Tutorial - Refinish a Salvaged Dining Room Set

Makeover a mismatched table and set of chairs

Tutorial at Craft Klatch Blog

"Using Craigslist freebies I did a dining room makeover on a budget!!  I took a table and four chairs that were not meant to be together and turned them into a boutiquey chic set!  I'll show you how!Who doesn't love free stuff, right?  Well I love scouring Craigslist.  The progression seems to be: For Sale....Freestuff.....Curb Alert!  I try to catch it before it turns into Curb Alert, because I figure I would never be the first one there".... Read more

Tutorial - Refinish a Chair in Upcycled Denim

A staple guns makes reupholstering easy

Tutorial at Pillarboxblue Box

"I have been called the denim whisperer, because of all the things that I make with old jeans. From sunglasses cases, magazine racks and pocket organizers. I just love upcycling with old denim. So when my office chair was in need of a makeover then this Ikea hack had to involve denim. This isn’t my first denim chair upcycle, in the past I’ve upcycled a dining room chair and foot stool with old jeans. I’m sure it won’t be my last either. Upholstering in denim is a lot easier than it looks, especially with a bit of staple gun magic".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Refinish Pressed Wood Furniture

Layer finishing techniques for a beautiful piece

Tutorial at The Wood Spa Blog

"Last month, one of my customers came to my house to drop off a couple of dressers she wanted me to refinish and when she saw this cabinet she fell in love with its color and finish asked me to do the exact same thing on her fireplace/TV console. This was her piece before. It is made of pressed wood, which I love to paint. The transformation is always for the better, and nobody beats me up for putting paint on some solid mahogany piece, “ruining its value".... Read more

Tutorial - Give a Console Table a Faux Barnwood Finish

Refinisha table for avintage farmhouse look

Tutorial at The Rugged Rooster Blog

"Here’s how the sofa table looked prior to starting. The black was starting to wear a bit from children throwing toys at it. I threw it onto a old sheet, and put a fast coat of chalk white fat paint. Ideally I would of loved a cream, but white is what I had. I let it dry for a hour and went and jumped in the tub. Once the hour was up and it was completely dry, I did a quick second coat. I didn’t want this paint job to look perfect as I wanted it to look like barnwood".... Read more

Tutorial - DIY Mid-Century Dresser Transformation

Refashion a 1990s dresser with hand-made legs, a new frame, and stain

Tutorial at Plaster & Disaster Blog

"The topic today is my bedroom, where I’ve know for some time that I want to replace my tall dresser in the back corner with a long and low dresser. This was part of the plan when we moved Sam’s dresser into his study to hold office supplies, since Sam thus needed somewhere new to keep his clothes and I thought a long low dresser would be perfect for us to share. Here’s the corner in question".... Read more

Tutorial - Wicker Furniture Refinish and Pillows

Picnic style table cloth makes water resistant pillow covers

Tutorial at Borei Design Blog

"Have you noticed how many outdoor furniture stores are selling a lot of cheap, plastic looking, faux wicker these days? What is a "real" southern porch without "real" wicker? In lieu of purchasing overpriced junk that I would never be satisfied with, I decided to transform some of the old traditional wicker pieces into exactly what I wanted...the fact that I'm an obsessive upcycler may have also had a "little" to do with that decision as well. cough, cough.  I started with this outdoor wicker love seat I picked up for $5 at a yard sale and added a matching rocker and table duo I snagged through a local Facebook sale".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Plastic Cactus Side Table

Quirky and fun table adds a lot of character to a room

Tutorial at Plaster & Disaster Blog

"So by now you probably all know that we were mailed a sawdust-covered plastic cactus which we transformed into a table and used to win the most prestigious competition that we’ve ever competed in.  To say this made our life is an understatement.  If you’re a little fuzzy (hahaha, like our cactus) on the details, here is a quick re-cap: We were selected to be one of 12 competitors in the inaugural Mystery Thrift Off, run by the beautiful, hilarious, sadistic, creative Lindsey of Better After".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Repair a Hole in Wicker Furniture

You can use scissors to cut reed to size needed

Tutorial at XOXO Grandma Blog

"Ages ago, I used to work for a high end furniture store that specialized in wicker and rattan. Because of that job, I have some beautiful pieces of wicker furniture in my home. Fast forward to last summer, and while grandchildren were visiting, a certain grandson, who will remain nameless, picked at an area of cracked wicker on one of my white wicker daybeds, even though I begged him to leave it alone. Sadly, he created a lovely hole right in the back of the daybed.  Luckily, pillows can cover this hole but when those pillows are removed, YIKES, it looks bad".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Recover a Headboard

Learn how to make this headboard inexpensively

Tutorial at DIY Made Simple Blog

"Can we just take a moment to enjoy this BEAUTIFUL headboard? I did make the headboard myself so it may seem a little like I’m tooting my own born, but you know what? I deserve it cause it’s that good! No, the real hero of this headboard is Grahand Brown. They made the beautiful wallpaper it’s colored in called Naughty Noir. How appropriate for the bedroom, right? It’s actually overlaid in velvet so the scrolly part sticks out. It’s so comfy and beautiful. In all seriousness, this headboard is SO easy to make and is super affordable".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Refinish a Chest of Drawers

