Do you know that feeling, the “let me stand here and take it all in”, the “I finally have this room makeover complete” feeling? I can finally say that I have this feeling as we are revealing our thrifted dining room makeover. Most everything in this space is used, thrifted, or repurposed. I think I am most proud of this…
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Let me start by saying this DIY art canvas is only cost effective if you already have some of the supplies on hand. Stick around even if you don’t want to make a canvas, I want to share the lessons I learned in attempting an abstract painting. Building the Canvas The benefits of this DIY art canvas is it fits…
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Are you looking for an easy way to display your favorite pictures or artwork? Are you someone who likes to change the artwork on your walls and hate having to repair the holes in the wall? I have the solution, build an easy DIY picture ledge. This picture ledge is a very easy DIY home decor project. You can even…
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Save money and build your own beautiful DIY leaning floor mirror using repurposed wood and garage sale mirrors. Home decor doesn’t have to be expensive if you have the tools!
Decorating an open concept dining room starting with the vision and creating the design board. #homerennovation #designboards #homedecor #roommakeovers #diningroommakeover #thriftmakeover
Have you heard of powder glaze? I am not talking about doughnuts, I am talking about how to powder glaze furniture. It is a new trend that I am seeing in the furniture painting world and I gave it a try and love the results. Do you find it difficult to work with furniture glaze? Do you wipe it off…
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Sometimes old vintage items make for great home decor accent pieces in today’s decorating. Some items are harder to use and they need a new purpose. Mr. DD had an entire cabinet full of vintage piano scrolls, that just sat in the cabinet. Finally, after 16 years of marriage, I asked if I could repurpose them into Piano Scroll Wall…
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Say goodbye to sandpaper with this natural distress technique. You can achieve natural-looking distressed furniture with just a paintbrush. Come learn this easy-to-follow step-by-step paint technique in my latest online furniture painting workshop. You see the entire transformation on the dresser above not a small paint swatch sample board. It’s very frustrating watching a painting technique on a sample board….
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Are you the type of person who loves an amazing makeover reveal? Do you look at the after photos and say to yourself, “well if I had that kind of money, mine would look that amazing too?” I am sharing my amazing budget-friendly home office makeover, that looks that good without the big bucks invested. If you have been around…
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