Paint Color Visualizer - Sherwin-Williams. Room Planner. Vintage Wine Crate Coffee Table. Don't forget to stop by and Like my Facebook Page and Follow me on Twitter! **** ~ GREAT NEWS!!! For all you Non-DIYers out there. The Crate Coffee Table is now FOR SALE! Go to my For Sale page for more information!
~ **** New: Check out the new Inspiration Page! At last! A leg of our old coffee table is about to give out. Optional Materials: ~ Images (not necessary if you use a real wine crate) - I found one on The Graphics Fairy and a few others online ~ Mod Podge ~ Matte Finish ~ Stain ~ Vinegar, steel wool and brewed tea {See my Stain Tutorial for more options} ~ A variety of screws, nails, L brackets, and bolts ~ Satin Polyurethane Final Dimensions: 27"W x 27"D x 17"HTotal Cost: $7 (x4 crates), $8 worth of wood for the frame and $7 per caster = $72 *price does not include screws, nails, stain or finish.
I'm not intentionally being vague but unless you go out to buy these exact crates from Michael's then your measurements are going to be completely different than mine. Stain time! Furniture Painting Tutorial and Tips! « The Cerniks. Over that past year, I have tackled several painting projects. Some have gone well…and other terribly wrong. I spent so much time online searching for tutorials and trying what each recommended. We have finally mastered our technique and I wanted to share what we find the best. P.S. We are lazy and impatient DIYers….so trust me, this really is the easiest and quickest way to get a great finish! As newlyweds and new home owners, we have an empty house that needs A LOT of furniture. 4 steps and you are done!
Step 1. Every piece of furniture must be prepped. We needed to get rid of the pre-loving on our tabletop, so I sanded it with our orbital sander. For pieces with deep ruts or dents, I suggest Elmers wood filler with a little sanding after it dries. If you have a piece that doesn’t require sanding (or if you just don’t want to), give the furniture a good cleaning with a TSP product.
Step 2. Priming is very important…don’t skip it! Everything can go wrong at this step…so listen carefully! Jen Lynn / Pinterest. Everything I know about Spray Paint! This post contains affiliate links {just keeping it real folks}. I get quite a few questions about spray paint, and I thought the most useful way for all of my readers would be to answer those questions publicly.
So here it goes. Why do you use spray paint!?! I choose to use spray paint because I want my furniture to look like I bought it from a store instead of a refinishing project gone awry. I have learned this the hard way. Sidenote: If I had a super nice paint sprayer…I would definitely try using gallon paint, but brushing paint onto projects is long in my past. It is “thrifty-er” (is that even a word? What brands do you suggest? I love several brands of spray paint. I use Krylon at times too, sometimes the brand that I use is solely determined by the color that I’m looking for. Have I used other brands? But, you have to have a “play it by ear” attitude when dealing with other brands. What sheen of spray paint should I buy? This depends on what I’m spray painting. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Convert a Blanket Chest Into a Mini Home Office Martha Stewart. 30 Organization Tips, Tricks and Ideas That Will Make You Go Ah-ha! God Save The Pallet! Reclaimed Pallets Revamped. Used in the shipping industry, wood pallets are typically a low end commodity.
Usually, pallets will get reused a few times and then they will either be scrapped as trash or used as firewood. Most often made from inexpensive junk species of lumber (whatever is most widely available), wood pallets are the perfect candidate for upcycling. Check out these creative examples of upcycled pallets and I think you'll agree! DIY garden pallet fence (above and below) from Camelot Art CreationsA great way to hide trash cans or air conditioning units! Painted wood wall art by Inspired by Charm Pallet headboard Wonderful wine storage in the kitchen pallet stairs lead to loft On a final note: A word about safety and wood pallets Be advised that some pallets are chemically treated and could actually be hazardous to your health.
What's your favorite pallet upcycle? Pin this post! Enjoy your day! Love, Laura. Darkroom and Dearly: Interior Design. One household problem that has plagued me constantly for a long time is finding a way to effectively organize electronics cables. These days everything we own seems to have its own charger: phones, cameras, e-readers, game consoles, computers, tablets, etc, etc. Pretty soon we're drowning in cords and cables, and since they're constantly in use, they're constantly in the way.
I've tried pretty much every Pinterest-inspired tip for how to organize these blasted things. Binder clips, over-the-door bags, twist-ties, and the seemingly awesome toilet paper tube method. But you know what happens when you use chargers on a daily basis? Your brilliant organized pile of TP tubes suddenly looks like this: UGH. It took me a while to find it, but I think I may have found (nearly) the perfect solution. {diy cable box} Supplies: First gather your supplies: Choose a shoe box and wrap it up with pretty wrapping paper or decorative paper. See? ...and it sort of looks way better.
Now re-assemble... Hemnes hack. One of my New Year's resolutions from last year was to finish the house. It's not even close to done. Fail. Projects pretty much came to a halt, like, back in June. Life is so busy! Anyway, we are finally getting back to work on the spare room. The first project I did was my filing cabinet. I really wanted to get rid of my Hemnes and pick up a vintage piece with some interesting details, but anyone that owns a Hemnes knows they are pretty solid pieces of furniture (for Ikea furniture, I mean), so I decided to hold onto it and add some details myself. My Hemnes before: I didn't take any progress pictures, because I was l-a-z-y. So, I completely took apart the dresser because the inside has super cute yellow striped drawer liners, see: and I didn't want to chance messing them up at all.
I used a coat of Zinsser Cover Stain. Here's a side by side: We want to find some wood appliques for the top drawers that mimic the pattern in the wallpaper but as of now I'm pretty stoked about it.