Melted crayon desk makeover

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I’ve done a lot of desk makeovers over the years – antique desks, peekaboo desks, secretary desks, stained finishes, painted finishes…  desks are one of my favourite pieces of furniture to refinish… but this one had me questioning the owner’s sanity. This desk was going to have a melted crayon river in the top of […]

Epoxy-coated charcuterie boards

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Not all charcuterie boards have to be completely blemish-free wood – if you have a gorgeous piece of wood and some epoxy, you can still make a food-safe epoxy coated charcuterie board to use and display. Well hello there!  How the heck are ya’? I am in my element guys; cooler Fall weather, pie season, […]

Pallet Board Desk with Total Boat

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Working with epoxy resin doesn’t have to be daunting – trust me, I was daunted but was surprised at how easy it was to work with.  This pallet board desk is made up of rough, wormy wood, but the epoxy finish makes it a gorgeous working surface with character you won’t find anywhere else. I […]

Create your own pet grave marker

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This post has been a looooooong time coming. Two years to be exact – that’s when our sweet Milo passed away and we buried him in our backyard. Last month we lost our little Phoebe and she too was buried in the backyard. But we didn’t have anything to mark their graves.  We knew where […]

DIY (Faux) Marble Coffee Table

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I’m so excited to share this post with you!  My DIY marble coffee table turned out even better than I expected and I’ve been itching to show off how easy it is to make your own. You see the before above. Gross?  Yuppers. Dirty, scratched, chipped, MDF – just about everything you don’t want in […]

DIY Branch Table

DIY Branch Table

This DIY branch table post came about because my Step-Dad did some extensive pruning in their backyard.  I can’t remember if he asked me if I could use the branches, or if I saw them and asked him for them – but I had this branch table from Brent Comber pinned as a wish-list project […]