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Beautiful nightstand fantasy woodland theme upcycle
Read: Beautiful nightstand fantasy woodland theme upcycleUpcycle a nightstand with Decoupage with me! Introduction This upcycle holds a special place in my heart, as it was done for my daughters bedroom. And I am so pleased with the result. The decoupage on this unit is from a very talented artist, Susan Blakely (click here for her Facebook site), and I just…
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Upcycle your tired wooden piano stool
Read: Upcycle your tired wooden piano stoolDo they make piano stools anymore? I mean the kind that you store music inside? They are items that get passed down through the family quite often, and the one we had was well worn, the upholstery flat, and all rather dull. But very useful! In my love of furniture and colour, I had my…
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How to upcycle a bathroom mirror with a bit of elegant bling
Read: How to upcycle a bathroom mirror with a bit of elegant blingI find that a small bathroom can take a more dramatic look than the rest of the house – it doesn’t take much to make this little room unique and interesting. I changed the look recently of my downstairs toilet from magnolia (as it had been since we moved in) to a dark blue, but…
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Upcycle a dining chair for a little princess, complete with princess style booster cushion!
Read: Upcycle a dining chair for a little princess, complete with princess style booster cushion!This is a project that really put a smile on my little girls face, which made me a very happy Mummy! For her 6th birthday, I wanted to do something that would make her feel special every day, not just on the day. Little ones birthday’s are all excitement, wrapping ripping, bouncing off the walls,…
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Why it’s important to sand and prepare well before painting!
Read: Why it’s important to sand and prepare well before painting!What I did So, after a number of years considering this, I finally got around to updating our staircase. It was dark wood, metal spindles and rattled every time I went down it. My wonderful carpenter changed the banister, spindles and newel posts while we were on holiday, but it was down to me to…
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How you can upcycle a sideboard in 1 hour timeslots
Read: How you can upcycle a sideboard in 1 hour timeslotsWhy would you do this? Do you have a piece of furniture, which is ok but the colours don’t work for the room, or it’s a bit past it’s prime and needs a spruce up? To do a full makeover seems like it would be hard work, and let’s face it, you need to be…
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Wing back chair reupholstery in wool
Read: Wing back chair reupholstery in woolThis reupholstery project was a real labour of love. The chair had been in my husbands family for a long time, but although in the living room with a throw on it, was in serious need of update. This is not an upcycle for someone not trained in upholstery. While I don’t do this for…
