Stenciled Chalky Finish Table Makeover. I’ve been dying to try the new chalky finish paint that arrived a few weeks ago. We just had our floors done so we had to move several pieces of furniture to make that happen, so I took advantage of that time to redo this rickety old corner table I have. The changes I’ve been making to my living room and dining room include changing the wall color to a more calming seaside feel, adding dark brown elements, including the furniture, and making new coastal themed decor pieces. However, I didn’t really have a pop of color anywhere, so I decided to take this old table, that really should have been thrown out a long time ago, and breathe some new life into it. I originally picked it up several years ago from a thrift store or a garage sale, I honestly can’t remember which. It’s wobbly and can’t be tightened up, and when placed on a level surface, leans to the left. But I still really liked the curves of the legs and the old feel of it, so I’ve kept it as an accent piece for years.
What you do: DIY Factory Cart Coffee Table {Restoration Hardware Knockoff} - Blissfully Ever After. 1.1K Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 18 Pin It Share 1K 1K+ Google+ 4 LinkedIn 0 inShare0 Email -- Email to a friend 1.1K Flares × Our DIY Factory Cart Coffee Table {a Restoration Hardware Knockoff} is finally complete!!!! Do you hear them? The ringing bells of hallelujah? They are ringing and I am singing because I just love this table so much!!! If you are following me on Facebook and Instagram, then you have seen my picture updates…but in case you haven’t been following along or are just now joining us, here was our inspiration picture As soon as I showed my Hubby this picture a few months back, he agreed that it would be the perfect addition to our family room transformation.
Today, I am revealing my Husband’s amazing efforts and skill at building this reclaimed wood DIY factory cart coffee table from SCRATCH! Look at the detail on all of the hardware. The wood is reclaimed from thrown out pallets that were weathered and worn from rain and sun. What do you think? Linking to these parties: Restoration Hardware DIY Desk. Hi guys!! I hope you have all had a great week! I am so excited to share my latest build with you guys.
I think this might be the final piece for my oldest son’s room, and I am in LOVE. I might even steal it for my own room! I wanted a desk that didn’t take up too much space, and that would also grow with him. Restoration Hardware has the perfect desk! The only problem is the $600 price tag. So… I hit up my sweet friend Ana White for some easy DIY plans to make my very own. Here is how it turned out… This is a super easy build! I did use my very favorite tool on this build… Love my Kreg Jig®. Here are my pocket holes for my bottom shelf supports. And here they are attached to my legs… I did a straight cut for both of my shelves. I decided to countersink my screws at the top of the legs. Here are the legs just before I added the top shelves. For my table top I used this project panel from Lowe’s and I LOVE it! That is it! To finish his desk I used my very favorite… This is my favorite. That is it.
Industrial Side Tables. My DIY Bedside Table! Over the past few weeks I've developed an obsession with side tables. You see, I needed one, and when I need a piece of furniture, I get crazoid trying to figure out how to make it. And here's what I cannot figure out about the side tables in the stores. Why are they so short? I saw lots of cute ones at Target, and when you take one off the shelf and set it on the floor, you realize that it only comes halfway up your shins.
And I loooove the martini tables at West Elm, but oh my goodness. I went into the store to see them, and they had them sitting on top of dining tables like they were cake stands. That's how tiny they are. So I made one! The cardboard tube comes in a 4 ft length. Once you've cut through the cardboard, you can insert the saw into the hole and cut around. I used a keyhole saw that I got at Target for $7. I got my wood circle table top at Lowes, too. Now stand up the tube and place the table top on it. Attach the bottom the same way. Paint and polyurethane! That's $27!!! Wire Coffee Table. Re-Love Project…before & after. This was such a rewarding project. If you’re not new here, you’re probably aware of my involvement in the Re-Love Project and what it’s all about. For those of you who don’t know, in short it’s a Feast Watson campaign in collaboration with Salvos Stores which sees eight designers “re-love” a neglected item of furniture with the resulting pieces being auctioned for charity.
Pretty cool, huh? You can read my first post about it here and learn more on the Feast Watson website here. Anyhoo, as revealed in my previous post about the project, I started with a very basic laminate pair of bedside tables I picked up for just $25 (I know, they don’t look too bad, though the edges were all chipped and they had misaligned panels)… …and a kinda ambitious plan to completely transform them! Basically, I wanted to “re-love” them into antique-style multi-drawer map cabinets in the same type of vein as my previous flat pack hack, though take it a few steps further and produce a truly authentic appearance.
