Indoor Projects
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DIY Marble End Table Makeover
A few months ago, I was picking up a file cabinet from our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore for an episode project. (If you don’t know what that is, you should check to see if there is one in your area for great furniture and building material finds!) While there I saw this round end table for $7! So I took it home with me too! I later found an exact match at a local Goodwill for $5. Could have saved $2! It had nice, wooden legs, but the top of the table was very unfinished. It almost looked like it could have been cork. I knew I could refinish it…
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Stripping Latex Paint
As documented on my previous post, I had a bit of a rough time with my thrifted Last Supper print. I came to the decision to strip the red paint from the wooden frame to get back to the original wood tone. (Frame Before Paint) I grabbed my materials and headed to the shop.
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Hanging in the Dining Room
A few months ago, my husband, mom, dad, baby, and I went to visit my uncle who lives in my dad’s hometown of Marianna, Florida. It was the first time Brandon and Mary Helen got to meet Uncle Mike! So it was a special trip. We also had an opportunity to walk through my grandma’s old house to see if there was anything we’d like to keep before they cleared it out to rent. (She passed away in 2012.) One thing, or 3 things I should say, I took home were some old wooden utensils I remember hanging in her and my granddad’s kitchen most of my childhood. I thought it’d…
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How to Repair Wooden Chair Leg
Projects are moving slow in the Wolf household. But it’s for good reason. We were away this past weekend celebrating my youngest sister’s graduation from Auburn University. Mary Helen got into the War Eagle spirit too! Her father may disown her since he’s a diehard fan of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but she’ll redeem herself with all of the ND gear she’ll be sporting come football season this fall! Go Irish! Before we headed north to the plains of Auburn, Alabama, though, I put the finishing paint touches on my dining room chair repairs! And I’m so glad I did.
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Let There Be Light
Now here’s something I honestly thought would never happen. I got an overhead light fixture installed in my living room! It’s been on my living room to-do list, but I thought I’d never have the monies to hire an electrician for fun. (As opposed to hiring one for a necessity, that is.) Because as most people know, there’s always something more important that pops up for the money to be spent on. But I’ve slowly been saving since January of last year and finally hired the electrician who does a lot of subcontracting with my dad’s construction company here in town. He came out, gave me an estimate, and then…
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Dining Room To-Do List, April 2016
Well over a year ago I compiled a list of things I’d like to complete in our living room. A lot has been completed on the list like adding window trim, rearranging a few pieces of furniture, and painting the walls. And several things that weren’t on the list like updating my fireplace and hearth were also completed. There are still a few things in the works to be done in there (like installing an overhead ceiling fixture!), but I’ve moved on to a small overhaul and update in our dining room. Here’s what it looks like as of April 2016:
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Re(a)d All Over
As promised, I’m back with the details on painting the lattice background from my bookshelf makeover. My instinct was to do a solid color, again, but then I thought I’d add a little drama to the back of the overstuffed bookshelf. After stenciling an accent wall in my living room, I thought stenciling would be the way to go to get a neat pattern.
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Bookshelfie Makeover
Today is my baby girl’s half-birthday! While not a big milestone for adults or even older children, it really feels like a giant stepping stone during her first year of life! But before I get carried away bragging about how awesome my kid is, the real reason I’m checking in today is to share a fun bookshelf makeover I just completed! This bookshelf was handed down to me from my grandparents when they were purging a lot from their house. It was originally brown with a faux wood look. Not my style. So I had caulked all of the joints and painted it white. Then I painted the back of…
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DIY End Table with Shoe Rack
Free Plans for DIY Shoe Rack Table I’ve mentioned before my desire to be a shoe-free home. And now that Mary Helen is getting closer to crawling every day, it’s even more important to me to significantly reduce the amount of dirt and grime brought onto our floors. I made a wine cork shoe tray for the living room a few months ago. But I needed something else for the back door. The end table and floor lamp there keep me from just setting a similar tray on the floor. So I decided to build a new end table for the space that also includes a shelf for shoes.
