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 Install an Inexpensive Wood Floor

500 square foot wood floor cost less then $300

Tutorial at Grandma's House DIY Blog

"You can put whatever you want under foot, if its wood, then you have a wood floor! It does not need to come out of a box that says “flooring” on it, nope, what makes a floor a floor is the fact that you walk on it. The only reason we did not opt for the plywood-cut-into-strips-option was because we do not own a table saw to cut it ourselves and it still would have been about twice the cost of what we ended up paying".... Read more

Tutorial - Salvaged Windows with Botanical Prints

Tired of the botanicals - swap them for a different prints

Tutorial at The Rugged Rooster Blog

"I’ve been seeing these salvaged windows with botanical prints in them everywhere. The thing I love about them is that they’re old, they’re chippy, they’re imperfect. The Free printables I found have that vintage flare that make them look like they were torn from an old book. Read on to find out where I found my salvaged window and where to find these awesome vintage and free printables".... 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 - 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 - Refinish a Child's Table with Wallpaper

Refresh a children's set with paint and wallpaper

Tutorial at The Sweetest Digs Blog

"A few weeks ago when I was garage sale-ing, I came across an IKEA “LATT” table and chair (it was missing one chair from the set). The family was only asking a couple of dollars, and although we already have one table for Maya to draw/craft/play at, I figured it would be nice to have a second (one for her room, one for the main floor). The set was looking pretty worse for wear though, so I knew I would need to pull the old “IKEA hack” on this LATT table".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Planked Table Top Cover

Build an attractive and removable table top  

Tutorial at Holy Craft Blog

"I am a big believer in using what you have.  Why replace something if you can fix it? This idea to "fix" our current kitchen table has been rattling around in my head for at least a year. When we moved into this house nearly five years ago, we purchased a table at a local big box store. We had a lot of furniture to buy to fill our home that was twice the size of our previous home and I was working on a tight budget. Actually, let's be honest, I'm always working on a tight budget!  Long story short, the table, that to it's credit gets used multiple times a day, wasn't holding up as well as we would have liked.  I would often craft on the table and that poor surface took the brunt of the abuse.  That abuse and normal wear and tear on a cheap table was making it quite the eye sore in our kitchen".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Update an Old Chalkboard

Refinish and embellish a chalkboard for a fresh design

Tutorial at Borei Design Blog

"I bought this chalkboard about a dozen years ago....seriously.  It was in such sad shape it couldn't even be written on anymore.  There was lots of chalk built up on an almost nonexistent surface.  It was downright hideous.  Always loving the challenge, I decided to see if I could fix and redesign it in lieu of finally sending it to the garbage.  Here's the overall "before" pic of it, complete with a previously failed attempt at lettering by hand".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Refinish a Chest of Drawers

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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 - 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 - Refinished Table with Checkerboard Design

Transform and old accent table into a whimsical addition for any room

Tutorial at Joyful Daisy Blog

"This was a cute little table, just a little plain and worn…in need of some lovin. OK, this table was the perfect candidate for my first Mackenzie Childs hand painted knock off piece.  It has great lines, a bit of character already, and I could already visualize the well known checkerboard on some of the flat surfaces! Acrylic Craft Paint (Choose your color palette – Think of a few main colors (red) plus black, white, and cream and then think of a few accent colors".... 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

Tutorial - How to Refinish a Thrifted Chair

Remake an old chair into a cute, comfortable seat

Chair Tutorial at Sisters, Sisters Blog

"We just moved across the country and in the process got rid of pretty much all of our chairs. They we're old and ready to go anyway, but needless to say when we got to Portland I suddenly had no chair to sit on while I sewed or did any thing else. Standing and sewing is just a little awkward, just a little. It kind of felt like I was doing some weird yoga move, but I was sewing. You probably get the point. A new chair was needed. After a trip to goodwill and ta-da".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Chalk Paint Kitchen Cabinets

Give wood cabinets a clean, modern finish

Cabinet Tutorial at Decorate My Life Blog

"I have joined the chalk paint movement.  Check out our kitchen before… outdated oak cabinets that really took away from the modern look of our house. I love white cabinets- they make a kitchen look so fresh and clean!  And I’m on summer break… so why not tackle a giant project!? Follow these steps on how to chalk paint cabinets".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Map Covered Box

Using a vintage map makes this box even more special

Map Box Tutorial at Miss P Blog

"Still on a bit of an organizing kick here (since I can do no sewing right now) and some of the things I have never really had a specific place for are things like passports, leftover currency, travel adaptors and the like. Every time I need to lay my hands on things like that, I can never remember where I put them last. In the proverbial "safe" place of course! Trouble is, I can never remember what that safe place is so I decided to make a "travel" specific storage solution to corale all of those bits together in one place and  put pay to the last minute, panicked passport hunt that precedes most of our foreign trips".... Read more