Have you ever found a perfect piece of furniture that you wanted to refinish? You feel in love with the piece and on further inspection, you find that it is missing chunks of veneer, the drawers are not working properly and the piece needed more work than originally planned. This was exactly what happened with this Carved Empire Dresser. Whenever I…
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Have you ever come across a beautiful chair? The chair has a beautiful shape and the wood frame is exactly what you want, except the fabric is orange? I have and I am here to show you how to remedy that situation and it’s not about reupholstering the chair. Painting a fabric chair is the solution! The lovely orange fabric…
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Have you ever come across beautiful spaces and thought to yourself, I want this look but I know it will be too expensive to get this look on my budget? Or, who has the time to shop and find all of this stuff on my time and money budget? Well, I am here to help. I am doing the shopping…
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Have you ever been in a thrift store or a garage sale and saw an outdated item sitting there just calling your name? The price is right, the style is great, and the color is all wrong. Everything about the color is so outdated and old. Sometimes you may even find a piece that has some awesome details but…
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You don’t always have to do an expensive entire room makeover to make a BIG impact in a space. Making simple decor changes for a BIG impact is an affordable and easy way to change a living room space. Update Lighting Changing out your lighting does not have to be expensive. You can update your existing lighting by spray painting the…
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Some of the furniture pieces I find are pretty plain and boring and they need more than paint. One of the ways I give a piece of furniture a trendy new look is with fabric. This is exactly what I did with this Fabric Covered Desk Makeover, I not only used the fabric on the seat of the chair, I…
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I picked this table up from the curb a few years back waiting for the perfect project. I used the top to make a chalkboard that I use that at my shop. Part of the leg was used as a repurposed table leg candlestick holder. I love how it turned out. Now, to find where I put the other pieces…
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The Power Tool Challenge Team is starting the new year off with this month’s theme of “Organization.” The new year always brings about changes and we always seem to focus on getting rid of clutter and making our homes better organized. A great way is to organize these repurposed barn wood shelves. This post contains some affiliate links. Click here…
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It’s hard to believe almost 4 years ago I set a pretty big personal goal. I wanted to visit all 50 states before I turned 50. Well, I am so happy to report that I have crossed the “50 States Visited” goal off my list. When I set this goal 4 years ago, I also set the same goal for…
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