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HOW TO REFINISH A DESK

by | September 13, 2020 | Blog, Decorating, DIY Furniture, Upcycle, Wood Projects | 0 Comments

Ok round 2. If you've missed my first desk it turned out to be a flop. Even though the end result was gorgeous the smell is horrendous. It's been outside for over a month now and still smells like bleach. While doing this desk things went so much smoother and it only...

DIY Rattan Cabinet Hack With Burlap

by | August 30, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, today I'm sharing my DIY rattan cabinet. This is a look I've been wanting to get in my house for so long. A few weeks ago when I set out to buy a rattan cabinet all the ones I liked were out of stock because they were cheaper and even though I loved the...

Desk Restoration | Paint Stripping and Wood Bleaching!

by | August 10, 2020 | All Projects, Blog, Decorating, Most Popular, Upcycle, Wood Projects | 0 Comments

Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well. Today I'll be sharing how I restored my desk. A project I planned would only take me about a week to do ended up taking me 2 weeks plus to complete. You probably already know just from me saying that that this wasn't any easy...

Bohemian Erase Board | Dollar Tree

by | July 19, 2020 | Blog, Crafts, Decorating, Dollar Store | 0 Comments

Hi! I hope you are doing well. Welcome back to another fresh DIY. This one is a part of my dollar store DIYs series I recently shared on my youtube channel. I made a total of three DIYs. A macrame pillow, this erase board and faux wood frames for my upcoming gallery...

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DIY Rattan Cabinet Hack With Burlap

Aug 30, 2020

Hi Everyone, today I'm sharing my DIY rattan cabinet. This is a look I've been wanting to get in my house for so long. A few weeks ago when I set out to buy a rattan cabinet all the ones I liked were out of stock because they were cheaper and even though I loved the...

Round Throw Pillows From Old Sweaters + DIY Pom Poms

by | May 28, 2020 | Blog, Decorating, Holidays, Most Popular, Sewing, Upcycle

Hi Everyone! Jumping on here to share my latest DIY round throw pillows. Lately I've been taking things real slow. This means less DIYs but, I promise I'll be catching up soon. I feel like everytime we do a huge renovation project I find myself wanting a long break....

Old Planter Makeover With Burlap and Plaster

by | Apr 5, 2020 | All Projects, Blog, Decorating, Upcycle

Today I'll be sharing another old planter makeover! This was actually a DIY I did a few weeks back but, didn't get around to sharing it until now. A few weeks ago when I was at peir 1 imports I came across this burlap place mat! Immediately I thought it would be so...

DIY Kinetic Sand Playdough

by | Apr 2, 2020 | All Projects, Blog, Kids Crafts

YAY! DIY Kinetic Sand Playdough! This DIY was a total blessing in disguise. We were trying to make sand like airclay for some framed handprint art but it turned out to be kinetic sand instead of airclay. Oleg was so stoked over it and kept asking to play with it! So...

Keychain Shrinky Dinks

by | Apr 1, 2020 | All Projects, Blog, Kids Crafts

Today I'm sharing DIY craft shrinky dinks for kids crafts! Hi folks! Happy spring! Before starting this project I actually didn’t know they make shrinky dinks. Originally I’ve seen these made from recycled plastic containers. When I finally decided to make these cute...