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DIY night stand makeover [making a matching pair]

By Marianne@Songbird

DIY night stand makeover! Change the color of any nightstand! I love this idea for painting bedside tables. These fun nightstands received a milk paint makeover to make them a matching pair.     Good day to you all! Can I ask you … [Read more...]

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How I used an old wood dining table outside

By Marianne@Songbird

Turn your indoor table into an outdoor table. Create a cheap garden table by repurposing in old indoor table for use outside. See my tips on how to paint an indoor table for outdoor use.      Hello sweets, we are moving outdoors today, … [Read more...]

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How to paint a faux concrete wall in five easy steps

By Marianne@Songbird

Painting a faux concrete wall is easier than you might think and you don't need any special paints to get this effect. Let me show you how I created my faux concrete wall finish in 5 easy steps.     Hello lovelies, I have a DIY project … [Read more...]

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How to paint pine furniture. Pine table makeover

By Marianne@Songbird

How to paint pine furniture. A thrifted much used round dining table gets a quick and simple makeover with white paint for a totally updated and modern style look. Follow my steps to see how I did it.     If you have followed me along … [Read more...]

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How to Paint Suitcases

By Marianne@Songbird

  How to paint suitcases is one question I get asked often ever since I published this white suitcase nightstand. People want to know all the details, as if there is some deep dark secret that I could share. Well let me tell you, there is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Furniture Makeovers, popular posts

Squeal a Room Reveal. Craft room tour

By Marianne@Songbird

Craft room tour today. Yes people the first room in my house is finished and when I say finished I mean finished! And I am loving this space. Remember when I showed you the before of my big, lofty attic space and told you I had converted it into two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Gallery, Home Improvement, popular posts, Room Reveal

Door makeover with Frech enemal milk paint

By Marianne@Songbird

A door makeover for you today. A milk paint door makeover that turned out to be perfect chippy goodness.   Hello my sweets. How is life treating you? I am happy and sore. Happy because I just had a long weekend and it was such a nice long weekend. … [Read more...]

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Fruit crate storage shelves

By Marianne@Songbird

 Howie sweet folks. Popping in today to show off another little project I just finished. Can I say that I am still after all these years hesitant to show off my latest bit of DIY/ decorating. I have been at this blogging thing for quite some … [Read more...]

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Army Crate Makeover and some Outdoor Decorating

By Marianne@Songbird

 Hello my friends, welcome to my little nest on the web. Today I have a little decorating, a little DIY, and a little craft to show you. I have had a week of Spring break and I have used it to work on several projects all at once. Hardly any are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Furniture Makeovers, Outdoor decorating

Finally! My Farmhouse Table Makeover

By Marianne@Songbird

  It is makeover time! Yup, I got another little furniture makeover under my belt. Our farmhouse table got a makeover with milk paint, and she is looking good. This is another one of those projects that was on my to-do list for 2013, hmm … [Read more...]

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Blue Painted School Chair

By Marianne@Songbird

  Hello ladies (and men?), today I am here to ask your advice and your opinion. You see, I failed to share a little makeover project with you that I finished months ago. The makeover part of the project was easy. It just involved paint, … [Read more...]

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White Painted Staircase

By Marianne@Songbird

  So you thought that when I was taking my extended blog break in the summer that I was lounging in the hammock, hanging out at the beach and taking three naps a day? Well, not exactly. We did a bit of all of that and more, but mostly we were … [Read more...]

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Top DIY projects of 2013 {a year in review}

By Marianne@Songbird

2013 was a rather slow year when it comes to major DIY projects. No grand room reveals and not a whole lot of major makeovers either. But the ones I did had been living in my head for a frightfully long time. And most of them now rank really high on … [Read more...]

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IKEA Hack Furniture Project {tv stand makeover}

By Marianne@Songbird

Yes! She is finished. My furniture project is all done and order has been restored.And I am so proud of myself. Except for a few details I did it all by myself.Come see my latest Ikea Hack: Isn't she lovely! White and a bit rustic and hiding all … [Read more...]

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Milk Paint Review, Tips, Tricks and Questions

By Marianne@Songbird

missmustardseed milk paint review tips tricks songbirdblog thumb

I have done several projects with milk paint now and promised to tell you a bit more about whether or not I liked working with it. So here it is: my milk paint review post where I share my set of tips, tricks and answer some questions. Now this is … [Read more...]

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Another Fall mantel project {sort off}

By Marianne@Songbird

Fall mantel decoration in brown lantern pinecones wicker heart via songbirdblog.com

As promised here I am on this beautiful Monday evening to show you what I have been up to this weekend. I made a dream come true and ended up with a new Fall mantel decoration.     As beautiful as my romantic Fall mantel was, it needed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Decorating Gallery, Home Improvement, Mantel & Decorative Displays

Antique Door Makeover and a little Decorating

By Marianne@Songbird

Good day my friends. How was your weekend? All ready for Monday morning? My weekend was a bit short, since I had to work a lot of overtime for the day job. But I got some decorating in there, so I count it as a good one. I have been playing with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Decorating Gallery, Everyday Home Decorating, Furniture Makeovers

Milk Paint Hutch Makeover

By Marianne@Songbird

furniture makeover hutch milk paint striped

My hutch makeover is finished! And I love it.My first ever milk paint project is a success and I am so happy! Look!! She is white grey, striped, and lovely. It was a hell of a job, and I had my moments, but she turned out exactly as I intended … [Read more...]

