This is a fairly simple project that was finished in a few hours but has lasting impact in the kitchen.
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CHALK PAINTING BAR STOOLS - before & after
This is a fairly simple project that was finished in a few hours but has lasting impact in the kitchen.
OUR SECRET GARDEN PART 2 - zero budget
Our summer goal was to reclaim an outdoor space that we had been avoiding for years. We set our sights on using only things we had or could get free and that meant it was going to be a zero budget project!
OUR SECRET GARDEN PART 1 - team work
The secret garden is coming along and looking great. We now get to enjoy coming out here in the evenings to have a bite to eat or just wind down from the day. We did it on a budget of zero dollars.
RV BATHROOM MAKEOVER REVEAL - wallpaper, tile, paint
WORK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
During the motor home bathroom reno
I used the original sink in our RV as a feature
INEXPENSIVE WALL ART - botanical prints
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
I wanted some larger art prints for the wall
but I couldn't afford to spend a lot.
BEFORE AND AFTERS OF YARD SALE FURNITURE
We had a yard sale to clear out some extra furniture pieces. A few
kind people sent photos to us showing the
makeovers they performed on the treasured pieces they found.
VINTAGE BOTTLE LABELS - print your own labels at home
I bought a pair of little bottles with
french labels at a vintage market. The
labels were printed on a home PC and
glued on the bottles. I love them in the
bathroom but noticed after a bit of
time that the shower steam had started
to make the paper bubble and lift.
What to do?
DARK WAXED WOOD TOP - white bedside cabinets
My first experience using wax wasn't on
furniture but polishing my Sunday dress
shoes. As I got older I learned to wax and
buff cars. As a young adult setting up
house I learn to wax and polish wood
furniture. Now most days I wax paint but
for this project I used Annie Sloan Dark
wax a little differently.
HOW TO PAINT FRET WORK - white display cabinet
LADIES FRENCH NIGHTSTAND - before and after bedside tables
The before of this little pieces is amazing. I turned it from lonely to lovely, from brown to white, and from short to tall. I didn't just change the outside I also did the inside. It all came together to be a fabulous ladies bedside cabinet.
BEFORE AND AFTER CHAIR MAKEOVERS
This post is a little inspiration
for your weekend projects or
for those of you who have a chair
you want to make over but need
a little push in the right direction.
SEARS BONNET DRESSER - french provincial before and after
Do you have one of those popular
dressers made by Sears back in the
day? The brand was Bonnet and
they were so chic that all the girls and ladies had them in their rooms.
Here is how I gave mine a new look.
SHABBY CHIC NIGHTSTANDS MAKEOVER - dark wood to bright white with ASCP
I found a quirky little pair of
nightstands at the secondhand
store. I brought them home to
change them from dark wood
to bright white. Keep reading
to see the dramatic makeover.
POTTERY BARN STYLED NIGHTSTANDS - white bedside cabinets
I had 2 old pine night stands that were very
similar and I wanted to make them into a pair.
The bottom front kick on one had a wavy cut
design like this one above. The other was a
straight board with no shape.
ROMANTIC NIGHT STANDS - french style bedside cabinets
BUT did you know ...
ONLY ONE COAT OF PAINT - french nightstands
So many of the furniture finishes I am drawn to are very European feeling. The paint I used to create these nightstands was created in Europe.
HOW TO ADD LEGS to nightstands
LET'S HAVE A CHAT ABOUT LEGS
I get asked all the time where to find furniture
legs. Unfortunately the
answer to that question isn't as simple as the question.
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