Updating a thrift store planter

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DIY your decor with this easy, and GORGEOUS, thrift store planter makeover! Remember the antiqued pottery lamp from the other day?  Well, it wasn’t the only thing that got the plaster treatment… I picked up this planter at the thrift store on the same day. The colour isn’t awful, but it was really the shape […]

Thrift store lamp makeover

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Using a $7 lamp I found at a local thrift store, a bit of putty, and some mud, I created this gorgeous antique pottery lamp that looks like it cost hundreds!  I stopped into a local thrift store the other day, which I rarely ever do, and it just happened to be 50% off day! […]

Rustic wood houses for inexpensive shelf decor

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As a proponent of DIY decor, when I saw some rustic wood houses at nearby store, I decided to use them as inspiration and build my own! I’ve started my office makeover guys! Lower cabinets are installed, electricians came and re-routed a couple of outlets for me and I’ll be building the upper shelves this […]

DIY Decor – Wooden Chain

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Not your typical DIY, this wooden chain was inspired by one I purchased, but decided to see if I could replicate out of scrap wood. Happy Weekend! I hope you all are staying safe (and warm) on this gorgeous, sunny but -21° C day?  (that’s including windchill – which, for those that don’t know, is the […]

DIY Decor – Painted Vases

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Update your decor with a can of spray paint and those old vases you have sitting in the back of a cupboard somewhere.  Painted vases are the easiest, and least expensive way to add a bit of character to your space. Hellooooo there my friends! I am so excited today – MY COMPUTER IS WORKING!! […]

Scrap Wood Window Box

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I made this DIY window box for $0 using scrap 2″x 4″s and you can too!  Good morning friends! Does it bug you that I use capital letters in my titles?  I grew up learning to capitalize letters in a title, but later – while working in Marketing – I learned that the proper way […]

Cement Pears

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Add a bit of industrial coolness to your decor without mixing up concrete or spending a fortune.  Check out how I turned this fake fruit into cement pears for my home decor using just a cement spray paint! I’m working on an awesome workbench for my She-shop.  This beauty is 4′ by 8′ with both […]