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The Curtain Project Explained {double layered roman blinds}

By Marianne@Songbird

Makhow to make double layered folding blinds

Goodday ladies, another Monday has rolled around and I thought it was about time I showed you how I made my double layered folding curtains (otherwise known as roman blinds).    [pinit] Because basically that is what I have done. I have … [Read more...]

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Vintage Door Chalkboard {organisation in the kitchen}

By Marianne@Songbird

Vintage Door turns Chalkboard for Kitchen via Songbirdblog

Good evening ladies. A black and white post for you today. And the white is not coming from the snow outside. Can you believe we had another 10 inches of snow over the weekend. Me neither. And there is talk that we will actually have a white Easter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Craft Projects, General Craft Projects, Home Improvement

The project that has been 16 years in the making……

By Marianne@Songbird

how to paint mahogany wood white

Today my dear friends I share a project that I truly hesitated to share. I felt it was just too mundane, too run-of-the-mill, too ordinary, too common. And then I thought, I actually have some pretty good reasons to share it … [Read more...]

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How to build a Radiator Cover

By Marianne@Songbird

how to build a radiator cover

Hello my sweets. Today I am here to show you the progress on my last big craft room project. I have worked my way around the room and there was one corner left that still looked pretty much like this.     It’s the corner to the right … [Read more...]

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Another Craft Room Reveal ~ More Storage for Songbird

By Marianne@Songbird

industrial style storage unit and cupboard

Howdie folks, I am on a bit of a roll. Did I show you Friday that I got the mess outside sorted and decorated my garden table for Spring. Today I am ready for another craft room reveal. I’ve got storage. Glorious wonderful storage space. Just waiting … [Read more...]

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‘Tis the Season……. For my best seven spray painting tips

By Marianne@Songbird

tips for spray painting

‘Tis the season…. Spray paint season is here! Even though we are still having light frost at night, the days have warmed up enough that I can spray paint again. Can I have a YEAH! please. I haven’t always been such a fan of spray painting though. … [Read more...]

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Another Postal Chair Makeover

By Marianne@Songbird

postal chair makeover

Yeow! Another Craft Room Makeover project is finished. I made myself a ‘new’ chair to go with my ‘new’ desk. I couldn’t really show her and do her justice at the same time if I showed you to her in the disaster area that my craft room is right now. … [Read more...]

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My AS Chalk Paint Review ~ Mixed Feelings

By Marianne@Songbird

Desk Chalk Paint Makeover Review

Howdie friends. Thank you for your love for my little desk. I am really happy about how she turned out, and I am sure that the final look happened thanks to paint I used: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.     I have painted two pieces of … [Read more...]

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Desk Makeover Before and After {Painted Desk Reveal}

By Marianne@Songbird

desk makeover

Today on the agenda the Desk Makeover Before and After!!!! She is finished! And ready for her moment of fame, my old desk has received her chalk paint makeover:     Isn’t she pretty?! I used Annie Sloan chalk paint, White Linen over … [Read more...]

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Maid’s Closet Makeover

By Marianne@Songbird

Good evening my sweets. May I apologize in advance for any typo’s I am going to make in this post?! I have been working hard on my desk all day. Trying to pry the veneer on the top loose with a putty knife and a steaming iron. So my hands are a bit … [Read more...]

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Top 10 Makeover Projects of 2011

By Marianne@Songbird

Makeover furniture projects

G’day my friends, hope your Christmas celebrations were even better than you had hoped. My Christmas was wonderfully relaxed and easy, just as I like it. Spent with all the people I love most in this world and with no stress over getting everything … [Read more...]

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Some quick tips for you straight from my painting project ~ 31 Days / Day 27

By Marianne@Songbird

The paint project is nearly finished! Can I get a big yeah?!? I hope I can show you some reveal pictures tomorrow. But today I just wanted to share a few tips about a painting. Tips I gathered the hard way, by doing it myself.   1. Set … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 31 days to Get it Done, Home Improvement

Chronicles of a Garden Table ~ 31 Days / Day 10

By Marianne@Songbird

I have a confession to make…. I kind of faked something… Remember my Fall garden table decoration? It was displayed on a beautiful table, wasn’t it? Except that table wasn’t finished…..   Let me tell you the chronicles of my garden … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 31 days to Get it Done, Furniture Makeovers

The Painted Porch

By Marianne@Songbird

Hi sweet things, is summer still going strong in your parts? We had summer in May and June and more or less went straight into Fall after that. No really high temps, lot’s of rain, windstorms and very unpredictable weather. Good thing we have our … [Read more...]

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