Click translation button for English

Tutorial at Mission Parenthood Blog

"First I would like to thank the unknown neighbor who threw and gave me the opportunity to transform. After cleaning sooner because he had caught bats and spiders, the spent with Chalky Finish , which I had taken for months and not something I had dothei the opportunity to use it. I let it dry thoroughly and then I printed and stuck with Gel Medium these roses to give a vintage style".... Read more

Tutorial - Photo Collage Coffee Table Makeover

Give an old table a quick and beautiful makeover

Tutorial at A Kaleidoscopic Dream Blog

"My husband and I just moved to a new apartment. We were just about to settle at the new place when we welcomed a new member to our family – a cute little 2 months old puppy. He is a Labrador retriever and we have named him Boomer! He is adorably cute. Although, initially I was not exactly thrilled about the idea of bringing home a puppy, I am beginning to love him and hoping to get used to him soon. So now, you might know the reason why I was missing in action on the blog for the last couple of weeks. I am not sure about you guys, but I found the whole process of the apartment move exciting and fun".... Read more

Tutorial - Tub Chair Makeover

Revamp an old chair with Rit dye

Tutorial at Makery Blog

"Every now and then a project turns out exactly how you had it planned in your head Well...this wasn't one of them, lol! Ultimately I'm content with the finished chair but this project was not without its curve balls and wtf moments! So what follows is by no means a definitive "how to" but more of a "what worked well and what didn't" and what I learnt along the way".... Read more

Tutorial - Hand-painted Whimsical Chair

Trash to treasure project restoring an old chair

Tutorial at Joyful Daisy Blog

"This adorable hand painted and stamped chair just gleams Joyful Daisy!  All it needed was a bath, a new seat, and some paint!!!  I love the Mackenzie Child’s style checkerboard done in cream and yellow.  I thought the traditional black and white check that I have enjoyed featuring on many of my other hand painted projects was a bit to dark for this happy little chair.  The inspiration for this chair started with the fabric for the seat which I purchased at Hobby Lobby off the clearance rack months ago.  I purchased a couple yards just knowing it would perfectly compliment an upcoming hand painted furniture project or sewing project".... Read more

Tutorial - Console Table with Industrial Materials

7ft long console table made with barn wood and galvanized pipe

Tutorial at Our House, Now a Home

"I am so excited to share this console table we just finished. I am talking the table just got moved in from the garage. But it is amazing, turned out wonderful and I want to share it all with you. I rearranged our loving room a while ago. I have a blank area in my living room, under my family gallery wall. I now use the table that was in this spot as my desk in the office/study. So for a while it was a bare space. I am not the type that has to decorate every corner and inch of my home. Some empty spaces can be calming and welcome. But this spot screamed console table. I had a few I fell in love with online. But they were well over $700. More then I was willing to spend. And when my husband saw what I was leaning to splurge on he went all cave man on me. "I can build that, we are not giving someone else our money for something that is so simple." Well then Mister Handyman. Do you".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Shipping Pallet Couch

For this couch she probably spent around $180 (not counting pillows)

Tutorial at A Joyful Riot Blog

"Hasn’t shipping pallet furniture just been all the rage on the internet the last couple of years? And it’s easy to see why! The raw wood can easily create so many different styles and is pretty easy to come by for free, which is how I got the pallets for the couch I made".... Read more

Tutorial - Dining Room Table into a Coffee Table

Wood planks and paint give it a rustic yet polished look

Tutorial at Our House Now a Home Blog

"This coffee table was a dinner table with the legs cut down to the height of a coffee table. This table is solid and sturdy, but the look of it never sat well with me. I was on a look out constantly for "the one." The new coffee table that would replace this not so pretty one. But alas it never came. So I decided to take matters into my own hands (and my husband's) and turn this table into the dream coffee table. I came up with this plan by first thinking a easy way to change it, well duh paint. But I wanted something more then that. I have seen a lot of tables lately where they have a wood plank top. For some reason I have been so drawn to these, a bit more rustic. So this was my idea".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Nightstand from a Crate

Convert a crate into a handy bedside table

Tutorial at Passion Shake Blog

"Hello my dear friends! How are you doing? Today we are going to have a little sneak peek into my bedroom. I'm still working on creating the gallery wall above the headboard so for now I can only share with you, my new, non-traditional nightstand. I just love it! It is nothing else than a wooden crate, polished with a sand paper and covered with a layer of matt varnish, but it truly adds personality to the room".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Makeover a Thrifted Chair

Steps for recovering the seat, and using chalk paint for a new appearance

Tutorial at Mabey She Made It Blog

"While we were in California, I found this chair at a thrift store. It was well made, beautiful in its features, and I just wanted it. It wasn’t quite my style, but I knew with a little love it would be.  Enter in moving, temporary living, and now some renovations to our new house, and it still sat looking like this".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Redecorate Cupboard Doors

Pictorial tutorial on recovering cabinet doors

Tutorial at Children Bijou Blog

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Tutorial - How to Make a Comic Book Decoupaged Coffee Table

To read the story fluidly you will have to buy two comics

Table Refinish Tutorial at Sparkle Side Up Blog

"This project has been on my "To Make" list for a looong time.  It took us a while to pick the perfect comic for it, as I wanted it to have the right colour balance.  When we found the cutest Moomin comic (Moomin and the Comet ) in the Chester Beatty gift store, it was perfect.  We have a few Moomin bits and pieces around the house and have been to the Moomin cafe in Japan.  I finally got around to starting it last night and surprisingly it was finished by this afternoon".... Read more