Build a Laundry Folding Table Over Your Washer and Dryer
Use these simple building plans to build your own folding table over your washer and dryer. The other day you caught a sneak-peek at my new folding table in my unfinished laundry room. I know, I know, I’ve built a laundry dresser/folding table before, but the thing was a beast and it blocked the doorway […]
Rustic Industrial Side Table
Today’s post is a two-bee; on 100Things2Do I’m sharing building plans for three versions of a rustic industrial side table and on The House of Wood, I’m sharing the building plans for the rustic industrial coffee table to match! The inspiration for both of these tables came from Restoration Hardware. That’s $1,195 folks. The coffee […]
DIY (Faux) Marble Coffee Table
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 […]
Wicker Makeover – Jan’s Patio Furniture
When my friend Jan approached me about refinishing her wicker patio set I was excited and nervous at the same time. I’ve never done a wicker makeover before, and wicker furniture generally has a LOT of nooks and crannies. Will it need stripping? If I use a paint stripper will it weaken the fibres and […]
Refinished Dresser : The White Knight
This ugly beast was a curb-find “trashure”. Heavy as heck, wood with a wood veneer and a mirror as the top. I’m going to say this is a ‘mid-century’ look with the notched panels and faux-sliding sections – those are actually drawers and the gold circles are just for decoration. What is neat about […]
Upcycled Patio Bar Cart
One of my favourite things to do is to repurpose or upcycle pieces into something new and better – and this upcycled patio bar cart is one of my favourite transformations ever! My friend Andy had this old overhead projector cart tucked away in a deep, dark corner of his garage. He offered it to […]
Headboard Turned Garden Bench with Rust-Oleum
Turn a damaged, dated and dirty headboard into a gorgeous garden bench with Rust-Oleum® Canada. This project is limited only by your imagination – you can pick up any headboard and footboard (matching or otherwise), in any size from crib to king and paint it in any colour under the rainbow (or paint it like […]