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 disliked the massive shoe pile that would eventually build. My solution? Get a Drawer turned Shoe Storage! If you follow Trashy Tuesday, you saw this drawer I found in a dumpster a few weeks ago. It was solid, massive and just begging for wheels. I turned the drawer over, and secured the wheels with screws. I chose casters that can move in any direction, they cost a bit more, but will make the drawer far easier to use. I sanded the entire exterior smooth and painted ...
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 railings.....that is next...) This post originally aired in 2014, it contains affiliate links:) I am proud to share the links because I use the products myself every day. How to paint a Black and White staircase without the Pain!! The before was carpet that looked lovely when we bought our home. Fast forward 10 years, dog, 3 children and at least 1,000,000 trips up and down the stairs. We knew we ...
How To Turn A Farm Table to A Plank Table
Did you recently see a well loved mini van pulled over on the side of the Highway, a woman in skirt and heels, risking life and limb to pick up a filthy pile of wood planks? Did you think "that woman is nuts", or that poor woman, "look a load of wood fell out of her minivan and she has nice clothes on, and now has to get all dirty to pick them up". ......Well, that woman was moi! I found the planks through a hot tip I had received from a friend and client. Email comes in, just prior to running my car pool to dance, "pile of wood planks off Hwy 4", on gravel, enough room to pull over and pick up". My heart started beating like I was gearing up for a race. You never know, someone ...
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 the probably trash for the mind as well.....Not that they were THAT kind of trash, I go to the Dumpster not the Gutter! But don't they look gorgeous now! Painting and antiquing books that were not serving much purpose in their current state could be my new favorite project. This is the kind of project where you see Debi's Design Diary DIY Paint make magic Gold Patina and Dark and Decrepit Patina. I (painful part here) tore the spines off the books. Just like pulling off a bandage, do it all at once and it ...
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 out with the trash. Wait! You can give that ugly old thing a new life. Turn that Cheap Bookshelf into a Vintage Industrial Rolling Cart! All you need is a little patience, Wood Filler, and a pile of Scrap wood, old fence boards, Pine Boards, or whatever you happen to have on hand. You May Also Like: How to Make Anything Look Like Real Wood My bookshelf needed some repairs and I am sure yours will too. Start by tightening the existing screws left in it. Don't worry ...
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 literally 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 try. I enjoy sharing products I love with you and I hope you love them too. I have included links to products I recommend and have benefited from. I hope you do too! Update: Since I first wrote this post, Paint That looks Like Wood, I have used MANY different products. I still love Modern Masters products, they are top quality (but not too cheap). If you are looking to duplicate this look by using less products and ...
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 breaks, or comes loose, it takes time and patience to fix them. You May Also Like: Two Wrongs don’t make a Right, But Black and White Chairs Make a Bench! Sometimes I find the chairs in perfectly good condition, maybe they just got separated from the pack and trying to establish their independence from the Dining Set. (Haha) At any given moment (and especially this moment) I have more chairs than I know what to do with. About half of ...
Blah Bookshelf to Ballards Knockoff
We have all seen cheap, assemble yourself-bookshelves, maybe we even have one in our home? I made mine over to look like a Ballard's knockoff! Here are the items you will need: Items needed: 4 short legs of choice, plus plates Paint of choice (I LOVE Debi's DIY 100% Natural Chalk and Clay Paint) Wax or top coat of choice Fabric of choice to go on back behind shelving Measuring tape Sharp Scissors and Box Cutter Spray Adhesive, and small rolling pin or something to smooth out fabric You May Also Like: Upcycle a Bookshelf to a Rolling Cart I purchased this basic bookshelf at my local Goodwill store for $5. I then purchased four bun feet from Home Depot for ...
Master Bathroom Makeover How To Paint a Sub Floor
Master Bathroom Makeover How To Paint a Sub Floor And...I had ZERO budget. You got that right. ZERO budget to makeover of my Master Bathroom. I wanted a Farm House look and I had to get very creative with everything I had on hand. Paints, glazes, and the biggest conundrum of all, what to do with the floor when we pulled up that awful carpet. The first thing I did was make those "what was I thinking" bright yellow walls disappear. I painted them in Sherwin Williams Repose Grey. (Which I had quite a bit of from another project). **Update, since this post writing I no longer use CeCe paints. Some of the colors and products I used are no longer available. I have found ...
How to Makeover Vintage Buffet to Boho Buffet
How to Makeover a Vintage Buffet to a Boho Buffet Boho look. Layered and chippy. Drippy and Free. Oh how I love you! This look is so easy to achieve! Have you seen this look around the internet? Probably the most awesome examples of this look comes from DIY Paint Retailers Dionne Woods of The Turquoise Iris and Quitta Allen of All Shabbed Out. These two ladies create magic with DIY Paint, and this is one of my favorite looks they create. I have always wanted to make over one of these BIG Vintage Buffets, but the price tag on obtaining one for a makeover did not fit into my FREE budget. With all my snooping around Dumpsters and Free Furniture I find, you would think I would ...
Spray it Don’t Say it. Spray Paint Leather That Is.
Spray it Don't Say it. Spray Paint Leather that is. Did you know you can spray paint leather??? This Silver Chair once resided in a woman's house who sadly, smoked three packs of cigarettes a day, for at least 30 years, as long as she lived in the house, with the windows shut! My neighbor gave them to me, when said aunt passed away. I diligently cleaned with almost a gallon of TSP (not joking), and then the process began. I Painted the frame in a lovely Antique White, then glazed with a mix of Glaze and Coffee Bean Craft Paint. The Upholstery got a makeover with Paint! Yes, you can spray paint Leather, just go really, really slowly. As in, ONE LIGHT COAT at a time, and build up to ...