How to Achieve a Smooth Finish -a Buffet using Latex Paint I saw this buffet on Kijiji and couldn’t drive there fast enough, I didn’t realize it would need a complete furniture makeover. It was out on a farm in a big red barn with different types of old furniture. Its solid wood and I…
Farmhouse Bench Upcycle from a Twin Headboard For the last year, I have seen so many gorgeous headboard bench conversions I had to make one of my own. The headboard I used is solid pecan except for the circles, I think the circles are fiberglass. We aren’t sure of the age but the style seems the 70s…
Ombre Patio Chair Chalk Paint Makeover This DIY ombre patio set project took forever because of the weather. I was beginning to think I had made a mistake starting it, but now I am really glad for my persistence. It finally cleared out allowing me all the time I needed to putter in the yard…
DIY Room Divider Hides the Ugly Stuff The downstairs needs a screen to hide the stack of projects waiting to be done, its such a mess. It took convincing but Hubs tagged along to some garage sales. We found a very dirty and smoke covered room divider. A privacy screen was on my hope to…
Chalk Painted Chair This is the very first time I have used chalk paint. There I admit it. Frankly, I need to do a many more projects working with chalk paint before I can give you an honest opinion about it. I finally found a great place to get pieces to refurbish so I am…
DIY Wooden Step Stool for a High Bed As part of our guestroom makeover for the girls, we bought a new rod iron bed frame from Ikea. Unfortunately, when we set the bed frame up with the existing almost new mattress we were startled at how high the bed was. The new style of mattress is…
On an earlier post I was talking about how bare the toy chest is at our house. This is my next addition. My youngest grand daughter loves to play with dolls. She carries one with her everywhere. She plays dressup, feedings, rocks her baby, goes for walks with her own mini stroller. I was able to…
