DIY furniture building projects and tutorials, plus furniture makeovers. Includes dining room tables, coffee tables, ladders, dressers, desks and more.
In this post: With our recent dining room makeover, I found and bought a second-hand 1940’s buffet on Marketplace. I then gave it a dramatic makeover with LATEX PAINT! There are all sorts of specialty paints these days, including various chalk and milk paints. But I’m a big fan of using plain old latex paint…
In this post: Learn how to paint furniture and why refinishing wood pieces is a budget-friendly decor option. Plus, how to prep furniture & tips for using the right paint and brushes. Painting furniture can be a super-economical way to give your home decor a new look. But it can be hard to know where…
In this post: Learn how to whitewash stain your projects and furniture. Plus all the faqs and tips you need to know to whitewash your own projects with Minwax White Wash Pickling stain! Whitewash stain, or pickling, is a type of finish that you can use to brighten the look of your wood furniture and…
In this post: Here’s a simple and easy tutorial for how to stain wood. You can use it for many projects and it’s super simple to do once you learn how! There’s one DIY technique that we use more than any other around here, and that’s staining wood. From our DIY Blanket Ladder to our…
In this post: This shelf is one of my favorite surfaces to decorate each season. You used to be able to find one similar at Pottery Barn. But we didn’t buy this faux mantel shelf, it’s a DIY mantel! It’s modeled after the Pottery Barn Ledge. But our DIY faux mantel shelf is chunkier and…
In this post: Love the look of balustrade coffee tables, but not the hefty price tag? Let us show you our DIY Balustrade Coffee table. Plus where to get balustrade coffee table legs too! (Canadian and U.S. Sources!) I’ve loved the look of the Restoration Hardware Balustrade Salvaged Wood Coffee Table for a very long…
In this post: Have you ever begun a DIY project, only to wonder which sandpaper you should start with or which one to use between coats of paint or poly? Here are the most common sandpaper grits and their uses as a handy reference! Do you know what the different sandpaper numbers mean? Do you…
In this post: Want to get the lime wash/white washed wood finish without the blue undertones that typical store-bought pickling finish gives? Here’s how to do it! This post was sponsored by Rust-Oleum Consumer Brands Canada. All opinions are as always, our own. See our full disclosures and policies here. When we shared our original white wash…
In this post: Sometimes there’s nothing like a vintage piece to bring some extra character – and storage space – to a room. Here’s how to give a vintage dresser a makeover and 6 non-bedroom places to use a dresser too! This post was sponsored by Rust-Oleum Consumer Brands Canada. All opinions are as always,…
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