Giving my garage workbench a makeover
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After 8 years of building, painting, staining, cement, glue, drills and holes, my garage workbench was in dire need of a clean-up. This quick and easy workbench makeover will have you looking at your workspace (or used workbenches online) in a different light. I love my workbench. I love my workshop. Sure, there could be […]
Painting furniture: A coffee table makeover
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This coffee table went from well-loved and worn, to beautiful in black. Painting furniture is a great way to change up a room, prolong the life of your furniture, and bring quality pieces back to life. This coffee table makeover to Onyx black is a prime example. Did you know that the best times to […]
Navy bedroom set
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Want to bring colour to your bedroom, but without making the walls feel “heavy”? What about a navy bedroom set to bring sophistication and tradition together in a bold, but neutral palette? It’s funny, but since I graduated cabinetmaking school, I’ve been inundated with requests to refinish furniture? A couple of orders to make furniture, […]
Using high heat paint to restore a fire pit
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Has your bbq, wood stove, radiator or fireplace seen better days? Today I’m testing out using high heat paint to restore a fire pit. Have you tried high heat paint? It’s generally used to repaint an aging barbecue, clean up fire pits, wood burning stoves, radiators, or paint the inside of a wood burning fireplace. […]
Antique footstool makeover
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This antique footstool holds a lot of fond memories, but has seen better days as far as appearance goes. A bit of elbow grease and she’s (almost) as pretty as new. *This post contains affiliate links to the products I used in this makeover. For full affiliate disclosure, please see sidebar or bottom of the […]
Upcycled dresser turned hall tree
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In a time when wood prices are crazy and landfills are beyond capacity, let me suggest to you that upcycling / repurposing is the way to go. Save money, save the environment and have fun creating – like this upcycled dresser turned hall tree! I love this so freaking much! I don’t know what to […]
Black bookcase stunner
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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 […]