Looking for an adorable DIY wood Valentines gift? Here’s an easy tutorial for painting a coaster like the Love Hearts sweets. I’m a big fan of Love Hearts. You might know them as Conversation Hearts. They were my only craving during pregnancy. Or maybe I just wanted to eat lots of them. Either way, they’re…
Looking for unusual DIY decor ideas? How about how to repurpose a CD rack into something useful? Or how to use a ladder as a coat rack? As technology moves on, things like CD racks are more often in charity shops than on a living room wall. But what if you repurpose the wood into…
WELCOME Here you’ll find upcycling tips for how to refinish furniture like a professional. From how to improve your painting skills, to tool recommendations. Whether you want to learn for personal use or to grow your business of upcycling furniture and decor. There are tips for the whole process. Starting with how to find free…
WELCOME Refinishing. Repurposing. Restoring. Upcycling. For all kinds of furniture makeover, you’ll find tutorials and project inspiration here. There are lots of overlaps but they are all different too. Here you’ll find all of my painted furniture makeovers. You’ll find a wide range of tutorials and projects covering furniture pieces such as bookshelves, tables and…
How to paint wooden chairs with a blended finish? Clay paint gives you the flexibility to get creative when painting furniture, with stunning results. Clay paint is similar to chalk paint because it’s great for blending. So you can make all sorts of beautiful colour blends. It is different to chalk paint because it is…
DIY pallet projects are the best repurposing projects. Here’s how to make an easy rustic pallet DIY shelf for home decor and storage. You start with something essentially scrap and can create something useful, quirky and sometimes even beautiful. The best thing is that it’s easy to get free pallets. Which takes the cost and…
From makeovers to great tools and repurposing ideas. Here are the top 10, most-read posts on the blog in 2022. 2022 has been an exciting year for this blog. I’ve done collaborations with brilliant DIYers. Had guest posts from extraordinary people. And met industry giants, such as Annie Sloan. Here are the most popular 10…
Looking for Christmas paint night ideas to have fun with your friends? Here are 13 easy bauble ideas to get creative. These are simple designs to play around with. Whether you’re artistic, into social artworking or just want an easy painting activity with family members. You could work together to make a set of Christmas…
Have an old wooden ladder as decor in your home? Here are 7 Christmas ladder decoration ideas for the festive season. Recently, I created this coat rack with an old ladder. It’s the perfect location next to my front door to give a festive feel as you walk in. Some of the decorations for this…
This is a guide on how to stencil a decorative wall mirror. Check out these two creative mirror ideas and the lessons learned. You don’t see mirror stencils very often. I wondered if it could be done. And was there a reason why people aren’t making them? For this experiment, I stencilled two mirrors. The…