Are you looking to give your IKEA Billy bookcase a new look? Maybe you got one while you were in college, or maybe for your first apartment. Well, don’t donate that IKEA Billy bookcase, give it a makeover! Y’all know I’m a Homeright Ambassador, and you may remember when I participated in an IKEA Tarva…
Hi, I am so excited to share my latest project with you, my upcycled shutters and desk into potting bench! Would you believe this project happened by accident? It totally did…and I couldn’t be happier about it! I went out to my hoard back porch to see if these old shutters my friend had given…
Y’all know I love and use my Homeright Finish max for 99% of all furniture projects. Heck I’ve even used it for walls, my front door, and even my birdbath. So, if you have a Finish Max, be sure to know that it’s not JUST for furniture redo’s, it’s perfect for painted glass bottles and…
I’m excited to show you this sewing machine cabinet repurposed into a DIY hall tree. I’m so happy with how it turned out, and I know you’ll love it too!
Finally, I’m replacing my porch posts and painting them with my Finish Max paint sprayer. More details below. My home has zero curb appeal. That’s okay, because a few years ago it was a –50. I’m making improvements slowly but surely. If I had all the time and the money in the world it would…
A local reader had a Homeright 911 last week, and asked for paint sprayer tips. She was having a rough time with her Command Max (the earlier version of the Finish Max, I think the only difference is the name) I guess you can now call me the “paint DR” because I make house calls….
I think y’all know how much I love my Homeright Finish Max. I use it for most of my projects to get good coverage with my paint. Typically Iuse my DIY chalky paint made with latex (semi-gloss) wall paint as a primer, then using the out of the can semi-gloss as a topcoat. That’s how…
I’m going to show you how to make this repurposed drawers bookcase using the ugliest drawers ever!
I’m going to show you step by step how to make a craft station that doubles as a kitchen island out of an old cabinet.
I am so glad this kids art desk made from a repurposed armoire is done. I hope you can follow along with my crazy tutorial below because this is a pretty in depth repurposed furniture project. Roadkill Rescue Last fall Leann picked up some great items from the side of the road for me.
What do you do when you need more storage and office space in your two bedroom patio home? Well, if you’re frugal like my cousin Terry, you go thrift shopping and score a great deal on this piece to make a repurposed tv armoire project (for office storage).
I’m not cutting up any furniture in today’s post. Even so, I think I have some tips for you on how to make this repurposed dresser tv stand from an old 90’s pressed wood piece. It may look like it has nothing to offer, but it still has a lot of purpose left. Repurposed dresser…
I love using my HomeRight Finish Max fine finish sprayer. What does that mean exactly? Well, for me it means that I get a great paint job easily in any color I want. But the nice folks at HomeRight.com can explain it a lot better.
Last fall, no not 2014, but the fall before—September 2013 I picked up some goodies from the Hardin County (Kentucky) ReStore. I don’t remember what I paid for that cabinet with the cute legs, but I know it was $10 or less. It may have even been one of the free items I got from…
You may remember this desk and hutch. I’ve already shown it to you in the post Recent Finds Leann’s Curb Finds, and then I showed you the details of how I cut it down to size in the post DIY Desk/Hutch Modification . Top left—on the curb. Top right—cutting the desk with my sawzall….
A few weeks ago, I decided to do a quickie project right before the holidays using my HomeRight Finish Max Paint Sprayer. You might not think painting a door would be a quickie project, but with the Finish Max it literally took me longer to prep this project than it did to paint it. Because…
Do you love a great DIY chalkboard easel. I have made a couple of repurposed crib easels, but at this time I didn’t have any good crib ends. I have had two matching oversized unfinished cabinet doors for over a year. Frame out two identical cabinet doors First, I ripped some 1x’s to…
I have always wanted to do a repurposed chair bench project like this—ever since my friend Rose made a triple chair bench back in 2009. The problem is, I’ve never had 3 chairs that match. I got those chairs two years ago. A friend dropped some stuff off by the house while I was…
PIN IT! I love a great repurposed headboard project. I first showed you how I painted this small foot board in one of my contributor posts for Homeright titled Maintaining Your Finish Max. I first painted it black, which is really the key to getting a great coat of red. You can see that I…
Wow! do you remember that ugly chest of drawers I got from my friend Cathy? It was in very rough shape and had been mistreated terribly. The very first thing I did was grab my Ryobi orbital sander and some 80 grit sandpaper to deal with the top of the chest of drawers.
