How to Restore Old Musty, Cigarette-Smelling Furniture
So, you found that perfect furniture piece to restore. Your thinking, “Everyone else is doing this. How hard can it be to restore furniture? After all, I’ve binge watched HGTV and they make it look so easy. I’ve got this.” Only to get the piece...
How to Restore the Look of an Old Dresser
Over the summer my daughter, Lauryn, asked me to do a makeover of her bedroom. Normally, I keep my summers free of more involved projects. However, my kids know my love and passion for building projects and creating new spaces, so she had me at makeover. 🙂...
How to Bring Life Back to an Old Furniture Piece–Updating a Sofa Table
How do you bring life back to an old furniture piece that has sentimental value but is very much out-dated? Of course, you don’t want to throw it away but it has become an eye sore amongst your up-to-date furniture. I had a client recently who had this very...
Restaining Hardwood Floors–The Easy Way
Friends, Friends, Friends!!! Let me tell you about an amazing product I found!! Too sales-pitchy?? But, seriously!! This product!! General Finishes Gel Stain. I have used this stain a few different times, but was completely unaware of just how awesome it actually...
Antique Painting Technique Using Annie Sloan Black Wax
Lately, I’ve had a few requests to do some custom projects. My latest project was from a lady (who is now a friend 🙂 ) who purchased a couple items, I had refinished and posted on a local vintage site. This new friend, asked me to paint some chairs...
Command Center Board-A Great Organizational Tool
A girl needs a place to store all of her stuff….Right? To display her BFF’s pictures and all the fun memorabilia. A command center is just the place for that! For a long time, I had this old window I found and was unsure of what to do with it. But I knew...Baby It’s Cold Outside–Coffee table redo
As my mom would say, “It’s not fit for man or beast to be out there!!” And for that reason, I’ve been finding indoor projects…ones that don’t require my garage tools. 🙂 Currently, I’m in Minneapolis (a.k.a the frozen...From existing table to farm table
It was last year, at about this time, that I decided to do something very bold in my DIY project venture. As I do with a lot of my renovations I take on, I decided one morning I just needed to take the plunge. I had been doing some research on what I wanted in a...
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