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HOW TO DYE A CHEAP DUVET TO LOOK LIKE NATURAL LINEN

Hi everyone. Today I'm sharing how I dyed my cheap cotton duvet to look like expensive natural linen. The look I was going for 🙂 found on amazon. After surfing amazon and finding out a natural linen duvet simply doesn't fit my budget for this bedroom makeover...

Convert A Wall Sconce Into Plugin In Minutes

Today I'm sharing a quick instructional on how to convert a hardwired sconce into a plugin. This took us about 10 minutes per sconce and cost around $6. Keep in mind neither me or my hubby are electricians. This is a super beginner friendly DIY. I got this cute...

How To Seal Furniture so it’s 100% Waterproof | Durable Wood Sealer

If you're looking for a waterproof finish with a subtle matte look on your wood or painted furniture. This is the DIY for you! Today I'm sharing my favorite method of sealing furniture so it's 100% waterproof. Meaning you won't get any water rings if you accidentally...

DIY EASY Leather Throw Pillow In 10 Minutes

This week I've been hard at work remodeling Olegs room. I was putting the bed together today and realized I need a leather pillow. After a quick trip to hobby lobby I came across some beautiful faux leather fabric and decided it would be a quick and easy DIY....

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How To Seal Furniture so it’s 100% Waterproof | Durable Wood Sealer

May 14, 2022

If you're looking for a waterproof finish with a subtle matte look on your wood or painted furniture. This is the DIY for you! Today I'm sharing my favorite method of sealing furniture so it's 100% waterproof. Meaning you won't get any water rings if you accidentally...

DIY Speckled Ceramic Egg Holder – With Model Magic

by [email protected] | Mar 25, 2022 | All Projects, Blog, Crafts, Easter, Holidays, Kids Crafts, Upcycle

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing how I reused some old egg cartons to make beautiful faux ceramic egg holder. In other words these are made to look like they're ceramic however they are made of model magic. If you're not familiar with model magic. It's a lightweight...

Painting My Granite Countertops #FAIL

by [email protected] | Mar 1, 2022 | All Projects, Blog, Home Improvement, Uncategorized

Hi everyone, I hope you're doing great. Let me start off by say that this DIY wasn't exactly a success! I was actually dreading to share this DIY for so long because of how many problems I had with it but, decided to still go ahead and share it because it might be...

HOW TO STYLE A CHRISTMAS TREE IN A BASKET

by [email protected] | Jan 6, 2022 | All Projects, Blog, Christmas, Holidays, Most Popular

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing how I styled my christmas tree in a basket. I originally shared this as a quick video only on instagram but, have had so many questions about it that I've decided to add more information in a blog post. what you'll need a basket about...

HOW TO BURN PICTURES IN WOOD

by [email protected] | Dec 31, 2021 | All Projects, Blog, Crafts, DIY Gifts, Wood Projects

Hi Everyone, Today we'll be burning some designs in wood with a heat gun. No wood burning tools required besides the heat gun. This is actually called a chemical wood burn and is so quick and easy to do! Here's what you'll need: 1 tbs of ammonium chloride 8 tsp...