CHEAP garage cabinets to organize your space
You want the look of the sleek, new, steel garage cabinets to organize your garage or shop, but can’t afford the price tag? Here’s your solution! You guys! You guys, you guys, YOU GUYS!!! I am SO EXCITED about this idea that I only just finished organizing my garage yesterday and I’m already jumping on […]
Black bookcase stunner
A $30 find, patched, painted and finished with a bead board backing, turned into this black bookcase stunner! Thursday I showed off the black desk makeover and gave a little sneak peek at the bookcase I refinished to make an office combo. I won’t go through every single step again, if you want to know […]
Black desk makeover… to black?
This desk makeover is a bit different than the furniture makeovers I usually show… because I stripped it down and refinished it to the same colour. Yup, an ugly and damaged black desk to a clean and almost-new black desk – that’s a great makeover! There is a method to my madness though; first off, […]
Grandma’s corner cabinet makeover
This corner cabinet makeover took this piece from ornate and dated to crisp black and shaker-style with just a few pieces of trim, some wood filler and paint. I have had this corner cabinet (my grandmother’s) since my grandfather passed away about 25 years ago. It was a gift from him to her and it’s beautiful. […]
Refinishing a side table – and my first circle round!!
A $10 table can look like a million bucks with just a bit of elbow grease and a hint of confidence. Hellooooo my friends! I have been chugging away in the background building a board and batten wall in my dining room, refinishing an old oak school chair, building a cabinet for my daughter’s guinea […]
Kate’s nightstand
Sometimes making over furniture isn’t about a complete overhaul and hours of work. Sometimes it’s a single surface that needs refinishing, like Kate’s nightstand, which looks like new with very little work. Good morning! Countdown to the weekend is on, and I’m just popping in with a quick project – a partial makeover really – […]
Kitchen Makeovers – before and afters
A kitchen makeover is on most homeowner’s wish lists, but it’s usually a long-term goal because a complete overhaul is cost prohibitive, invasive and very, very time consuming. Today I’m showing kitchen makeovers that can be DIY’d or hired out at a fraction of the cost and time. Do you love seeing before and […]