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Steamer Trunk Dresser

August 1, 2013 ·

In short.  Here’s the story! Start with one hideous but FREE dresser. Make a plan and let the hideous dresser sit in your basement for let’s say, a year+. Hide hideous dresser beneath paint and several yards of burlap. Order some Case Clamps and Corners from Rockler to bring out hideous dresser’s inner trunk. Decide…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: belt pulls, burlap, DIY, dresser, refinish, steamer trunk, The DIY Club

Nautical Coffee Table Redo

July 4, 2013 ·

Yesterday I mentioned that we removed our existing end table and coffee table and put a DIY trunk table and made over pie crust in their places. Both of the cast out pieces were still solid but were dinged up and discolored.  Each received a makeover and today I’d like to show you how we changed up the this…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Coastal Blue, coffee table, contributor, General Finishes Milk Paint, refinish, Rockler, The DIY Club, ticking

Refinished Vanity Stool {a trick for making perfectly circular cushions}

May 21, 2013 ·

You may have noticed the little vanity stool in my Fancy Nancy invitation shoot last week. This little stool started out as an outdated lackluster gold wire stool with a pretty disgusting lace edged cushion.  We found it at a yard sale for $3.00.  I love the shape and knew it could look cute with…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: DIY round cushion, refinish, wire vanity stool

Antique Sewing Table Redo {Mod Podge Transfer}

March 19, 2013 ·

A local lady brought me this sewing table with the hopes that I could fix it to be auctioned off to support a family in the area who lost their home to a fire.  The top surfaces had badly chipped and peeling veneer.  We came up with a plan to remove the existing veneer and…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: chalk board paint, DIY, furniture, image transfer, Mod Podge, redo, refinish, sewing table

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