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...]
Furniture Makeovers
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So you are looking for DIY ideas for your home? Maybe even some DIY home improvement ideas?
But maybe you are a bit scared? Don’t worry, I am self-thought and flawed all the way and yet I have managed quite a few projects that have beautified and improved our home. Come see how I do it, and you will never be scared again. Let’s learn together.
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Door makeover with Frech enemal milk paint
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...]
Fruit crate storage shelves
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...]
Army Crate Makeover and some Outdoor Decorating
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...]
Finally! My Farmhouse Table Makeover
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...]
Blue Painted School Chair
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...]
IKEA Hack Furniture Project {tv stand makeover}
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...]
Antique Door Makeover and a little Decorating
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...]
Milk Paint Hutch Makeover
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...]
The project that has been 16 years in the making……
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...]
Another 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...]
Desk Makeover Before and After {Painted Desk Reveal}
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...]
Maid’s Closet Makeover
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...]
Top 10 Makeover Projects of 2011
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...]
Chronicles of a Garden Table ~ 31 Days / Day 10
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...]
Garden Table ~ The Case of the Amazing Halves
Hello dear fellow bloggers, Happy Good Friday to you. Today has been a good Friday to me in many ways. My Love decided (after some persuasion from my side) to take an extra day off at work AND to take a day off from studying as well. So we have … [Read more...]
My Little Sawhorse Bench ~ Channeling Funky Junk or MissMustardSeed
Hello everybody, how is life treating you? I hope all is well in your little corner of the world. In my little corner things have definitely taken a turn for the better. I spent the better part of my weekend covered in white paint specks and with … [Read more...]
Top 10 Makeover Projects 2010
Hello my friends, I truly hope you all had a blessed Christmas and are not yet stressing out over getting all the Christmas decorations put away. I am having the week off, and I am enjoying doing absolutely nothing. Everyday I take a look at that … [Read more...]
Postal Chair ~ My New Chair Makeover
Hi you guys, aren’t you all very nice making me feel that I am not crazy, split-personality and all. I guess when it comes to not being able to make up my mind as regards to my style of preference, I am in good company. But enough about that, today … [Read more...]
Repurposed Wood Headboard ~ An other Bedroom Reveal
Howdy guys, remember when I showed you this sneak-peak of my ongoing bedroom makeover? Well you are about to see more. Cause look this drab, boring and most of all empty bedroom I started out with (here comes the infamous before … [Read more...]
Closet Makeover with Wallpaper ~ Finally a Bedroom Reveal
Yes, the moment you have been waiting for has arrived, today is the day that I reveal my first bedroom makeover project. Remember this closet at the foot of our bed? When I asked for your suggestions for my bedroom … [Read more...]
Suitcase nightstand for the Guestroom
Suitcase nightstand. Loving this little project of mine. Combining a vintage suitcase and an old side table and painting it all white, gave me a lovely bit of storage in this bedroom. We have an itty-bitty guestroom, that is just … [Read more...]
I am loving my new white cupboard
I have given the little brown cupboard a Songbird makeover. As you can see it no longer is brown. I’m in love with the new look. It is so nice to see a rundown little cupboard of my in-laws spring back to life. The white paint and the … [Read more...]
Office chair makeover
Last week I showed you a more than ordinary office chair. You know the kind basic, black and boring. But I wanted a comfortable office chair that I could adjust in height and that could easily swirl between my desks. So when I found one for next to … [Read more...]
Cupboard Makeover – an Ikea Hack
I have been stretching my DIY muscles and I have been working with power tools! And it was much more fun than I expected. So I did a little tutorial on what I did, come check it out. I gave an old Ikea cupboard a total makeover. The cupboard is at … [Read more...]
