I found this little French provincial table with a faux marble top at a thrift store. I pictured a rustic and refined look. To achieve this, I painted the table white and made a reclaimed wood look table top out of lath.
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I am continuing to work on my family room refresh, and another area is done! Well Almost. I still have a few things I would like to do, of course! Today I am going to show you how to add molding and how to build a faux carved wood transom for a doorway. Oh and how to hide an unsightly cord.
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After I completed my fireplace makeover, I was on the search for a fireplace screen. Actually, I had been searching for one during the whole makeover process, but was unsuccessful. Now you know I had to have one to photograph my new fireplace mantel, so what’s a girl to do? Make one! So I am going to show you how to turn a frame into a fireplace screen. Oh, and this is purely decorative. I would not try to use it with excessive heat and fire.
…If you are ever gifted a vintage wicker porch set, or you buy an antique wicker rocker with springs but no cushion, or you buy a $5.00 chair from an estate sale and are so excited the chair is $5.00 that you don’t realize it has no seat cushion, this might come in handy. You might need to know how to make custom foam furniture cushions.
You probably guessed that all of the above apply to me. Today, however, I am going to show you how I made custom foam cushions for a vintage wicker sofa.
While I may be slow when it comes to decorating for fall, I can’t wait for the chance to decorate for spring and summer. I love to decorate my dining room for spring. First I added DIY flowering branches to the dining room mantel. Now I have added a garden inspired spring entry table and dress form to the other side of the room.
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I love all the beautiful blooms on the trees in spring. I have cut and brought them in the house many times, only to have the blossoms fall off in a couple of days. Although nothing beats the real deal, these DIY spring flowering branches are the perfect stand in.
…Antique European baskets bring rustic charm to the french farmhouse style home, however, the price and availability of these baskets prevents many of us from acquiring them. I am going to show you how I turned thrift store baskets into french farmhouse style baskets.
Learn how to build this simple farmhouse style plate rack, no power tools required.
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