Painting furniture: A coffee table makeover

coffee table before

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

Navy bedroom set, navy bedroom furniture

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

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. […]

Antique footstool makeover

antique footstool, antique footstool makeover

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

upcycled dresser, dresser upcycle, dresser turned hall tree

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

black bookcase, bookcase makeover, black bookcase with bead board backing

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 […]

Antique desk makeover to die for!

antique desk makeover, refinishing an antique desk

From seriously damaged, to seriously gorgeous, this antique desk makeover is one of my favourite before and afters of all time! Funny story (at least I thought it was funny); I asked my BF “if I were to go into a coma, what would be your favourite memory of me?” Him:  “the day you went […]