Dining Room Buffet / Sideboard Makeover with Smart Strip

I have a new “must-have” product for my furniture makeover arsenal – Smart Strip™ Advanced Paint Remover by Dumond® Chemical Inc. I came across Smart Strip™ while getting supplies for my dining room buffet / sideboard makeover and thought I’d give it a shot. Why? Because the paint stripper I have stood by thus far […]

Treehouse / Playground Makeover

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I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be working with Clancy’s Rainbow and Benjamin Moore on this next project – which is a doozy… Treehouse / Playground makeover! We purchased this commercial grade treehouse / playground years ago for $250. I KNOW! The hotel that it belonged to clearly didn’t know the going price for […]

Wicker Makeover – Jan’s Patio Furniture

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When my friend Jan approached me about refinishing her wicker patio set I was excited and nervous at the same time. I’ve never done a wicker makeover before, and wicker furniture generally has a LOT of nooks and crannies. Will it need stripping? If I use a paint stripper will it weaken the fibres and […]

Garden Bench Makeover

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It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a before and after hasn’t it? It’s not for lack of doing them – I’ve painted a bathroom, a bedroom, a bench, a stool, a … but the makeovers are either not complete (waiting on blinds for my daughter’s bedroom makeover) or the after was done in the same […]

Repurposed Dresser: Dresser, Toybox and Bookshelf in One!

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*This is a post I wrote in June 2013 – one of my earlier blog posts.  When I moved my site from Blogger to WordPress a lot of my Pinterest links broke, so I’m attempting to update older posts with a few new photos and create new links on Pinterest.  If you were with me […]

Stone Feature Wall – Details Renovations

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I have friends named Sherri – yup plural friends but with the same name. One Sherri is a brilliant contractor (DetailsRenovations.com) and can take any project from ‘meh’ to WOWZA! The other Sherri has this incredible talent for interior design – even though that’s not her profession. Together these two have knocked my socks off […]

Christmas Wreath Makeover

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So it’s the last Sunday in November, and Thanksgiving, for Canadians AND Americans, has now passed… The official start to the Holiday Season is now! But I can’t hang out this sorry, beat up, chipped, sun-faded wreath.  Especially since about half of the light strings don’t work.  What kind of blogger would I be with […]