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Keepsake Christmas Gift for Grandparents
I’m sharing how to make these quick and easy DIY handprint plaques to gift to grandparents for Christmas, your dad on Father’s Day or mom on Mother’s Day! They perfectly capture your kiddos at their current sizes and it’s something you can do together! *I partnered with Woodcraft for this special project! Almost everything used to create this project can be find at woodcraft.com. Opinions are still 100% my own* Materials live edge wood plank* woodburning tool* satin polyurethane* saw tooth hangers* pencil Order everything you need for this project and then come back here for directions when it arrives! Step-by-Step I started by tracing my kiddos’ hands, leaving a…
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DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Bathroom Vanity
I’m showing you how to use stock lumber and a few specialty tools to build your own Pottery Barn-inspired bathroom vanity complete with furniture feet, doors and drawers! Click play above to watch the how-to video! *I’m so excited that Woodcraft is sponsoring this project! It’s such a treat to work with them since I use so many of their tools and materials on a regular basis. Links included in this post are affiliate links. I appreciate your support to keep these fun videos coming!* Materials I picked up most of the lumber used for this project at our local lumber yard. Everything else was purchased from Woodcraft.com* with pretty…
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How to Create Workshop on a Budget
Budget-Friendly Garage Workshop Makeover Painting and reusing old cabinets is a great way to create a defined workshop area in a garage. And adding casters to an old table saves money and gives you a portable workbench! Materials milk paint (ballet pink)* paint sprayer (my most favorite one ever!)* scrap cardboard sandpaper respirator 3 inch screws drill/driver casters (30% off right now!)* 3/8″ and 3/4″ drill bits 2-part epoxy glue like this Clean and Paint Depending on how old your cabinets are and where they’ve been stored, they may require some repairs before they can be painted! Mine needed a good cleaning to get rid of the mildew (just 50/50…
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Easy Way to Update a Painted Fireplace
How to Cover Painted Wood with Veneer If you have painted cabinets or a painted fireplace mantel, I’m sharing how to cover it up to have stained wood instead! Materials Maple adhesive-backed veneer* razor knife wood stain* sealer* paint stripper** putty knife** straight edge/4 foot level **These items aren’t necessary for the wood veneer but I used them for other steps in the video above! After seeing this picture on Instagram a few years ago, I really wanted to have a stained fireplace! But since mine was already painted, I’d have to tear it out to build a different one with stain-quality lumber. Until now… Why Wood Veneer Obviously, the…
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Modern Dining Table Update with Resin
How to Use a Router and Resin to Create an Inlay I am not kidding when I tell you that I’ve had this dining room table in my garage for over 4 years waiting for a makeover. Thinking back brings up fond memories since it was the week of my wedding when I found her in someone’s trash pile. I knew she could be brought back to life with a little love so I’ve been trying to come up with the right project. I wanted to do something neat and different from just re-staining or painting it. I can’t even remember what inspired me but once I thought “inlay” I…
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IKEA Desk Update and Alexa Lamp
Watch the video above for an easy and pretty way to update an IKEA desk for more function Here I go again with a particleboard furniture update…but I just love the transformation!! This corner of Kelsey’s home office was fairly drab and dark despite the abundance of natural light coming through the windows. But more than adding a very cool lamp and a good coat of paint, we created a larger work surface and made the whole thing look beefier and more substantial.?
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Bar Cart Makeover
I mentioned in my last episode that I was working on cleaning out my furniture hoards from the garage. The first project of, hopefully, many to come was to take this water-damaged cart pulled from a trash pile almost 2 years ago and upcycle it into a fun, usable bar cart. A lot of times the steps to completing a furniture makeover or upcycle can be the same-prep, paint, and seal. But you can change it up by using different materials to complete those steps and keep it fun! For this particular piece of furniture, the frame of the cart was in good shape. The top was the only thing…
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Upcycling A Table Into A Bench
The project in this month’s webisode is something I’ve wanted for a long time! I always thought my bedroom was too small for a bench at the foot of the bed. But after my husband moved in and we put his particle board bookshelf at the end of the bed, I knew a few more inches in the form of a bench was possible. So I set out to buy a sofa table that could be converted to a just-the-right-height bench. I hit up a local discount closeout store called Dirt Cheap and found the perfect candidate. The only trick was getting it to my car without any help. But…