Checking Vintage Furniture for Lead Paint As a person who frequently buys and repaints vintage furniture, I am always worried about lead paint and whether it was used on the piece I’m about to sand and re-paint. Lead is not something I ever want to mess with, let alone get into my lungs. When we […]
Painting the Interior Doors Black
Going Dramatic with Black Interior Doors I fell in love with the look of interior black doors months and months ago, but didn’t know if I would love them in our house. Painting the interior doors black would create quite a statement, but was it a statement I was ready to make? If you follow […]
Pins I’ve Tried: 52 Things I Like About You.
52 Things I Like About You My daughter was looking for a fun, easy, thoughtful project to give to her boyfriend. So, of course she stalked Pinterest for some ideas. She saw a really cute pin from Visual Heart, and decided to make her own version. (Link to original post is on the bottom of this post. […]
Pins I’ve Tried… again: Bamboo China Cabinet Makeover
Faux Bamboo China Cabinet Makeover I know I just posted about the black bamboo cabinet I painted using the same method/paint, but I recently gave this faux bamboo china cabinet a makeover and wanted to give you the details on my experience. Here’s the deal: I have wanted to try the paint and color of […]
Pins I’ve Tried: Reviving Furniture with Oil and Vinegar
Have you ever found a gorgeous piece of furniture that needed some love, but NOT paint? I have a few pieces like that – those that deserve to be loved back to their original beauty. I found a great way to clean furniture with oil and vinegar – it cleans up the wood while leaving […]
Coconut Haystacks
How to make Coconut Haystacks Yesterday, I got a hunkering for a coconut haystack. You know the ones that you can only find in a chocolate store, and they are usually crazy expensive. So while at the store buying yucca flour (for pan de buono – a gluten free bread that is delicious) , I saw […]
Creating A Faux Carriage Garage Door
Faux Carriage Garage Door Simple and inexpensive projects around the house can sometimes make the biggest impact. For example, this little project gave us a nice bump in our curb appeal, but only cost a few dollars! The other day, I was walking through Home Depot and saw a package of decorative garage door […]
Pins I Tried: DIY Art
DIY Art One thing my house is seriously lacking is art work. And it’s not for lack of trying. I have a ton of frames, but most are empty and just waiting for a pretty/inspiring/moving/thought provoking piece of art to be placed in them. But more often than not, art pieces of that caliber are […]
Pins I’ve Tried: Birthday Party Edition
My husband’s birthday was last week, and all he wanted was to have friends and family over to celebrate with him. Simple right? Ha! It’s never that easy… Like most of the DIY bloggers out there, I am always in the middle of a project, with several more lined up behind it – or going […]
Pins I’ve Tried: Faux Bamboo Buffet & Our Living room
I’ve developed a new addiction: faux bamboo furniture. But the problem with vintage faux bamboo is that it is usually pretty dated and dingy. I’ve painted a few pieces so far, and it’s always a struggle to get a smooth finish on it. A few months ago, I found this faux bamboo buffet table at […]
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