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Makeover a Lingerie Dresser with IOD and DIY Paint

Happy Trashy Tuesday! It's a Lingerie Dresser Makeover! It was time to start clearing out that garage full of junk again and finally get to a diy furniture makeover.  I am VERY good at adding to the collection of junk in there. If you have not had a chance to...

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How to Find Free Furniture – 5 Easy Steps

How to Find Free Furniture - 5 Easy Steps This is an updated version of a post I ran in November 2018.  I am always discovering new ways to find free and adjusting and improving my skills.  Read on if you want to get the best tips on how you can find free...

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How To Makeover a Vintage Stereo Cabinet

How to Makeover a Vintage Stereo Cabinet How many times have you seen one of these old Stereo Cabinets and just dismissed it as a worthless?I found this old Stereo Cabinet one day while out walking my dog.  I believe people put stuff out on their driveways with a...

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How To Get The Chippy Paint Look

Get the Chippy Paint look using Debi'S Design Diary DIY Paint and a surprising little tool. I am in the process of switching from a PC to my MacBook.  In that process, somehow all my before and during pictures disappeared.  SIGH.  Cest la vis. Use your imagination....

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How to Turn a Drawer into Under Bench Storage

How to Turn a Drawer into Under Bench Storage If your family is anything like mine,  there are always a collection of shoes somewhere near the bottom of the stairs or the front door.  We have tried several different systems to corral the shoes, but I always...

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DIY Black and White Staircase

DIY Black and White Staircase .............Is Completed!!  (except for the railings on the 2nd floor of my house that no one but my family can see and I am so over this project that I need a break before I can go back to painting all those 1 inch round...

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Turn Trashy Books into Treasured Items

Turn Trashy Books into Treasured Items Before I share pictures and this post with you, I have a disclaimer. No literature was harmed in this project. All books that were altered were not only dumpster dive finds but were probably trash for the mind as well.....Not...

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How to Turn a Bookshelf into Rolling Cart

How to Turn a Bookshelf into Rolling Cart Do you have one of these? Old White Book Shelf, or Black, or whatever cheap color it was? They are literally a dime a dozen in the Dumpster World. After they have served their purpose, they are often unceremoniously thrown...

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How to Make Anything Look Like Real Wood

  It's here!  The easiest way to learn How To Make Paint Look Like Wood. **This post is my most pinned post!  It has been pinned millions and millions of time; thank you!  Please stick around, visit my Projects Page and see what else you might like to check out and...

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21 Ways to Upcycle a Chair

Happy Trashy Tuesday! Well whatever day it is...in the Spirit of Trashy Tuesday.... Over the years I have found more of one type of furniture than any other.  CHAIRS! Why?  I think Chairs are a conundrum for people.  They can be hard to paint, or if a spindle...

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