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Refinishing An Old Bar

Refinishing an Old Bar

Follow my blog with Bloglovin I was inspired to refinish our old bar/kitchen island after we moved into the House house and I realized how outdated all of our old furniture looked.  The dark brown wood just wasn’t working for me anymore. I refinished our dining room table first and then this bar really stuck out like a sore thumb so I tackled that next.  See the before picture below.  The…

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Making a Farmhouse Sign from Scrap Wood

I’ve been seeing all these cute farmhouse signs online and I’ve been wanting to order one. We happened to have some good scrap plywood in the garage so I thought I’d try to make one instead.  I wasn’t sure if I could do it, but think it came out pretty cute!  Keep reading for the full tutorial on making a farmhouse sign from scrap wood. This post contains some affiliate links for your…

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Side Table From Trash to Treasure

New Project… My husband is a trash picker!  He literally took this old side table off the side of the road, which was meant for the garbage trucks, and brought it home for me.  The top needed work but overall it was in pretty good shape, so I was happy he did that!  You know what they say…”One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”  My mind started thinking of ideas…

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DIY Message Boards

DIY Message Board

Read how we made these Large Boards for the Kids Rooms… See these boards in the pictures below?  They were small box springs from the kids old platform beds.  We had them in the boys rooms waiting to be taken down to the garage and disposed of.  While giving house tours to 2 different friends, they both asked me what they were and both said you should put them up against…

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DIY Desk Using a Hollow Core Door and Some Cube Storage

DIY Desk Project

Desks for Any Room… I have wanted new desks for our two boys’ rooms for a LONG time.  I’d been looking for a new project, so a custom DIY Desk Using a Hollow Core Door and Some Cube Storage was it! They’ve been using these (see below) old beat up desks that I chalk painted when we first moved into the House house.  It was my first experience with chalk…

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DIY/Upcycling – Old Furniture Turned Bar Area

Upcycling old furniture into a bar area

Upcycling – Creating a Bar Area Using Old Furniture… I love upcycling old pieces of furniture to match the decor of our new house.  Today I’m going to tell you about how I used an old table and wine racks to make a ‘bar area’ in a nook in our kitchen.  But, before I tell you how I upcycled this old furniture, let me give you some background information on why we…

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DIY Sea Glass Window Art

I’ve always loved these beautiful sea glass windows.  I’ve seen them in the shops on Cape Cod and online on etsy.com and have always wanted one.  A few years ago I made this Sea Glass Dolphin and Sea Glass Sea Horse and I thought, ‘hey maybe I could try to make one of those windows’!  Well, I finally did. Read the tutorial on how I made this DIY Sea Glass Window…

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DIY Canvas Prints on the Cheap…

DIY Artwork – Canvas Prints on the Cheap… I was trying to find a piece of art for above my bed in my re-vamped Master Bedroom and was looking for a long and skinny piece, approximately 12×36.  Of course being the bargain shopper that I am, I didn’t want to spend to much money.  Large canvas art can be very expensive. I read on some other blogs that you can make…

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