DIY Projects

  • Nursery Crib & Dresser refinishing project

    Nursery Crib & Dresser refinishing project

    After a few weeks of winter-end break and lull, I took on a nursery crib and dresser re-finishing project for a client. I would never had imagined the daunting task ahead of this one… Since the the crib and dresser were for a nursery, I had to invest many hours of research in order to find and select a baby-safe, non-toxic…

  • Antique Honderich Furniture Co. Red Seal Cedar Chest

    Antique Honderich Furniture Co. Red Seal Cedar Chest

    Hubby and I found another one of these Authentic Cedar Chest by Honderich Furniture. How Lucky!! The chest still had the original Honderich stamp and the original $100.00 moth insurance certificate stapled on the inside of the lid. Just a bit of history behind these beaut’s. In 1911, C.R. Honderich and sons and August Eidt, founded the…

  • Country Chic Occasional Tables Updo

    Country Chic Occasional Tables Updo

    After 3 weeks of toiling on a nursery crib and dresser, I needed a quick fix of ASCP therapy. (The write up on the nursery project to come!) I’ve been waiting to find the perfect little pieces to try the Annie Sloan Duck Egg and these little charming tables were the perfect project for it.…

  • Happy ♥ Day!!

    Happy ♥ Day!!

    Happy Valentines Day everyone!! ♥ It’s been cold and dreadful outside lately so I haven’t really gone out to hunt for my next pieces to work on but I still needed to paint something. I’ve been thinking about my left over Eulalie’s Sky MMS Milk paint sitting in the fridge so I decided to put it…

  • Who Needs Canvas!

    Who Needs Canvas!

    I had seen a painting like this one on Pinterest a while back and I had to have my own. Who needs Canvas when you have planks of wood around the house. This project was super cheap to make if you have a drill, screws, paint and time. Pallets can be found on Kijiji or…

  • DIY Envelope Pillow Cases

    DIY Envelope Pillow Cases

    For this weekend’s project, I decided to make pillow covers. We have this huge sectional couch in our great room which required similarly huge accent pillows to match. We had old throw pillows from an old bedding set but the colours did not fit the sectional. We went to our local Fabricland and browsed through…

  • Authentic Red Seal by Henderich Cedar Chest

    Authentic Red Seal by Henderich Cedar Chest

    As mentioned in an earlier post blog, I had scored a few pieces from a fruitful auction. This is really becoming an addiction which may need to be tamed. At least, it keeps hubby busy. I let him do all my bidding for me. I tell him what I want and the max I am…

  • Classic Paris Grey Dresser

    Classic Paris Grey Dresser

    I’ve been waiting for good daytime light to snap pics of this beautiful dresser I finished a few days ago but the last few days have been snowy and overcast. I might have to invest on some good photography lighting kits in the near future. Oh boy… hubby is not going to like all these…

  • Upcycled Wine Bottle DIY

    Upcycled Wine Bottle DIY

    I was browsing Pinterest for some quick DIY decoration ideas… I had some left over Eulalie’s Sky MMS Milk paint from my recent Oak chair project and found these neat pins of painted bottles. I normally take my empties to the animal shelter close by but thought, I could always empty more! *wink * Because I didn’t…

  • My Eulalie’s Sky Chair

    My Eulalie’s Sky Chair

    I picked up this chair as a test canvas for my first Miss Mustard’s Seed Milk Paint project. This was your average plain, old oak chair and I had just the right colour in mind for it. MMS Milk Paint Eulalie’s Sky… don’t you just love that name for a colour!! I do! The greenish,…

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