DIY Outdoor Chaise Lounge. Hello summer! I’m sure most of you are also experiencing the heat wave in your area! It’s down right hot in the Lone Star State:) I couldn’t get this project started fast enough! Ahhh!!! Swoon! Nope, I saved some dough and built my own for $25 thanks to the free plans I got from Ana’s site! Trip to Home Depot for supplies (no kids;) Thank you hubby! I used my battery-powered drill and nailer to assemble the chairs…. oh and Gorilla Glue Wood Glue of course;) Here are some pictures of the steps I took as I went… I used the base of the chaise to assemble the back by aligning each board on top of the other to ensure a good match when the back was attached.
Use narrow utility hinges to attach the back to the base. This is the prop for the back rest:) Again, narrow hinges to attach the prop to the back. This is my FAVORITE part! Stoppers for the prop on the back rest!!! I finished with Elmer’s Wood Filler and a good sanding using my battery-powered sander and that was it! ~Ashley. Garden / DIY: turning a headboard and footboard into a bench...Saw this at a bakery in Mississippi last weekend, and they were so neat looking! Saw some made of old cribs as well...
Cashenvelopes-1.pdf (application/pdf Object) DIY and Crafts / Thrift store frame + simple wooden box + paint and hooks = love. >> Such a fun idea, simple weekend project! DIY Side Table - How to Build a Shutter Side Table. Bottles Full of Light. The other day, I wrote about attempting to drill through glass and I finished up the project this weekend. I think it turned out beautifully — I love the idea of bottled light! These would be pretty by a wintery window or under an entry table. I like the way the gold paint makes the bottom of the bottles look misty and glow-y, even during the daytime.
I’ve got a ton of images and DIY instructions below if you’d like to try this too. I started with these apple juice bottles from Whole Foods. Next, I used my handy scraper tool to take off the label. Once the bottle was clean and label free, it was time to drill through the glass. [UPDATE: Hah! Next we painted. I used a disposable sponge brush and Liquid Leaf paint — but any metallic enamel paint should work.
Once the paint was dry (it dries very quickly), we started stuffing the lights in. And that’s it! This is another project as a True Value Blog Squad Member. Two Tone Treasure + How to Paint Furniture. Wow, such inspiration from this week’s Paint Projects Party, you simply must visit so many of these links! There are over 400 projects to browse, from furniture to floors to fabrics to home accents. Oh the power of paint never ceases to amaze me! Nothing makes me happier than a great second hand find, and the opportunity to revamp the new treasure for a great cause.
This one was for a good friend of mine who recently had a baby girl. I’ve been looking for the perfect dresser for her for awhile now, and finally scored this one at a local thrift store last week, I was so excited! With all the pieces I’ve painted over the years, I realized I should write up a full step by step for repainting an old treasure like this one, including cosmetic repair, priming and painting so here goes!
How to Paint Wood Furniture: The Basic Steps Necessary to Sand? Repairing Scratches, Dents & Holes. There was also a deep unsightly welt in the front corner. Filling Holes for New Knobs or Pulls. 1) Floetrol. Bath bomb recipe. Here is a Friday Flashback about making bath bombs. Bath bombs make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift when packaged to look like a bomb along with a tag that says, “You’re the ‘bomb’!” They would also make cute teacher appreciation gifts! How to make foaming bath bombs Supplies: 2 Cups Baking Soda 1 Cup Citric Acid 4 teaspoons massage oil ( or 2 teaspoons essential oil and 2 teaspoons olive oil) Spray bottle with water mold (60 mm 2 part plastic ball) (I am also thinking the bottoms of two large Easter eggs could be used) This amount only made 5 bath bombs.
Mix baking soda and citric acid in large mixing bowl. Add in 4 teaspoons of scented massage oil (or other combination of skin safe essential oil for scent and another oil for moisturizing the skin). This next step can be a bit tricky because you don’t want your bath bomb to start fizzing. You will continue spraying until the mixture will clump in your hand when squeezed. Fill one half of your mold. Gently remove the ball from mold. Enjoy! D.I.Y / Glue gun station--who wants to make me this? I would use a glue gun so much more often! How to Upgrade your Builder Grade Mirror - Frame it! I love framed mirrors in the bathroom but I really don't like the idea of ripping out a large builder mirror to replace it with a smaller framed one.
Not only is it hurting the environment, it hurts my pocket book. So at our first house we framed our builder grade mirror with some cheap MDF molding and ever since, we have been hooked on this cheap, but with a huge impact, solution. I saw on Our Suburban Cottage, over a year ago, an amazing mirror that she created in her bathroom. Using her design, my husband was able to create this stunning addition to our master bathroom's mini-reno.
We did two bathrooms with this type of frame. Before (when we bought the house): After (after some minor and inexpensive changes): Materials needed: 1x4 MDF trim (to go the entire way around the mirror) Thin trim with one side rounded (2 times the width of the mirror) Crown molding (the width of the mirror) Paint Liquid nails (be sure it adheres to glass!) Method: Paint all the trim both back and front. Fire pit 14. Ask Anna...: How to Paint a Perfect Line. Many of you may have already read my post on how to paint a perfect line. I wrote this post ages ago but I still get lots of emails asking me to explain the steps more clearly. I’ve been wanting to put together a video tutorial for you but I hadn’t been planning on painting any stripes, until my recent bathroom makeover.
I hope this short video helps explain {more clearly} the steps for painting perfect lines, but as always, please feel free to email me if you are still confused. Here’s the finished product! For the Home / great website for reusing old windows and doors! The Ultimate Walk-In Closet. For the Home / Bookshelf made of Recycled Doors. How to Build Under-Cabinet Drawers & Increase Kitchen Storage. You could build the drawers with nothing but hand tools and a circular saw, but a table saw and miter saw will give you faster, better results. A nail gun is another big time-saver, though you can hammer everything together with 1-1/4-in. finish nails instead. All the materials are available at most home centers. In the hardware aisle, choose “full-extension” side-mount drawer slides (see Photo 3).
That way, only 3 to 5 in. of the opened drawer will be covered by the overhanging cabinet front. With cheaper “3/4-extension” slides, only about half the drawer will be accessible. If you can't find full-extension slides, or if you want “overtravel” slides that extend even farther, shop the Web. Choose hardwood plywood like birch or oak for your drawers. My someday-wedding / If you send a wedding invitation to the President, you will receive a congratulatory letter from him and the First Lady. I don't care who the president will be when I get married, I have to remember to do this! ps, it works for mickey. Let's Organize! / Battery storage. {this could change a life} For the Home / Old book spines glued to box. Great way to store clutter on a shelf. Build a Wood Tilt Out Trash or Recycling Cabinet.
I ran into a friend of mine the other day, and after the normal how are yous, she looked at me straight, and said, "Ana, HOW are you? " "I'm great . . . what do you mean? " I asked. And she said, "I read your blog, and I've noticed that you haven't been posting as often, and was just wondering if everything is okay with you.
" I was quite touched that my friend took her time to read my blog faithfully enough to know that I have not been posting six . . . sometimes seven . . . days a week, and even more touched that she would stop me to make sure everything is okay. That evening when I was putting hinges on this very trash bin cabinet, I thought about our conversation in the condiment aisle. As I closed the door on this trash bin for the first time, and stood back and inspected the finished project, I got goosebumps all over. No, nothing's wrong, because even after all these years and hundreds of pieces of furniture built, I still get goosebumps over a completed project.