Redo's
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Repurposing an old door for the front porch
I obtained this old door through a friend’s friend. Ha-ha! That probably sounds a little confusing but somehow it ended up at my house and I thought to myself “This has potential”. Although, I didn’t know what I would end up doing with it once I got it all done I knew it would still be darling! First, I wiped and sanded the entire door down then wiped it again. Then I puttied the holes, dings and dents and let dry overnight. I then sanded the putty spots and smoothed them out. I next, taped off the center of the door and painted it gray. No, I did not put…
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Upcycling an old hutch / curio cabinet
Every year for Christmas my family rotates names and this year I am lucky enough to have my sister and her family. My sister moved into a new home and struggles with decorating it. So, for me it is easy to have a million ideas as to what I could give her. While visiting her home recently she complained of some television wires hanging out of her wall. Making a promise to her that I would help her figure out how to cover the wires. I stumbled across this Curio cabinet on our local classifieds for $65.00 and decided to Upcycle it for my sister. These are the photos that…
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Dining Room Table Re do
I Built my home in 2010 and during that time dark colors were in. Black tables, Black coffee and end tables – darker wall color, dark cabinets and every shade of tan, brown and cream colors were in. Flash forward to 2017 / 2018. The Era of Farmhouse everything. When every suburbia mom wants the “Farmhouse” look yet they don’t live in a Farmhouse. I am still trying to understand this. So how does all of this fit in with my Dining Room Table Redo? White on white is not my style – I am a girl that loves me some color and depth. Although I also do realize that…
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Fall/Thanksgiving Feather Slat Board Sign
Have you ever had that moment when you pull something out of storage and find that it is in pieces? This happened to me a few weeks ago. I was pulling out my Thanksgiving decorations and as I lifted up my large Gather shutter it came apart in a million pieces!!! I wanted to cry! My Gather shutter was a key decoration for my front porch, and it was broken beyond repair. As I stood there looking at all the shutter slats everywhere, I realized that they could be repurposed and made into something different and, I had a large void to fill on my porch. I decided to create…
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DIY – Refurbished Vintage metal patio chairs
My parents had this darling vintage patio table with patio chairs. The is a glass table with white iron chairs with yellow vinyl cushions on them. They had purchased this patio set at a yard sale several years ago. After many sunny summers and long hard winters the yellow vinyl finally deteriorated. My dad had put all of the chairs in his truck to take them to the landfill. While looking them over I see that the metal frame on the chairs is in great shape and can easily be painted. Knowing I could figure out something for the seat I asked my dad to bring the chairs to my…
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DIY Refurbish a used outdoor Iron Bistro table and chairs
My mother contacted me one day and told me that a friend of her’s was getting rid of a wrought iron Bistro Table. She stated that it needed some work and some TLC to get it looking good again. Of course I couldn’t turn down a free table and chairs so she brought it to me. The top of the bistro table and top of the chairs were made from a press board type of wood. The bistro table had been severely sun damaged. I knew I had to replace the top. So, I contemplated what type of wood I could use to cut out for the top. In the…
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Vital Power Tools for DIY Projects
Vital Power Tools for DIY Projects Power tools are essential pieces of equipment to have at home, especially if you’re planning to go the do-it-yourself route and/or would want to build a decent collection. In a perfect world, there are a lot of things to love about turning something out of nothing. You get the chance to showcase your creativity, hone your craft, and come up with useful things at home. Health and wellness website, Care2, lists the handful of benefits that comes from producing things by hand. Basically, the article highlights the personal connection you’ll have with the project, the skills you’ll learn along the way, and the feeling…
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It’s Mine Coke Kaleidoscope lighted Marquee
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ItsMyMasterpiece #CollectiveBias #ad Have you seen the new “It’s mine” Diet Coke bottles? They are absolutely darling and each bottle has a different unique design. I love the glass bottles because it brings back the classic feel of how long Coke products have been around. We had a little informal Coke get together at my house and sipped on the great tasting Diet Coke. When we were finished I saw all those empty bottles and Krystal had the idea to upcycle those bottles and create a fun lighted Marquee out of them. We…
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Ice Skate Rentals
Here is another great way to decorate for January, using Ice Skates. Avry found several cute ideas using ice skates and then I jumped on the wagon and made up this fun little sign for Ice Skate Rentals. I started out with some old kitchen décor boards. They were in the donate pile and then I thought I could reuse those, I pulled them out and gave them a coat of gray paint. While they were drying, I set up a template with the wording and pair of ice skates. I cut the wording out of a teal vinyl using my personal cutting machine. I cut the vinyl about…
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“Come Sit For A Spell” Halloween Chairs
I saw this darling chair here about 2 years ago, It has been at the back of my mind for 2 years! Finally during one of my yard sale adventures, I said I am going to find chairs to makeover for Halloween. I put it out there to the univerase that I needed some cheap chairs with a great back that I could put this darling saying on. One of the weeks I was to sick to go, my sweet sister text me a picture of this darling mini chair and she scored it for me for $3, I will be keeping this cute little one for myself. Then last weekednd…