This contest and giveaway have ended. UPDATE: On November 18, 2014 a winner was announced! My IKEA Tarva hack won the HomeRight blogger Challenge. I am so excited to show you this IKEA Tarva Hack project! Oh, how I love a great challenge. My friends at Homeright offered up 5 IKEA Tarva dressers to their…
In my recent finds fall edition yesterday, I showed you this $5 mirror I picked up at the Peddler’s Mall. There are several factors that go into my decision whether to leave a piece a mirror, or to change it up into a chalkboard. This mirror had a lot of broken thingys that…
Once upon a time I found a nasty old cubby shelf and decided that it’s home by the dumpster was not good enough. It needed, no…it deserved a makeover. Which is why I came back an hour later with my 14 year old boy and somehow got it into my van. With a little TLC…
Last week I showed you the twin to this repurposed bunk bed …. the bunk bed wall shelf. Today I have another repurposed bunk bed project, a small shelf, but more importantly it’s a great DIY coat rack! Let’s see how it all started. My friend gave me these bunk bed pieces that…
I’m so excited to show you how I repurposed this bunk bed into a unique and useful wall shelf! It’s so fun to be getting some projects done and out junk storage and into the Glendale storage area—yep, Glendale is right around the corner! If you remember, I didn’t get to go last year because…
THIS giveaway has ended How do you go about painting upholstered furniture? Today I’m going to show you how to paint upholstery on a wing back chair with a Finish Max Paint Sprayer. When I got home from Haven, this cane wing back chair was at a yard sale across the street for $5. I…
Today’s headboard chalkboard project is another quick turnaround project. Do you remember when I got those yard sale castoffs a couple of weeks ago? I really didn’t have a place to store them, so I got right to work transforming them.
I must warn you that if you don’t like painted waterfall dresser furniture, maybe you should click my side bar image titled 250+ Repurposed Projects and skip this post. This waterfall dresser (chest of drawers) was headed to the dumpster when I saved it. Not only headed FOR the dumpster, but the owner was about…
This giveaway has ended. This is a sponsored post, see full disclaimer below. I love all of the Finish Max products, but for big projects, the Homeright Finish Max Pro is the best option. It’s more lightweight because the motor is separate of the spray gun. My niece Leann and I made a deal. I…
THIS giveaway has ended, please see the widget below for the winner’s information I think most of you know how much I love my Homeright Finish Max HVLP Paint Sprayer. In this post, I’m going to give you my best tips for Do’s & Don’ts while using a Finish Max. You can learn from…
I love transforming pieces of furniture, and dressers are among my favorites, especially when said dresser is free.
Do you remember this repurposed t.v. stand (from the ReStore) that I showed you last week? If you remember– I painted with my new Homeright Finish Max Pro? I’ve got some details to share with you today.
The nice folks at Homeright sent me a new toy, the Finish Max Pro. I seriously didn’t think I could love anything more than I do my regular Finish Max, but I was wrong! In honor of my new toy, I hung some new plastic in my DIY Paint Booth and rolled this…
This pineapple bed was in pretty rough shape, in fact her owner told me they had to use screws on the rails because they were so warped. I had to do some gluing and repairs in order for it to be sturdy enough for a bench.
As I mentioned in my Recent Finds {sick of winter edition} I picked up this crib when I delivered the Lego Table. This post contains Affiliate Links See this cute little guy? His Grandma (Denise) asked me to make a toy box bench out of his (that cute little guy) dad’s crib. When comparing the…
I’ve been busy making another headboard entryway bench with kitchen cabinets. This is another small bench that would be perfect for an entry way. Old Kitchen Cabinet Made into a Bench Can you see this kitchen cabinet …. Funny Looking Twin Headboard and this headboard in the above bench? At first glance…
THIS GIVEAWAY has ENDED. Please see the Rafflecopter widget below for the winner’s name. I have been using HomeRight Paint Sprayers for almost 2 1/2 years now! I can’t believe how long it’s been, and how much time it has saved me with my projects. If you’re not familiar with the HomeRight FinishMax—you’re missing…
This giveaway has ended. Please see the widget below for the winner’s name. Do you own a HomeRight FinishMax? I do, and I love it! I use it to paint most of my projects. Painting with the FinishMax is quick and easy, and the name says it all—the finish is unbelievable! In order to paint…
The weather has not been very cooperative lately. I have an unfinished project to show you today, but I’d like your thoughts about dresser ideas and how to finish it out. Do you remember this dresser I picked up recently? It was more than I usually pay, but I knew I would get 2 projects…
I have a baby gate for corralling Louie (left) but with a very strange floor plan in my home, I need more options when Lucy (right) comes to visit. When Lucy is fed, she gobbles her food up really fast, whereas Louie is more of a nibbler. It’s difficult to find a time to…
