Stain the wood plank by brushing stain on in the direction of the wood grain, let sit a few minutes and wipe away (same direction) with clean rags. Let dry one hour. 2. Apply a coat or two of polyurethane and let dry. It goes on with a milky look but dries transparent. 3. Attach hanging hardware to the back. one on each end. 4. Flip to the front stained side and attach the curtain rod brackets using 1/4″ screws (the screws that come with the brackets will be too deep). I measured and marked the center bracket first then measured the center from the edge to the center bracket on each side for the other two ‘hooks’. 5. Adjust the brackets to fit the depth of hanging a lantern on the hook. 6. Hang or secure to the wall.Add candles, use as mini display cases to showcase your favorite small decorative items or use lanterns as mini-greenhouses for succulents or small plants.

I received a Lowe’s gift card to complete this challenge. Opinion and above idea is 100% my own. winnie the pooh curtains cape townMore DIY ideas at Lowe’s Creative Ideas or follow Lowe’s on Instagram, Pinterest and sign up for the Creative Ideas magazine and app.net curtains n12While the Boeing 787 has undergone test after test to fix an inexplicable string of battery malfunctions that has kept the plane grounded since January, a video has emerged that shows just what the Dreamliner can do in the right hands.lush decor black and white prima 84-inch curtain panelsA Qatar Airways Dreamliner manned by an F-18 pilot showed its aerobatic abilities as it took off of the runaway and circled the sky at the Farnborough International Air Show in Hampshire, England, in July 2012.One observer on the ground, Wonkabar007, recorded the incredible spectacle taking place above and recently posted the videos to YouTube.curtain factory outlet barnet

Liftoff: the 787 takes off of the runway at the Farnborough International Air Show in Hampshire, Englandsolaris blackout curtains Aerobatic: The plane shows its aerobatic abilities as it takes off into the skycurtains tilehurst Flawless: The plane shows no signs of malfunctionsolaris blackout curtains Effortless: the plane glides through the sky controlled by an F-18 pilot Boeing recently said its flight of a similar 787 on Friday should wrap up the testing for its fix of the battery problems that have kept the plane grounded.Boeing called the flight 'the final certification test for the new battery system.' It will analyze the data and submit materials to the Federal Aviation Administration, which will then decide whether Boeing's battery fix is good enough for airlines to safely fly it again. 

Boeing said it expects to submit the material 'in the coming days.'The root cause of the battery problems Boeing executives have said that other airplane problems have been fixed without understanding exactly what caused them.Friday's flight took off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. It returned one hour and 49 minutes later.'The crew reported that the certification demonstration plan was straightforward and the flight was uneventful,' Boeing said. It said the flight was to 'demonstrate that the new battery system performs as intended during normal and non-normal flight conditions.'Watch videos of the July 2012 Boeing test flight here: The 787 Dreamliner has been grounded since mid-January because of smoldering batteries, including a fire on the ground in Boston. Boeing has designed what it says is a fix, including more heat insulation and a battery box designed so that any meltdown of the lithium-ion battery will vent the hot gases outside of the plane.

On March 12, the Federal Aviation Administration approved Boeing's plan to test the redesigned battery system, and Friday's flight test was the final part of that plan.The same plane, built for LOT Polish Airlines, flew on Monday in a pre-delivery check flight, where pilots did things like raise and lower the landing gear and ran backup systems.The FAA will still need to approve the results and certify the battery system before airlines can fly 787s again. Fifty 787s owned by eight airlines have been grounded worldwide. Boeing has said it will install the battery fix on those planes first, and then on the 787s it has continued to build while the planes have been grounded.The big question for Boeing in the weeks ahead will be whether the FAA agrees. The FAA has not laid out a timetable for a final decision about the fix.The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates aviation incidents but doesn't have enforcement power, plans a two-day hearing on the 787 incidents beginning April 23.

Final check: A Boeing-owned 787 production plane built for LOT Polish Airlines lands after a demonstration flight last week meant to be the final certification test for the 787's new battery system Fix: Boeing called the flight 'the final certification test for the new battery system.' It includes more heat insulation and is designed so that any meltdown of the lithium-ion battery will vent hot gases outside the plane Hopes: The test plane passes a fleet of other 787s during the certification flight. The aircraft has been grounded since January after a problems with fire in the battery unit Boeing Co. shares had declined earlier in the day, but after the test was announced they gained $1.22 to close at $86.17.A Boeing 787 with a redesigned battery system also made a 2-hour test flight on March 25, and the company said the event 'went according to hopes to get 787s flying again within weeks, not months, but that decision will be made by aviation regulators in the U.S., Japan and

The fleet has been grounded since January after lithium-ion batteries aboard two planes overheated.  battery on a Japan Airlines 787 caught fire after it landed in Boston, and the battery on an All Nippon Airways jet began smoking during a flight in Japan, forcing an emergency landing.Boeing added insulation around battery cells and a steel casing on the outside to prevent fires. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and Japanese authorities are investigating the incidents. Boeing used a the 787 that it built for LOT Polish Airlines in the March test flight. plane took off about an hour later than planned from Paine Field near Seattle, flew out over the Pacific and down the coast to Oregon before returning to the same airfield.The FAA will still need to approve the results and certify the battery system before airlines can fly 787s again Takeoff: Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner, center, speaks as Boeing Japan President George Maffeo, left, and Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President and Chief Project Engineer Mike Sinnett listen during a news conference in Tokyo to announce 787 jets will resume flying 'within weeks, not months'

the Boeing spokesman, said the plane's 6-member crew tested landing gear, electrical and backup systems to show that all of them functioned The same plane had a similar test flight in January, but that was before the changes to the battery system. Boeing declined to provide access to the plane or its facilities before or after the flight.The Boeing executives sought to allay flier fears about the 787 by repeatedly stressing their commitment to safety. said it would take too long to figure out what had specifically caused the problems in Boston and southwestern Japan but the new design would ensure 787s are safe.Boeing came up with 80 possible causes for the battery problems, categorized them into four groups, and came up with design adjustments such as better insulation between each battery cell so any malfunctions won't spread. Up in the air: Conner said in March they had not pinpointed the causes of the two battery problems that resulted in the global grounding of the technologically advanced Dreamliner planes