Pallet chess or draughts table. Queen-pallet-table.jpg 500×334 pixels. How to Paint an Ombre Dresser. Good morning everyone! Since it’s a snow day here in NY, I thought I would share a quick overview on how to paint an Ombre (or gradient) colored dresser. We started with this dresser: When I bought this little dresser, it had the right shape and I even liked the knobs to give it a modern, trendy look. If you want to see step by step instructions on painting, see our post How to Repaint Furniture. I painted the whole thing in the burnt coral color. Benjamin Moore San Antonio Rose After it was painted, I painted the top drawer white. If you understand better with pictures like me, here you go! I loved the look and placement of the knobs already, but I wanted to brighten them up with some gold spray paint.
Oh so pretty to me!! The best part about this piece is that it’s FOR SALE!! 7/15/13 update - A HUGE thanks to Country Living Magazine for featuring this post. Happy Redesigns Everyone, Sarah Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. FunCycled. DIY outdoor bench. You saw a little peek of the polkas from the birthday/ gender reveal party post last week. I’m finally spilling the DIY outdoor bench beans. Cinder blocks are kind of awesome. They are like (really heavy) building blocks for big kids. Here’s the before of the lovely outside patio situation… remember when we painted our free outdoor furniture? I knew I wanted a big ol’ bench to fit under the windows, I just wasn’t exactly sure what or how that was going to happen. And then I saw this awesome pin from BHG. Andy did a little Craigslist search for cinderblocks and we found some for $1 each. Then Andy came home, and whipped up the bench base. Layer 2… We decided to add arm rests and even a little table for Andy to use when he grills just because we had extra blocks.
Then we went to Home Depot and bought one sheet of ply wood. I bought foam and batting from Jo Ann’s and found some fun outdoor fabric for uber cheap at IKEA. Here’s a good side shot of our new giant bench… Restoration Hardware DIY Desk. Outdoor Shelves Part Two: Framed Hens and Chicks. After a bitter cold week here in North Central Pennsylvania things finally started to warm up yesterday. I think it’s almost time to start picking up some plants! In fact, my Mom and I have a little trip planned to visit this amazing greenhouse tomorrow. So excited! Yesterday I made a little more progress on my Outdoor Shelves. I hinted that this was going to be happening in my last post and a few of you easily picked up on my plans. I now am officially the owner and creator of my first vertical garden!
Now, I know what you are thinking, “Michael, you’re going to need a few more hens and chicks because that just looks like framed dirt.’ I do realized I need a lot more hens and chicks, but I picked up this little bunch at my brother’s house yesterday and just couldn’t wait to get started. Here is how this whole thing came together. The first step to making my framed hens and chicks was to cut a back for my frame. I picked up some hardware cloth (wire screen) at the local hardware store. How to Create Your Own Subway Art Furniture/Dresser | Houston Furniture Refinishing: Lindauer Designs. Just show us some love & link back once you are ready to show off your masterpiece! See the original NYC Subway Dresser here Finished NYC Subway Dresser Well our NYC Subway Dresser has become a huge hit – thank you to everyone for all the feedback & kind words.
As much as it looks difficult – I hate to say it, but this piece was really really easy. The secret to this piece was not stencils or complicated taping – it was simply stick on vinyl letters from Hobby Lobby – yep, that’s it! Since I didn’t take step by step pictures of the dresser in progress (because frankly, this was an experiment that totally rocked), I quickly whipped up a piece to show you the steps involved. Step 1: Get yourself a piece of furniture to work with and paint your base colors. Step 1 - Blank Slate Step 1: Apply base color Step 2: Apply the vinyl letters once your base coat is dry. Step 2: Apply the letters Step 3: Apply the top coat of paint & let dry Step 3: Top Coat Step 4: Peel off letters Step 5: Distress.
A { letterpress inspired } play table. » Wild Ink Press. By now most of you will have forgotten that we were working on Cameron’s big boy room… a long, long time ago. I believe I left you hanging mid-remodel, and I’m sure if anyone remembers the project at all, it is to think “poor kid, still sleeping on the floor with no furniture” – in fact, I received an email last week from a reader asking me just that!
Well, in as many words. Rest assured, we have made progress on the room. It’s nearly, nearly done. All that remains is to place artwork, work a closet storage system, paint the toy cubby shelves, build the pallet bookshelves and build two handmade toy chests. Wait, that’s still a lot!! Ugh. Which is what I’m going to share with you today. I started with a 30″ play table I purchased from Amazon… ….All I wanted was to guarantee it was affordable, solid wood (no plastic, no particleboard!!!)
