How I colored white porcelain knobs with a Sharpie marker to turn them into faux malachite knobs resembling precious stones.

Filing cabinet make-over.

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Examples of awesome upcycled dressers. DIY upcycled dressers. Painted, decoupaged and wallpapered dressers. How to paint a dresser.

using a stencil with stain. This is awesome!

I don't like to admit this, but I'm the WORST shopper. Don't be fooled, I LOVE to spend shop but I'm horrible at finding a good deal. I consistently get suckered into reading those glossy catalogs when they arrive in the mail and head on out to the store to get the latest "must have" full priced item. Well, I'm changing my ways! Or at least I'm making every effort to change my ways. Case and point - we need new kitchen stools to fit underneath the breakfast bar. The stools we currently have…

I have a love/hate relationship with craigslist.org. Sometimes I hate dealing with the sellers and/or buyers, Craigslist seems to have a reputation that is a little flaky. And then... I find something that I know I will LOVE... This is my new favorite table and chair set, courtesy of my hard work searching on Craigslist and buying supplies from Home Depot. Total cost: $50 Table - Free Chairs - $30 Sandpaper, paint, varnish - $20 See the chair below? I bought 4 chairs for $30 which was more…

Whether you're looking to place your home on the market or not, it's always good to be thinking about curb appeal...

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

I'm loving the newest upcycle trend of taking old shipping pallets and turning them into all sorts of cool things. Just check out some of the fun ideas I found on Pinterest over the past couple of weeks. Pallet art Pallet bookshelves Pallet shelves and bike rack Pallet organizer Pallet sign Pallet Headboard Pallet sectional Pallet shelves Pallet bed Now all I need are some pallets (and some free time to get building).

I would say that this was fun, however, it was not hahaha! I made so many mistakes along the way, but in the end it was a learning process for sure! I threw in a few more tables that I did similar designs on just to show the varying looks one side table can achieve just by changing the colours and process of application. Read the image details to learn my embarrassing and huge mistake haha! If you are curious about image transferring - I insist you go visit the Graphics Fairy and her b…

For years, I’ve wanted to bring some glamour and elegance to my foyer. It’s the first impression for guests, and it has been nothing short of dull for quite some time. Since our entry is only ten feet wide, I also wanted to bring reflective light and shimmer to the space as well. Last week I h ...

So you have a chair that looks like this!? Old, worn out cushion, in desperate need of a revamp... I found this particular chair at a yard sale and although I knew it was such an ugly piece, I saw it's potential. If you don't already own the...