It's that time of year again! Do you guys remember these furniture makeovers? CLICK A PIC TO SEE THE FULL TRANSFORMATION Well, I'm super honoured to have been invited to take part in the Feast Watson Re-Love Project again for 2016! For anyone unfamiliar with the...
UPDATE I have created two more free large-scale downloads of birds to accompany this heron. Find them here and here. After publishing the post about my DIY large-scale art a few weeks back, I received quite a few requests for a free printable version of my edited...
Yes, I'm aware there's a partially complete room re-do I should probably be focusing my attention on, though I thought it might be fun to throw this surprise one in the mix (don't question my logic :) As a massive bonus, this one is actually finished (and only took me...
UPDATE You can now download my full-size, high-resolution edited heron artwork as a FREE printable here. Before I get into how an inanimate object brought me to tears, let's talk about this artwork. If you've been following along with the living-dining room makeover...
Do you remember this charming antique piano stool? I picked it up a month or so back to use as a cute little side table in my parent's living room. And, for obvious reasons, it was pretty affordable. I bought it for around $30 from eBay. A major flaw, like this...
This post is sponsored by Beacon Lighting. When it comes to room makeovers, I generally like to work with what I have. This means leaving well enough alone - using cosmetic enhancements and avoiding the possible mess, expense and hassle of disturbing anything "fixed"....
It feels like ages since I've put paintbrush to furniture. In fact, I'd even forgotten just how therapeutic it can be! If you've been following along with the makeover of my parent's living-dining room then you'll probably know the back-story to this dresser. BEFORE...
This space is really getting there now! Over the last few weeks we've been chipping away at the diminishing 'to do' list. There are still a few projects to cross off though we have acquired pretty much everything we need! So here's where we're at... If you need to...
I bookmarked an amazing site a few years ago though only got around to checking it out properly just recently. It's called Plant Illustrations and, as the name suggests, is an extensive online catalogue of public domain scientific plant illustrations scanned from old...
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm A LOT in love with this table. With its cute castor wheels.... With its gorgeous turned legs.... With its charming original hand crank... With its dents and dings and dimples which tell the story of its life.... And, maybe most so, with...