In two days, with a bit lot of elbow grease, I turned it into this… …a letterpress-inspired, numbers-fun play space. Are you ready for the blow-by-blow? Stacked-Books Table Lamp. Chalk paint annie sloan | TwoFriendsTwoCitiesOneVision. After searching Craigslist, thrift stores, and everywhere in between, I found this table at Marshall’s…when I didn’t even go to Marshall’s looking for a table. Isn’t that how it always goes?? This table was the perfect width for my entry. And I almost passed it up too.
Then this picture flashed in my mind: A Ballard Designs table for 4 bones. $400. And I paid $100 for mine. Go ahead and scream…I did. I bought a sample size of the most beautiful Antibes Green Annie Sloan’s paint for $9.99. And down to the last drop of paint, the table looked like this: And distressed with american walnut colored stain: Here she sits, partially styled. Antibes Green is the most perfect vintage green I’ve ever found! Xoxo, Carrie Today’s Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, Home Stories AtoZ, Blah to Beautiful. DIY – Ballard Designs bench | TwoFriendsTwoCitiesOneVision.
DIY Built-In Dresser. Pin by Pam'Ella Dutchess on barrel upcycle. Recycled 50 gallon drums into chairs | Ideas for Recycling 210L Oil D… Pin by Rich E on Welding projects. DIY Orb Chandelier Tutorial - Zgallerie Eclipse Knockoff. Who knew that over 3 years later we'd become the best of blogging buddies and life-long friends (???) It's so crazy how life works, isn't it? From painted chevron rugs to Valentines day subway art and even a little help with a bedroom makeover (soon to be revealed on Jen's blog), I've had a BLAST working with this super-talented-creative-mega-mind friend of mine, and hope we NEVER stop collaborating on awesome projects together.
All that being said, about 2 months ago Jen and I were laying around in a hotel room, during a blogging event, talking about things we wanted to still get done in our homes, and we both mentioned how MUCH we really wanted one of those cool orb chandelier lights that we kept seeing around in all the high-end stores. If we saved, we knew we could probably afford one, but neither one of us felt like spending over $500, or DOUBLE THAT on a single light fixture was really the best place to put all of our hard earned cash.
Here's how we did it: (see first image) Ta-da! Make a DIY Knock-Off Orb Chandelier!! <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered wpgb_shadowed"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><img class="enable-pib-img-under" src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon" data-recalc-dims="1"/></div>Thanks for coming by! I try to feature a new creative tutorial every day -- and I'd love to have you follow along: <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to my email updates</strong></a> or <a href=" rel="nofollow">come follow along on Facebook</a>. <div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> Have you seen those Orb Chandeliers at all of the high-end stores??
I love their shape and modern look. Shelley from House of Smiths and I went on a blogging trip a couple of months ago and we were chatting about all of the projects that we still want to accomplish in our homes. Projects are always so much more fun when you do them with a friend! How-to Steps: DIY Decoupage Crafts Projects. Vintage Luggage Dresser Drawers - DIY With Tanya Memme (As seen on Home & Family)
Make-up Magnet Board. We all know with craft blogs that original ideas are often hard to come by, we find ideas we love and make them our own but we didn't come up with the idea ourselves. I feel like I've finally done something original here and I'm excited about it. I'll show you the finished product and then explain. Behold my Make-up Magnet Board. I have a friend who is beautiful and stylish and has always loved make-up but recently took a course that intensified her love.
The basket was a mess and I was overwhelmed with all my choices never knowing what to use, digging through to see what I had and find what I wanted was a pain. I painted it (The hard way, with a brush instead of spray paint. I went to the hardware store and picked up some metal and had them cut it to fit inside my frame. Here comes the brilliant part though. Here's the stash of eye shadows we're talking about (I've even added a couple since this picture). Next I wanted a place to store my brushes and liners though. Pallet Board World Map. We’re happy to have my younger sister, Lyndsay, back here on The Merrythought with another guest post. This time with a fun DIY to spruce up your home or office wall space. I love this project – I’ve been obsessed with globes and maps since I was a kid (anyone else steal the maps out of their mom’s National Geographic Magazines? No? Just oddball me?) It’s not uncommon for me to feel inspired by something I see on Pinterest and think “I can make that!”
What you need: -A pallet -A hammer -A pry bar (to separate the pallet boards) -A saw -Nails -Tracing paper -Tape -A free online map outline of the world -A carpenter pencil -A sharpie (color of your choice) -Indoor latex paint of your choosing (I went with thicker so I only had to paint only one coat) -One thick paint brush -One thin paint brush for edges [My favorite color is yellow and my office does not get much sunshine, so I decided it would be the perfect color to brighten up the walls.
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