How to Make Your Billy Bookcases Unboring

September 26, 2011

Last month I mentioned the tale of my three billy bookcases. Good old faithful billy bookcase 1, 2 & 3 have been a part of our family for 9 years! Although they are in good condition, the colour and look are not right for what we have in mind for our basement family room. See [...]

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5 Simple Steps to Refreshing Your Patio Furniture

August 8, 2011

Do you have cane or wicker patio furniture desperate for a quick and easy facelift? Before you throw your stuff out in the trash in favour of a shiny new (and expensive) set, consider saving your furniture with a DIY makeover. You can turn your pieces from blah to beautiful in a matter of 5 [...]

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DIY Patio Furniture Makeover

July 28, 2011

Guess what? I’ve got a new project on the table. On the deck actually and it’s something I’ve been thinking about doing for awhile… We inherited a set of cane patio furniture from my sometimes nomadic younger sibling. That was two years ago. The set is pretty battered and now consists of two pieces instead [...]

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Playroom Storage Project: Media Hutch with Doors

June 2, 2010

Oh the joy of painting! To be very honest, I’m not really enjoying the painting part of building my playroom storage piece. I decided to paint the inside components of the Media Hutch with Doors before putting it together.

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Open Cubby Bases: Finished and Painted

May 21, 2010

I‘m pretty happy. I took on a new project and completed it myself from start to finish! I’ve never built anything from scratch. Right now, I feel empowered and excited about taking shoestring chic and home making to a whole new level. Why did I not think of building furniture before? We could have saved [...]

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