I wanted to create easy building projects that even the most inexperienced DIY-er would be able to make. The beginner building series on my blog contains easy building projects that require no power tools and use few skills. Today I am sharing a roundup up of 5 easy French farmhouse building projects.
A couple of weeks ago I started a very budget friendly powder room refresh, as opposed to a remodel. I removed wallpaper, rewired and hung a vintage chandelier, and added a faux beam to the corner. Today I want to share the progress I have made and show how to build a distressed wood corner beam.
Today I am sharing my carefree, casual way of drying flowers. I don’t have a flower garden and I’m not fussy about how I dry the flowers, but they are almost always beautiful. I love using dried flowers in my decor year round, but I especially love drying flowers for fall decor. It’s surprising what you can find in the yard for drying, if you just take the time to look around.
I made this dried flower hanging last year. You can see how I did it here. It was made with a few grocery store flowers, but most of it is from bits and pieces I found in my yard. This swag was perfect to use because I don’t have things with long stems, but the shorter bunches worked great. The flowers just dried on the hanging.
This isn’t the typical “sand all the edges and add antiquing glaze” antique finish, or a super chippy kind of finish. This is “it has been repainted several times, but is showing some age” type of finish. I studied all kinds of antique mantels, including the one in my dining room, and I landed on this technique that feels so authentic. I am going to show you how to create an antique finish on a fireplace mantel and how to apply furniture appliques.
Ruffles! I love them! Making them is another story. I use to consider making ruffles nothing short of torture. Then one day, I discovered the secret to stress free ruffle making. Today I am going to share that secret with you and show you the easiest way to sew a ruffle.
Recently I took on the duties of owner, caretaker, and guardian of an 100+ year old antique farm table. I just love these old pieces of furniture and happily take on the responsibility. The piece needs to be a clean and functional part of our home, while still keeping true to its history. I am going to show you how I restored an antique farm table.
I love Vintage tins and old buckets to hold cut flowers. After seeing so many images on Pinterest, I knew I had to make some for myself. The first project was a DIY vintage French tin.
Today I am going to show you how to make a ruffled slipcover for an outdoor sofa. First will be the ruffled seat cover, and second will be the ruffled back cover.
No one is ever more surprised at how one of my projects turns out than I am. It is a twisty, turny road to get to the finish line. Rarely do I ever finish a project the way I started out to do it. Those that know me well will not be surprised by this. I have trouble making up my mind, and then when I do, I like to change it.
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Today I added a little “somethin’ that ain’t nothin'” to my kitchen hutch. If I have said it once, I have said it a hundred times, I love old paper things! This recipe box full of old recipe cards was found at an estate sale. Incorporating them in the kitchen decor somehow would be so fun, so I did a hutch refresh with starched vintage recipes.
…I decided to create a gold mirror gallery wall for the narrow hallway that connects the entryway and the family room. Since I have never been one to pass up a pretty gold mirror at a thrift store, there were plenty in my stash to create the gallery wall. However, I did not have the right shape mirror for one spot on the wall. A quick trip to the thrift store and I had an inexpensive mirror that just needed a little makeover. I am going to show you how to create an antique gold frame with spray paint and antiquing wax.
