We see a lot of fabulous furniture makeovers here on Knock Off Decor but this one is truly one of a kind. Stacy from Anastasia Vintage had picked up a free desk from Craigslist and, as free things often do, it sat around waiting to be fixed up for several months. When Stacy decided to makeover the desk, she did it with style! She used a special … [Read more...]
Easy Outdoor Toys You Can Make Today
With the nice weather here, we would all like to get our kids outside more. But, unless you’re lucky enough to live right next door to a park, your kids may be lacking fun things to do outside. We found some of the neatest outdoor toy projects that you can put together today! 1. Pallet Walls This pallet climbing wall from Woo Home is … [Read more...]
Practical and Pleasing Jewelry Display
Is your jewelry box overflowing? Do you have trouble finding the blue earrings that go with that amazing blue dress? Jane from the Borrowed Abode, shares her practical, versatile, and economical jewelry display. The jewelry display originally used a wire mesh screen, but Jane rewrote the instructions and used burlap as an alternative. She … [Read more...]
Blue Velvet Upholstered Settee
Ayisha from The Pursuit of Handyness wanted the perfect settee for her new master bedroom. Unfortunately, the "perfect settee" in Ayisha’s book cost almost $2,000, which was certainly not justifiable for an occasional piece of furniture. Since there was a shortage of DIY settee tutorials out there, Ayisha was forced to figure it out herself. She … [Read more...]
How to Makeover Dark Furniture
A lot of what makes furniture seem dated and ugly is too dark or too orange wood stains. When bringing it up to the current style it can get a little bit tricky to keep the look uniform and neat. Christy from Our Southern Home had an entire bedroom set that was stained a dark color that needed a fresh start with white chalk paint. It is a process … [Read more...]
Step Out of the Ordinary Cupcake Stand
Wedding themes vary from bride to bride. Some brides are into basketball themed weddings, and some prefer rustic weddings. This cupcake holder project from Marie at the Interior Frugalista will set your rustic themed wedding apart from the rest. If you want to actually put food on this holder, you can use cupcake holders to prevent the food … [Read more...]
DIY Wine Cork Board
Need a project for those wine corks you've been stashing? If you're anything like me you have paper bags full of wine corks that have been sitting in the garage waiting for the perfect project to appear. This adorable cork board might be the answer! Using the lid of a terribly ugly hat box, Toni from Small Home Soul (blogging over at Pastels and … [Read more...]
Simply Wonderful Vanity Makeover
Stacy from Anastasia Vintage shares with us how to get past the ugly, and transform it into something beautiful with her vanity makeover. She admits she was turned off with the vanity when she first came upon it, but with some tough love and elbow grease, it became truly unique. This vanity would be just right for a little girl or young lady … [Read more...]
Country Cottage Charm Washboard Photo Frame
Thank goodness for modern convenience. Imagine how our DIY lifestyle would be altered by having to wash clothes by hand. It consumed so much time for our grandmothers, not to mention what it did to their nails. Horrible! Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods shares her flea market vintage washboard transformation. Although it was slightly damaged, … [Read more...]
Modern and Stylish Dresser Makeover
Okay, we share our fair share of dresser makeovers here on Knock Off Decor but this one we can honestly say is truly unique! Kandice from Just The Woods took a vintage maple dresser with strange gigantic drawer knobs and turned it into a modern masterpiece. After a whole lot of sanding and three coats of paint, the base of the new dresser was done. … [Read more...]