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    DIY Projects - Kitchen

    How to Repurpose a Dresser into A Kitchen Island

    12:19 AM - By 

    This dream of hav­ing a kitchen island start­ed with a dress­er we found at a local resale shop. It was a bit taller than your stan­dard dress­er and made the per­fect height for an island, and thus, the dress­er to island con­ver­sion project was born. If you’re look­ing to start a upcyled project that will look amaz­ing in your home, this would be an amaz­ing place to start. It’t the per­fect blend of rus­tic and beau­ti­ful. Don’t take my word for it, see for yourself. Where to Start If you’re look­i­ung for the per­fect piece of fur­ni­ture to flip upcy­cled into a…

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    DIY Rustic Island Counter Top

    8:52 PM - By 

    Sooo, as most of you may already know we have been steadi­ly work­ing on con­vert­ing an old dress­er into a kitchen island. My num­ber one goal out of this entire con­ver­sion process has been work­ing toward cap­tur­ing an old, just pulled out of a barn feel. I don’t know if that makes any sense to you but that is lit­er­al­ly the phrase I have been using to describe my vision. Rusty hard­ware (that I also DIY’d HERE) , chip­py paint…you name it. This has pre­sent­ed itself to be quite the chal­lenge but I was eager to get this part of…

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    DIY Vent Hood Cover from Scrap Wood

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    This idea blos­somed when we decid­ed to update our dark and drea­ry kitchen to an authen­tic farm­house kitchen, which you can rad about HERE. I had always want­ed a vent hood cov­er and since this is our for­ev­er home, I decid­ed it was time to take the plunge.…except for one small prob­lem. We had an over­head microwave mount­ed above the stove. There was no vent pipe redi­rect­ing the air, only the microwave and a small set of vents on the top.  I refused to let my dream of hav­ing a beau­ti­ful vent hood cov­er fade. My hus­band and I chewed over…

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    Rustic Farmhouse Kitchen Makeover

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    If you would have told me a year ago that I would be shar­ing images of my new­ly updat­ed dream kitchen I would have lol’d…BIG TIME! We were no where near buy­ing our for­ev­er home, in fact, we were rent­ing and bank­ing on buy­ing that place! But God…GOD had dif­fer­ent plans for our fam­i­ly. I din’t know exact­ly what they were at that point but I just had this feel­ing that we need­ed to wait.  The iron­ic part is I am a very VERY impa­tient per­son. When I get some­thing in my head, I want to jump to it right them…

  • DIY Projects - Scrap Wood Projects

    How to build and easy DIY Wood Lantern

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    I love mak­ing my own beau­ti­ful decor. This lantern is one of those projects that is so sim­ple and looks like it came right from the store. I assem­bled using the PRECUT PROJECT KIT from R+R Sup­ply that can be pur­chased HERE but it could be eas­i­ly assem­bled using some sim­ple wood cuts. I have includ­ed a list below. SUPPLIES (1) 6x6 in wood blocks (2) 8x8in wood blocks (4) 12x2 in wood blocks Nail gun (or Wood glue) Hard­ware or a knob of some sort Begin by attach­ing the four 12x2 board to the four cor­ners of the 8x8 board. We used…

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    How to Prep Your Cabinets for Paint

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    Okay, y’all. Let me just start by say­ing, I am not a pro­fes­sion­al painter. This is my sec­ond time tak­ing on this type of project but my first time doc­u­ment­ing the process. I com­plete­ly under­stand how over­whelm­ing it can become with the crazy amount of cab­i­net paint­ing tuto­ri­als that are out there. That is why I have tried my very best to break it down in the clear­est way possible.  We recent­ly moved into our for­ev­er home and even though I fell in love with the house, I did not love the cab­i­nets. And let me tell ya, if there…

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    Easy DIY Stamped Wood Block Ornaments

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    This is one of those projects that I did­n’t total­ly come togeth­er until the very end. At first, the plain ole wood blocks do not look that impres­sive. I encour­age you to stick this one out until the end. I think you will be present­ly surprised.  I start­ed with these cute lit­tle pre-cut wood blocks I have avail­able in R+R SUPPLY. They are made of pine, and can eas­i­ly be stained or sand­ed. A stamp set, paint, sand­pa­per and some string are all you need to com­plete these lit­tle gems! Start by paint­ing your blocks and allow them to dry. Noth­ing…

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    DIY Mason Jar Cake Stand

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    I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve sift­ed through this box of old hand­writ­ten recipes over the years… each time I learn some­thing new about my her­itage… the woman that left a lega­cy. My great grand­moth­er passed when I was an infant and I have since lost my Grannie. Oh the sto­ries my Grannie used to share. There is not much I wouldn’t give to hear those sto­ries just one more time, just so I could soak them in just a lit­tle bit longer. She’s been on my mind a lot late­ly, Sep­tem­ber 23rd marked 11 years with­out her…

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    Easy Guide for A Distressed Paint Job

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    I am a suck­er for a nice heav­i­ly dis­tressed paint job. It is a great way to give new pieces of fur­ni­ture a beau­ti­ful look of old age and his­to­ry. It is no secret that it has become a very pop­u­lar go-to look for refin­ish­ing those out­dat­ed pieces you snagged at a yard­sale or just sim­ply want to cre­ate an updat­ed look in your home.  In this tuto­r­i­al I share some of my per­son­al tips for when you are look­ing to start your next project.  PREP To start off, I rec­om­mend hav­ing a dark base. Specif­i­cal­ly for the look I am…

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    How to Make A Wood Block House Using Scrap Wood

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    I have been see­ing these adorable lit­tle DIY wood block hous­es every­where! They usu­al­ly have a num­ber on them or a cute lit­tle say­ing and I have sim­ply fell in love! I decid­ed it was time for me to hop on the saw and come up with a cute and sim­ple design. I start­ed with a scrap­wood block and cut the edges at a 45 degree angle to make a pitched roof. It was about 9 inch­es tall with­out the addi­tion of the trim pieces which we will get to later. MAKE YOUR CUTS (1) 2X6X8” block (or scrap wood with a pitch) (1)…