Community service ideas
If you’ve been on the hunt for a low-cost, high-impact, superhero-worthy way to give back — I’ve got a community service idea that will leave you feeling virtuous, sweaty, and slightly smug all at the same time. Let me set the scene.There’s a local grocery store on our main street — a staple in our […]
Desk Makeover: From $20 Curbside Rescue to Chic Showstopper
Because sometimes, your biggest glow-up is covered in scratches and shame. I have a thing for strays. Furniture strays, that is. Dogs? Absolutely. Plants? I try. But a beat-up, broken, brown desk abandoned for $20? Oh honey, that’s my love language. Add to that two daughters off to college/university and a limited budget to furnish […]
Repurposed filing cabinet – Filing cabinet planter
There’s something you might not know about me… I’m weirdly obsessed with before and afters. Furniture makeovers, lawn mowing stripes, pressure washing filth into oblivion—heck, I’ll watch 10 minutes of someone detailing a car I don’t even own. And yes, I absolutely skip most HGTV shows just to get to the final reveal. (#NoShame) My […]
Giving my garage workbench a makeover
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
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
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
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. […]