My Life as a DIY Wannabe
A couple of month’s back I painted and reupholstered an accent chair for my Great Room (seen here). While I liked the fabric choice and color, I didn’t think that the chair provided enough POP for the room! Over the weekend I was at Hancock Fabrics while they were celebrating their 54th Anniversary with a [...]
I purchased this beautiful accent table from Goodwill a couple of weeks ago and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it… transform with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and some of her specialty waxes! I quickly fell in love with the unique hardware and detailed carvings when I first spied this piece. I scooped [...]
Two of the first pieces of furniture I purchased with my husband were kitchen bar stools. We got them from Target about 7 years ago for our first apartment. Since then we’ve moved and they’ve been sitting down in my basement for quite some time. With an upcoming furniture sale, I figured now was the [...]
I was out at St. Vincent DePaul last weekend looking for a chest for my neighbor’s new nursery and stumbled upon this beauty… I had the exact same type of desk in Catholic grade school! Nostalgia set in, and I had to buy it. I know you can probably find these anywhere, but this desk [...]
I’ve been wanting to experiment with vinyl stickers as a stencil for some time, so when I found this little round end table at a local flea market for $10 I thought this would be the perfect project! So here’s the before… and after! Here’s how I completed the transformation! Once I got the table [...]
So a couple of weeks ago my brother and sister-in-law asked if I could help transform their bedroom furniture. As newlyweds often do, they each brought a couple of pieces from their old bedroom sets into their new life together. My task: to paint the dresser, mirror and one nightstand black to match their other [...]
While at Goodwill a couple of weeks ago I spotted this handmade storage table with cool moldings. It was $20 and I really couldn’t think of a good use for it. But after seeing it go unsold for about a week, I finally had to snatch it up on 50% off furniture day! For only [...]
While walking through the aisles of Goodwill with my three year old, she spotted a baby doll cradle that she just had to have. It was very bland (just untreated wood) but since it was only $3 I figured I could get it into tip-top shape with a little bit of paint and fabric. So [...]
My hubby and I are celebrating our six year wedding anniversary this week. While most ladies ask for jewelry, candy or flowers, I asked for Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint. Yeah, I know… my painting obsession is kinda getting out of hand. It arrived in the mail this week from Di Lucca Design and I couldn’t [...]
I found a new end table this past week at St. Vincent De Paul. I really didn’t have a specific place in mind for it, but for only $10 it was a steal! Luckily the end table is made of real wood and from Stanley Furniture so I know it will last! No knicks or [...]
