This chair was headed to the dump! I intervened and brought it home. A little bit of stitching, painting, new screws, and some stencils and now I have a brand new chair that I love and enjoy sitting on! Before When I brought this chair into my garage for the makeover, I could see why it was going to the dump in the first place. The top was scratched, the seat was worn out and torn, and the legs made a creaky sound because multiple screws were loose. Even if you chose to repaint, … [Read more...] about I Rescued This Chair From The Dump And Gave It A Makeover
Goodwill Dresser Gets a Vanity Facelift
Most of my projects are pieces that can be repurposed within a few days, and require little to no major work. They’re also very affordable and keep my home looking like a million bucks while costing me mere peanuts, so this project was a departure from the norm. In the quest to make my home the best it can be, I’ve been searching for vanities for months, but every one that was the size and style I was looking for cost around $1,000 which was way out of my budget. Not to fear though, one … [Read more...] about Goodwill Dresser Gets a Vanity Facelift
A Cool MCM Dresser I Finished Today! Love How It Turned Out!
This wooden oldie used to be my dressing table under the full-view mirror back when I was in high school. I found it in my parent’s garage while I was visiting for the summer, sitting in the middle of the ‘please throw me away’ pile. Because my cousin had very recently mentioned that she needed a new dresser, the first thing that came to my mind was all the ways I could redo and revamp this MCM dresser. After the flashbacks of me getting ready for prom and girls night-ins had subsided, I … [Read more...] about A Cool MCM Dresser I Finished Today! Love How It Turned Out!
Herringbone Wood Plank Accent Wall
This project has been swimming around in my little noggin for the last 2 years since we moved into this house, and it feels so good to get it out and into the realm of reality! It was a little time consuming, but not difficult and CHEAP (which makes any time investment exceedingly worth it, in my book.) I thought the herringbone patter would require a lot of head-scratching and math (ewwww), but it’s just 45 degree angles one way or another. Easy peasy. Here’s how we started out: Very … [Read more...] about Herringbone Wood Plank Accent Wall
130 Dollar Bathroom Makeover
Wanted to share with you today the way I made a huge impact in my own master bathroom, only spending $130! These were simple and inexpensive spruces that anyone could accomplish with just a few hours of work. Our master bath, like everything in our newly-built home, had great space but was completely boring. Clean, nice, new, but boring none-the-less. Since the giant wall of mirror always seem to scream “I’m builder basic!!” to me, I really wanted to take it down and replace it with two … [Read more...] about 130 Dollar Bathroom Makeover
Bohemian Woodland Shared Room Reveal
It’s been so long that I may have actually forgotten how to write a blog post. If you’re still around and reading this, you are a trooper, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’ve been very busy at ”blog worthy” endeavors, but somehow became completely unable to post here. But I’ve decided I’m going to try and jump back in. Bear with my clumsy return to putting a blog post together! I shared some plans, long, long ago for what I was deeming a “Bohemian Woodland” shared bedroom for … [Read more...] about Bohemian Woodland Shared Room Reveal
Evolution of a 60 Dollar Entertainment center and Homeright Giveaway!
I told you guys a while ago about the china cabinet I repurposed into our entertainment center when we upgraded to a large flat screen a few years ago. It’s gone through a couple incarnations in our home, including the most recent off-whiteifying when we moved into our new home this past April. As I alluded to in the above post, I have endured lived with my husband’s 1990 Bose speaker beasts for the last 13.5 years. They came with him, which I knew from the beginning. His awesomeness far … [Read more...] about Evolution of a 60 Dollar Entertainment center and Homeright Giveaway!
Accent Wall with Airstone & the Finished Dining Room
SEE ALSO: Herringbone Wood Plank Accent Wall White Twin Bedroom Set Vintage Industrial Vanity-turned-Nightstand I actually did it! I got my dining room AirStone accent wall done before Thanksgiving!! We hosted Thanksgiving for the first time in my adult life and had 22 people over for a very enjoyable feast. This was one HUGE project that has been on my plate (in bite-sized portions whenever I had the time and inclination to work on it) for like 5 months. It was such a relief … [Read more...] about Accent Wall with Airstone & the Finished Dining Room
Patina Finish Using Modern Masters Metal Effects
I was recently given the opportunity to try out the Metal Effects line of paints and patinas from Modern Masters. I’ve gotten the chance to use it on a couple of projects so far, and wanted to share this fun product with you. The water-based paints have actual metal particles in the paints that react over time (if left to the elements) or react right away with the addition of Modern Master’s chemical reactors, giving authentic patinaed finishes on any surface that you can paint! I was … [Read more...] about Patina Finish Using Modern Masters Metal Effects
How to Make a Realistic Faux Card Catalog From an Old Dresser
One of my favorite sources for affordable drawer pulls and hardware online is D. Lawless Hardware. I don’t know if you’re aware, but they recently designed and released their own line of Library Card Catalog style Label Holder Pulls that are surprisingly inexpensive, and if you’ve ever priced this type of drawer pull, you know that they can be very pricey! They offer two different styles and 4 different finishes. I couldn’t wait to find just the right project to use these great pulls and … [Read more...] about How to Make a Realistic Faux Card Catalog From an Old Dresser