Upcycled Patio Bar Cart
One of my favourite things to do is to repurpose or upcycle pieces into something new and better – and this upcycled patio bar cart is one of my favourite transformations ever! My friend Andy had this old overhead projector cart tucked away in a deep, dark corner of his garage. He offered it to […]
Headboard Turned Garden Bench with Rust-Oleum
Turn a damaged, dated and dirty headboard into a gorgeous garden bench with Rust-Oleum® Canada. This project is limited only by your imagination – you can pick up any headboard and footboard (matching or otherwise), in any size from crib to king and paint it in any colour under the rainbow (or paint it like […]
50 of the Best Ikea Rast Hacks
Ikea carries a small dresser – just about the size of a large nightstand – called the Rast. It’s an insanely popular product on Pinterest for both the price ($35 US, $49 Cdn) and for the million-and-one ways people have “hacked” it (aka – changed it from boring to BLAM!) I have a craft room […]
Repurposed Dresser: Dresser, Toybox and Bookshelf in One!
*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 […]
T-Shirt Pillow Covers
So the other day you saw my throw pillow collection, or at least part of it. If you took any inspiration from my pillow collection, then you might want to have a look at somewhere like https://www.sleepjunkie.org/best-pillows/ to try and get a collection of your own up and running. Well, the other side of that […]
Refinished Antique Secretary Desk
I was commissioned to refinish this antique secretary desk: I don’t know how old this piece is – certainly not an antique by European standards – but definitely an antique secretary in North America. But it was in need of a little love. The earlier varnish had raised and wrinkled, there were scuffs and scratches […]
DIY Mercury Glass
Do you love the look of mercury glass? Me too! Do you love the price tag on mercury glass? Me double-too. So when Rust-Oleum® Canada offered to send me the supplies to create my own DIY mercury glass, I jumped at the chance – I mean, if this worked out I could save MILLIONS […]