DIY

Disclosure: I received a skein of Lion Brand Off the Hook Yarn from Lion Brand to review in this post. You may remember that over the summer I attended the Sweet Suite 2018 Conference. Well, along with that I also attended the “Stuff for Moms and Dads” event by Consumer Products Events. It was there …

This tutorial on how to paint a mirror frame is so easy and it can transform an inexpensive mirror into a work of art. The month of September in our house has seen a bit of “musical rooms”. Two of my sons left for college. And my daughter saw a huge opportunity to claim the …

I am a somewhat crafty person … until I am not. So, I really had no idea how to reupholster a bench when this particular project entered my radar. My parents had an old, and very neglected bench in their basement, which they have had since the 1960’s. It may even be older than that. …

The next step in my table refinishing project is staining the kitchen table top. Up until now, I made a plan and then used furniture refinisher to remove the old varnish. Today, it is time to add stain. From what I understand, it is easier to make wood darker with stain, but my goal was …

Using a furniture refinisher was not as easy as I thought it would be. This summer I decided to refinish my worn out kitchen table. The first step was to gather all the supplies to “strip” and stain the table top. (I plan to paint the legs and chairs.) I put the word “strip” in quotation …

Today I am preparing to stain a kitchen table top. You saw the pictures of my sad and shabby looking kitchen table yesterday. I also walked you through my thought process of what my plan was – refinish the table top and paint the legs and the chairs. I am trying to approach this project …

One of the projects at the top of my summer to do list was refinishing a kitchen table – my table in particular. It has seen a lot of wear through the years and is looking pretty shabby. Instead of replacing it, I figured that it would be worth a try to fix it up. …