Dana from Crafted Niche had already been pondering what a fabulous side table could be made from a large wood spool, so when she saw Ballard’s version, it was just the push she needed to give it a go. She grabbed a $5 spool and got to work sanding, staining, and sealing. With her stapler [...Read More]
Painted Bird Dresser
October 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Lindy at Cottage Hill had owned a bow front chest for years. She wasn’t in love with the wood look and overall found the piece pretty “blah,” making the decision to paint it an easy one. Lindy didn’t just stop at changing the color of the chest. She went all out, adding braches with craft [...Read More]
Numbered Media Console
October 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
Years ago Amanda from Burlap & Denim had scored a chest of drawers for only $50 from an outlet that sells returned items. One of the drawers was missing, but Amanda cleverly stuck a basket in its place and no one was ever the wiser. When Amanda spied Anthro’s numbered chest of drawers, she knew [...Read More]
Black and Gold Bedside Chests
September 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
While Nancy from Marcus Design claims not to be much a DIYer, she completed one fabulous project that totally makes up for all those left undone. Nancy gave a plain IKEA pine chest a dramatic Dorothy Draper inspired makeover. Nancy coated the two chests with black lacquer spray paint and then used a stencil and [...Read More]
Color Gradient Desk
September 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Amy from Sisters of the Wild West turned a shabby desk she got for free off Craigslist into a showstopper with just a few paint samples. Amy selected shades of green and blue to give the desk a fresh color gradient look. It was genius on Amy’s part to apply the idea from Anthro’s shower [...Read More]
